Suggestions for a 58gal

[stancfii]

I'm slowly getting closer to finishing my 58 setup, and am in the process of deciding what kind of fish I want to put in it. I have a pair of true percs and a cleaner shrimp in a 15 gallon right now, so working around them is key. I plan to keep a BTA for them as well as a few other assorted corals (mostly LPS). A key factor is low maintenance fish... I'm gone for work two weeks at a time, so I need fish that can survive off of a feeder. The two weeks I am home, I can feed live/frozen foods and can possibly have them fed frozen food once every couple days while I'm gone. I'm still debating on the size of the sump, but it will have a refugium and a Turboflotor T1000 for a skimmer to take care of any extra food.

Here are some ideas so far:
Royal Gramma
Tailspot blenny
Firefish (2)
2 or 3 dwarf angels of genus Centropyge (Flameback, Flame, CB, Yellow, or Lemonpeel...)
Chalk Bass
Flasher/Fairy Wrasse?


I'm not trying to or want to pack all of these fish in, I just want some fish with a lot of color that can live off of a mostly flake diet while I'm gone.

Thanks for the input!

 

[rhdoug]

Any of those fish will work well in a 58. I would not get multiple angels however, they often fight each other. Same with the firefish unless they are paired. not sure how the wrasse will eat flake, I have not tried that.

 

[stancfii]

Yeah after doing more research, I've decided on just one dwarf angel, but not sure which kind yet. I'm planning on adding fish slowly over several months, just trying to put together a list and then figure an order to put them in. Thanks!

 

[Beaun]

I think you may have issues with a royal gramma and a chalk bass in the same tank. My chalk bass would not tolerate a royal gramma, I just dont think there is really enough room in a 36" tank for the two of them. Maybe if you add them at the same time it could work, but if one gets a territory and you add the other, I'm not sure it would work.

Here is my 65g fish list, if that helps you out.

Pygmy Cherub Angel (C. argi)
Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres leucoxanthus)
Possum Wrasse (Wetmorella sp)
Pair of Black Oc. Clowns
Yasha Goby (Stonogobiops yasha)
Chalk Bass (Serranus tortugarum)