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[deagan14]

Current stock:
2 pj cardinals (2 inches)
2 engineer gobies (4-5 inches)
2 false percula misbar clownfish. (1.5 inches)
1 red fire-fish (2 inches)
1 blue green chromis (1 inch)
1 royal gramma (2.5 inches)
1 yellow tang (4 inches)
1 blue hippo tang (3 inches)

Do I add a blenny if so what kind needs to be reef safe, if a blenny is a bad choice what else could I add.
My ideas are a small school of about
3 anthias (idk what kind)
3 zebra barred dart fish (do they have much personality and color)
Wrasse (one that wont devastate my pod population)
And mandrin dragonet once my tank reaches 18 months

Any input is greatly appreciated on suggestions to add more personality to my tank!
Obviously I can't add all these so what would be the best to finish my tank off with fish

 

[o2manyfish]

The bar gobies are fun little fish. They like to be out in the open water. They are very hardy. They hang out in a group. No aggression issues. They do like to jump of tanks.

Anthias require more frequent feedings and can be tougher. Perhaps wait till you have some more experience under your belt.

Any of the small wrasses are going to pick at pods. A small yellow coris or 6 line can be beneficial, nd just regularly keep adding pods to your refugium, and feeding phyto until your pod population is well developed and sustaining.

Dave B

 

[deagan14]

I use to have a six line but returned him for he was agressive towards my other fish
I also have a refugium and I breed pods in a separate 5 gallon tank

 

[deagan14]

Anybody else

 

[hobbzz]

I like midas blennies.

 

[ajherrera2]

Maybe a dwarf angel of some kind....they come in a variety of colors and have some personality to them.

 

[deagan14]

I have always just been scared with reef safe: with caution about dwarf angels

 

[deagan14]

I've heatd Midas blenny don't always do well with firefish and or other gobies
Is this true

 

[hobbzz]

Should be fine if it's in the 150 in your sig.

 

[Nina51]

if you don't care about keeping shrimp, a pair of longnose hawkfish would be great. they have tons of personality!

 

[deagan14]

Would a pair be better than just one?

 

[deagan14]

I already can't keep shrimp, I use to have 6 pepermint shrimp and my pajama cardinals changed that rather quickly

 

[eatbreakfast]

Fairy and flasher wrasses will not affect the pod population , so they would work and allow a mandarin.

The zebra gobies would work, too.

Ecsenius stigmatura is a cool blenny that has tons of personality.

 

[d-man]

Flame wrasse, rhomboid, cf. lancelatous, earls, lineatus, or diamond tail wrasses are all great for a show piece, moderately priced fish.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Flame wrasse, rhomboid, cf. lancelatous, earls, lineatus, or diamond tail wrasses are all great for a show piece, moderately priced fish.

Any of these options sound great for show piece. However some are more readily available than others but can't go wrong with any of them, really.

 

[deagan14]

Sounds like I need a bigger tank so I can get all of these fish