what would you choose?

Casie

Casie

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Hi all :)

About... uhh... 2 years ago, I moved my 3 fish out of thier little tiny tank into a bigger better one. My pair of clowns didn't care one way or the other. But wow was my puple tang, Petey, happy about getting more swim space! Heres a few pics~

Its about 200 gallons. Ignore the blue painters tape! 2 years and I still havent decided how I want to trim out the window opening... how sad is that?!
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Bonnie, Clyde and Petey!
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fat and happy!
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Ok, so I got some new rock when I upgraded and it came with free bonus aiptasia! heh! :p

After several attempts to kalkwasser them to death, I resorted to buying a fiesty little copper band butterfly. He totally rocks and has kept the tank free of the pest anemones for like 6 months now! And even better, he gets along great with Petey!

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I've read around 21345346343 fish posts but have never been able to decide on any new additions.

Wrasses jump. Anthias require 2 feedings a day. Green Cromis can be agressive. Gobies like soft fluffy sandbeds. I'd hate to upset Petey with another tang. And I don't want anything that will eat my cleaner shrimp or clams!

I guess I could add a nice Royal Gramma...

Ok! Its pretty obvious I could use some advice. :rollface:

What would you consider adding? I'm thinking 3-5 more fish sounds cool. What would go well with a purple tang, a cbb, a pair of clowns, 4 cleaner shrimp and 2 clams?

Thanks for any suggestions! :)
 
Foxface/Rabbit would be my first choice
Cardinal fish
Marine Betta (may be too aggressive for the cleaner shrimp, but then again being cleaner shrimp it may totally leave them alone).
 
I agree on the Rabbit fish and maybe 2 Bangaii Cardinals...and a Wantenabi Angel (run around $100)... or a nice cheap alternative is a Lamarks angel (runs $30-40)
JMO..
 
If I had a bigger tank, this would be my wish list:

- doliatus or virgatus rabbitfish (SO much prettier than a normal foxface - they are awesome looking)
- watanabe angelfish (nice blue color, reefsafe - a pair would be cool)
- chalk bass
- royal gramma
- forktail blenny (blue head, yellow tail)
 
nabe angel isn't anywhere close to as cool looking as sallowtail or bellus - IMO(and they are reef safe as well)

chromis are usually only aggressive towars other chromis - IME
 
Do a nice Fairy Wrasse...Ive had my Lubbocks wrasse for several months and it hasn't tried to jump. Go with a watanabie angel! BEAUTIFUL fish!! If you get a male and female they will fare better in captivity...but if you can get 2 females, go for it...the dominate female will turn in to a male! Thatd be cool to watch. Maybe even a small Blue throat trigger. Ive had mine with shrimp and no problems yet. Just get the smallest one you can find and keep them well fed!
 
bret...you've got a B.T. trigger in a 55g? .................man i gave mine to a guy with a bigger tank because my 120g was too small!
 
Eagles, Hlama, Thurge, Fishfreak, Jbrown, Karid, Bret and Ewaldm, thanks for the suggestions!

I had a wonderful time looking up each fish in detail!

Some of these fish I had previously considered and then passed on entirely to quick. (Like the Canary Blenny because I saw they were venomous or the Chromis because I read they were aggressive.) I see now, that I didn't read enough!

And some of these fish I had not looked into at all, and are real gems that I am very excited about! (Like the Female Bellus and Blue Spot Rabbit)

My fish list now looks like this:

Royal Gramma Basslet

Female Bellus (I found a healthy little one in a great on-line store for a good price too!)

Canary Blenny

Blue Spot Rabbit

I think these 4 will be wonderful tank mates, and give my growing reef the splash of color and activity that I am looking for!

Thanks again for giving me great fish to read up on! :p
 
i would get anthias. have problems? waste, feeding amounts?
buy a bigger skimmer or an automatic feeder. those feeders save all kinds of feeding probs
 
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