Looking for suggestions for new fish

[dragonfly1972]

Hi all,
I currently have a 55 mixed reef. My hubby got me a 90 for Christmas and I am now debating what fish to add. After researching and looking at a billion pics on the web I can not decide. UGH! I would love suggestions.
My setup is a 90 gallon, sump and 20 gal display refugium(plenty of live food)
My current fish are:
2 percula clowns
Purple dottyback
Bengaii cardinal
Yellow watchman goby
Cleaner wrasse
Psych mandarin
Scooter blenny
I recently lost my algae blenny so I do want to replace him with a starry blenny. I love blennies.

So these are what I have been looking at...I can't decide which to add. I tend to have simple taste in fish...I'm more of a coral person.

Copper banded butterfly
African exquisite fairy wrasse
Adding more bengaii cardinals
Pair of six line wrasse

Any suggestions? Maybe a fish that you love that I haven't thought of?
NO TANGS..

 

[jaa1456]

I would skip the six line wrasses, they become very nasty and aggresive. Have you looked into any flasher wrasses? They are very nice and stay small. The exquisite is also nice, I have one but it can be aggressive at times towards other small fish. Have you thought about a Flameback angel?

 

[gsiegel]

I would skip the six line wrasses, they become very nasty and aggresive. Have you looked into any flasher wrasses? They are very nice and stay small. The exquisite is also nice, I have one but it can be aggressive at times towards other small fish. Have you thought about a Flameback angel?

+1 re the six line. I also have an exquisite that was aggressive towards a flasher wrasse I added. IMO there are many other nicer wrasses out there such as a lineatus ($$), or flasher wrasses.

I have a gold midas blenny - great active fish, like a mini eel.

A dwarf angel may also be nice.

 

[dragonfly1972]

Ahhhh this is exactly what I was looking for. Somebody with experience with these fish.
Bummer on two fish that I like.
I do like the dwarf angels. I will have to take another look at them and different wrasses too

 

[danimallaminad]

I had a dwarf angel in my reef and was fine for months then started eating corals. Im never putting a angel in a reef again. I would recommend a firefish. Maybe a Helfrichi if funds permit.

 

[jaa1456]

Certain dwarf angels have better track records than others. That's why I mentioned the Flameback, a cherub would also work but are usually more aggressive than the the Flameback. Those two are the only dwarfs that I know of with the best track records in reefs. I have a cherub now with a rusty angel and the cherub goes after the rusty once in awhile even though the rusty is larger and was there first.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I would stay away from any Centropyge angel. While its true some species have better track records than others, there is no such thing as a completely reef safe dwarf angel, and in a tank as tall as a 90g, if you ever had to try to catch one it would be a nightmare.

I personally am a fan of exquisite wrasses, particularly the ones from kenya. A little aggression between flashers and fairies is normal and actually helps them look their best. It can be kept to a minimum if they are introduced simultaneously.

Another wrasse for suggestion that i am a huge fan of is the melanurus wrasse. They are pretty and eat some aquarium pests.

 

[dragonfly1972]

I did look up the flasher wrasses and I do like them.
I like the dwarf angels but they make me nervous in regards to coral nipping.
Have any of you had experience with copper banded?