Need a mean fish for a 46

[huhhh]

Update: Well, after most of Saturday was spent watching the murderous little ***** taunt me by constantly looking in the bottle but never actually going in it, then chasing him around with a net...then finally taking down the whole tank...

...I got him out. He's back at the LFS, likely helping cycle some coral racks or something (probably thinking of a way to shiv a damsel or something).

So now I've got room for maybe 2 more fish, there are some good suggestions in here already but I'd like something that won't break the bank, has some color, will get along with a clown and a puffer and is, at least, slightly less likely to eat my few corals.

 

[Ab129]

Lot of beautiful wrasses out there that should be a good fit.

 

[Darth_Tater]

Royal Grammas have the same coloration but almost none of the attitude. Just make sure the line between purple and yellow fades gradually. If it's a sharp line it's a Dottyback. It's easy to tell the difference after looking at a few pictures of the two. Oh, and like wrasses, the Gramma may eat small shrimp if you plan on adding them in the future.

I also highly recommend Banggai Cardinals. I bought a captive bred pair from Diver's Den. Always out in the open and doesn't bug or get bugged by anything else.

 

[lngbrdz]

No tang or trigger.

There are a couple of the dwarf angels that would fit in a 46 (bow, I assume): flameback, cherub.

I wouldn't risk the dotty killing the new fish though. I would just stick with the 4 you have, or trap the dotty and replace with your original royal gramma plan.

Second that

 

[lngbrdz]

Dwarf flame angel is always nice too and beautiful coloration

 

[nereefpat]

Flame angel gets too big and aggressive for a 46 gallon.

 

[huhhh]

So I got a Yellow wrasse...who promptly disappeared after acclimation. (I know it's somewhat normal). If he ever comes back I should have room for one more fish I think.

 

[Joshua I.]

So I have two ideas one may not work but put a mirror on the side of the tank it may keep the dotty back busy trying to kill its reflection the second is get a odd looking fish it may sound strange but if its something the fish has never seen before he may not mess with it. I added a leopard wrasse with a mean dwarf angel but he doesn't mess with him I think its his colors hope this helps.

 

[Ab129]

The OP said he removed the dottyback. Iirc

 

[huhhh]

Yeah I got him out, but it wasn't easy.