Need an active fish for my 90 gallon reef!

[Dbroncoboy]

So far I have:
Yellow Tang
2 Percs
Royal Gramma
Yellow Watchmen Goby With Pistol

Basically my yellow tang is the only fish that actually swims around the tank so I was thinking about getting something a little more active.

I want it to be reef safe and I have some peppermint shimp so I would prefer it not eat them.

Just looking for ideas from the very bright and creative users on RC.

Thanks Guys!

 

[iLLwiLL]

Though some will knock them, I always like an odd group of chromis (5 or more). If you have deep pockets anthias are another option. I have a couple wrasses - 6 line and yellow corris- that are almost always swimming around.

~Will.

 

[Dbroncoboy]

Thanks, I don't have any problem with chromis.... The only thing is I feel like 5 would be a lot in my tank... Any thoughts in regards to that? Will that send my bioload over the top?

 

[the lars]

Bellus angel..maybe a blue jaw trigger absolute charming fish..had one in my old tank - didn´t bother any corals/clams etc..

 

[snorvich]

Any flasher wrasse, or better yet, a pair.

 

[twelvejewelz]

ill go with theLars and say bellus angel as well , i would get a pair if it were me !

 

[lgndrympterry]

yo try out a Hawk fish, they are constantly swimming, or try a bi color bleeny, midas bleeny, id say a starry bleeny too, but it my bother your goby. another good fish for the 90 would be a bluelined rabbit fish swims alot and will help algae

 

[temperatepuffer]

Even though most are deemed unsafe a toby might work. The valentinis and papuans are nice.

 

[curlykid]

I would go with red saddled anthias, deemed "the perfect reef fish" by reef keeping magazine. They met each criteria: does not bother corals or any other inverts, extremely colorful, peaceful, yet tough, actively swimming, easy to feed, and not easily stressed. My favorite fish, even before i read that article.

 

[OneReef]

One-Spot Foxfaces are active and swim end to end in the tank all day long.

 

[snorvich]

ill go with theLars and say bellus angel as well , i would get a pair if it were me !

These fish are swimmers and would not do well in a 90 gallon tank.

 

[the lars]

yo try out a Hawk fish, they are constantly swimming

If swimming means sitting on favorite positions all day long than its correct his peppermint shrimp wouldn't like that either..

Anthias and Foxfaces are nice Fish too..maybe a Acanthurus Pyroferus..

 

[small alien]

wrasse, wrasse, wrasse. I love my leopards. Many awesome flashers. Constantly on the move.

 

[jonathansruelas]

i would go with a one spot foxface, i had one and he was always swimming and never a party a pooper lol

 

[A sea K]

Some of the notable choices I see here would be the Midas Blenny, Anthias, Flasher wrasse, Leopard wrasse(can be difficult to acclimate so be sure you and your system are up to it), Yellow coris(which is not a Coris wrasse at all, not only that but you already have a lot of yellow {tang} so I would look at other choices of Halichoeres wrasses), and lastly the Starry Blenny a and or Bi-color, they will be out and about as well and make a great addition to most any tank but I would not really call them active open swimmers, even the Midas will spend part of his time sitting in the rocks
Not such great ideas,
School of chromis, never works out in the long run, most will surely die. The Six-lines seem to be more and more aggressive these days, if you get a mean one it will limit what else you can eventually put in your tank and may very well get your peppermint.
Bellus Angel and Blue jaw, as mentioned, active and not at all suited for a 90.
Hawkfish are cool but will spend theyre time hugging the rocks and rarely swim in the open, also as already stated Bye, Bye shrimp. The Rabit Fish, another too large choice that grows pretty fast BTW.
One-Spot Foxface, same category as the Rabbit Fish, will soon outgrow the 90, one hell of a herbavore though if your having algea problems.
Acanthurus pyroferus, My personal favorite. Slow growing IME but will eventually outgrow the 90. I would endorse this choice for short term but man will it ever be tough removing him after a few years.


If it were me and I knew I had the ability, I would go with some of the smaller species of Antias and the Midas, secondary choices would be Flasher wrasses or one of the Halicheores wrasse, likely alternates would be the melanurus or biocellatus.
These seem to best fit your criteria.
Theres my 2 cents.

 

[small alien]

i would go with a one spot foxface, i had one and he was always swimming and never a party a pooper lol

Thanks for the chuckle. I picture your one spot, shirt unbuttoned down to it's navel, bottle of Jack in one fin and a smoke in the other swaying around and yelling at the other fish as they go to their hidey holes, "C'mon, you guys, where ya going. We still got another bottle here somewhere. Blah, blah, blah.":rollface:

 

[OceanLover2]

Midas Blenny! :bounce1:

Lots of people have added them in their lists above. This lovely fish finds a cave, and backs into it tail first, and sticks its head out to watch the world. But they come out very often and swim around. Mine comes to see me the instant I get in front of the tank. They are easy to feed and they are not aggressive to other fish. (Don't put them in an aggressive tank.)

A lot of the wrasse are beautiful and swim a lot, especially the fairy wrasses. They are easy care but (a) they need sand to bury in at nite and (b) you must have a lid on the tank as the are jumpers!

 

[reefman8471]

Blue Jaw Triggerfish or some type of flasher wrasse.

James

 

[jonathansruelas]

Thanks for the chuckle. I picture your one spot, shirt unbuttoned down to it's navel, bottle of Jack in one fin and a smoke in the other swaying around and yelling at the other fish as they go to their hidey holes, "C'mon, you guys, where ya going. We still got another bottle here somewhere. Blah, blah, blah.":rollface:

ha ha that sounds more like my old niger trigger.. everyone would avoid him.. :uzi:

 

[Dbroncoboy]

Wow thanks for all the responses guys. I never really knew a Midas Blenny was that active of a swimmer. I had ruled out a foxface because of size, and as much as I loved my old hawkfish I know he would terrorize all my fish. I am still researching... Leaning towards some Anthias right now though...

I would like a school of them but I realize that might be a little too much for my tank....

Thanks for the input... I should be deciding in the next few days.