old clown fish died...replacement?

[psyrob]

Came home from work and my old buddy clown fish had jumped out of the tank and was dead on the carpet...I had all holes covered except the one 2 inch diameter hole that he found to jump out of...Had him for 6 years and he survived two moves :sad1:

Now I am just down to a blue tang (yes I know, 65 gallon tank, but he has lived a long time and he and the clown were buddies, just like in Nemo, always swimming together: the danger of letting your kids have a vote in fish selection) and a bi-color pseudo chromis who is a year older and was kept in his place by the clown. That fish had been a big bully until the clown came along. They had a peace treaty, with the bicolor keeping to the left of the tank and the clown to the right.

At one time, I had up to 7 fish in my reef tank, but I haven't replaced them as they have died over the years (Softies and LPS) and my tank seemed to stabilize at like three fish at a time. After I finish my grief work, I want to add one fish.

What would you suggest to go with the bi-color bully? I'd want something that will be out and about, not hiding in the live rock and something that can hold its own...

 

[kalapnath]

the clown would be a great candidate (again) also the flamed hawkfish is another fish that would fit in BUT it's a bottom to midway fish, it all depends on what you want for the tank go to you tube and search flamed hawkfish they're aggresive and i love the way they stare you down...............

 

[psyrob]

Thanks for the feedback...its funny but I had a Falco Hawkfish a few years ago who did the same thing and jumped out of the tank and we didn't find him until we moved to new house and I had to move the tank. The first move will be to cover the holes with mesh, :lolspin: THEN get a new fish...

I thought about replacing the clown with a clown, but thought I might stir things up with a new fish that had personality and would be out alot....

 

[jaa1456]

Try a mystery wrasse or another small wrasse, myabe a pair of clowns.

 

[Flems]

Why not a pair of tomato clowns? ^^^ Just lost my canary wrasse today whilst the top was off for about 10min. He flipped his way under a nearby chair and I didn't notice until it was too late .

 

[psyrob]

Thanks guys, I have some thinking to do. With the clowns, I don't have an anemone, the guy who jumped out used to host in my euyphillia (sp?), but I have been told that irritates the coral. Thought I might move away from that, but have any of you had trouble with a clown substituting a coral for an anemone?

And when I do buy one, I'm going with Live Aquaria...shipping is expensive, but all the fish and inverts I have bought there have been healthy and long lived....