Looking For A Fish Suggestion

[Alaskan Reefer]

125 mixed reef, mostly SPS, heavy flow BB -- can't do sand lovers. I have 5 fish, but want just a little more movement via fish or inverts. Current stock:

Ocellaris Clown
Yellow Tang
Powder Brown
Longnose Hawk
Pseudochromis Flavivertex

Any ideas on something that won't peck my corals and might fit in with this group?

 

[BuddhaKiss]

I'm a fan of the fairy and flasher wrasses myself.

 

[afboundguy]

What about a school of fish? Green chromis and chalk basslets are two that pop into my head... I love the look of a school and wish I could fit a school in my 55...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14721232#post14721232 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BuddhaKiss
I'm a fan of the fairy and flasher wrasses myself.

Even a school of flasher wrasses would look awesome but I'd think the pseudo and the hawkfish might pester them too much... I tried a few flasher's and my orchid dottyback who'se supposed to be the most peacefull dottyback killed one and the other died because it hid all day...

 

[sevendigitcake]

you didnt mention if you have shrimp or not. If you don't, why not try a longnose hawk or a flame hawk. Great personality and colourful. If you do have shrimp, maybe you could try a midas blenny or a bicolour blenny.

 

[Jerry Gonzales]

I recently added four anthias to my tank. They have very nice colors to them. It took a week or so for them to start swimming about, but now they are everywhere. I also like the wrasses noted above.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Group of anthias or chromis.

 

[chimmike]

depending on the size of your hawks, we have an african midas blenny that is very active and super colorful.

A nice lineatus or powder brown tang would add movement and color as well.

 

[crvz]

I'd get a couple of Halicheores wrasses. I've had them in my barebottom for a long time without issue, very personable and active fish.

 

[Alaskan Reefer]

Wow some excellent responses. I've never tried Anthias, but think they're beautiful. I've got a longnose hawk already, which I think prevents me from doing any shrimp -- he's small, but that's not a risk I'm interested in cleaner shrimp are too cool to risk. I'm going to look at the Midas and the school of Anthias I reckon -- failing that the green chromis school sounds decent as well.