The "Help me pick a fish thread"

[hootie51]

As the title states I am looking for suggestions on fish. I have a 40 breeder that has been up and running for about two years. Due to bad luck and some past equipment failures I only have two fish. A black and white occy clown and a possum wrasse. I've had just these two fish in there for about six months so I'm quite attached to them now! I want something that will not bully the possum wrasse (he's the only original fish I have from when I first set the tank up). The tank is open top so I know I have to watch out for jumpers. Here is a list of what I am thinking...please feel free to comment and add suggestions:

3 or 4 blue green reef chromies

Flame or Coral Beauty ( I know they are a risk in a reef and as I hope to add a clam and my first SPS soon I'm not sure this is the best idea, but I love the shape and color of angels).

Bicolor or a Black Combtooth Blenny

pair of firefish (they are jumpers though)

Pair of flasher or fairy wrasses (again they are jumpers)

Royal Gramma

Fridmani Pseudochromi (possible agression issues?)

Again, I am not planning to add all of these fish, this is just a list of ideas, but like I said I would appreciate any suggestions or comments on the fish I have listed.

Thanks,
Steven

 

[Genetics]

The chromis should be fine. Easy addition and don't bully anything larger than themselves. Angels do just what you say but are beautiful fish. Most blennies pick at the rock. Some, such as the midas blenny, eat only in the water column so you don't need to worry about them accidentally damaging corals. Firefish jump and so do wrasses. Even with a six inch rim they will eventually find their way out of a tank. Royal grammas are evil (personal opinion).

All in all, you would want to add these fish in a way so they don't kill each other. I would add the firefish or chromis first, the blenny second, wrasses and angel at the same time, and the gramma and pseudo last. HTH

 

[iCon31]

How bout a Sunburst Anthias?

 

[hootie51]

Thanks for the feedback genetics.
iCon, is my tank big enough for an anthia? I love anthias, but I always thought they needed bigger tanks.

 

[StripestheEel]

You'll run into some issues with the gramma loreto and the fridmani pseudochromi

 

[Chihuahua6]

I answered this post in the Reef Discussion forum.

 

[hootie51]

Chihuahua..yeah I moved it here cuz I thought it would get more "traffic"!