What fish do you like for your reef?

[nava405]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12247775#post12247775 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JOSE CASAS
I really like that list ANDY!On the snow clown i think he meant snow flake clown from ORA.

yupper, you know me

 

[phender]

I like fish that have a function in my reef and just few others for added interest.
Workers:
Purple or Dejardini Tangs- Dejardinis will eat algaes that no other fish will
Some type of algae eating blenny - Golden, ember, sailfin
Nudibranch eating wrasse - Xmas, yellow coris, pink stripe, etc.
or
Four-lined wrasse

For looks:
Anthias*- Bartletts because they are pretty and easy to keep
Pseudochromis or Basslet - orchid, sunset, elegant, royal gramma, black-cap
Flasher wrasses*
Clownfish - only if I have an anemone. For me the relationship between a clown and its anemone is so cool that there is just this weird void if you have one without the other.

*need a net cover if you have anthias and/or flasher wrasses

 

[rhkingsfan]

A school of anthias (dispars), two tank raised ocellaris clowns, and yellow clown goby (my favorite fish ever; they are hilarious because they just sit around staring at everything). I now get only peaceful fish as my blood pressure used to go off the charts watching my damsels beat up on my clowns.

Phender, I've never heard of anthias jumping out of tanks. Mine is open and I haven't had a problem.

 

[BurntOutReefer]

I used to like Lions...but now I have an awesome Peacock (Blue Spotted) Grouper....just my 2cents

 

[johndoan1106]

So I called the place I'm going to and I think this is my list:

-Flame Angel
-2 Borbonius Anthia's
-2 Helfrichs firefish
-Yellow Tang
-Purple Tang

All in stock and will have more "rare" fish when I go on Wednesday.

 

[phender]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12248028#post12248028 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rhkingsfan
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Phender, I've never heard of anthias jumping out of tanks. Mine is open and I haven't had a problem.

I think some are more prone to jumping than others. I know a couple people who have lost bartletts to carpet surfing.