What's are some active fishes I can get please

[merlberg]

Just as my topic says I'm looking to get some fishes that has personality and likes to be out and about, not hiding under rocks. I have a 55 gallon tank with a domino damsel, green chromis and a black ribbon eel .

No tangs for me for now tho. Just had a yellow tang for a short time who recently passed. I was in bt. Upgrading my tank and assuming it was from stress or my new tank may had been going through a mini cycle. Dnt get me wrong I love tangs but it seems like they are prone to ich or just getting sick easily from what I've been reading and I guess I'm just afraid right now.

So any other fun energetic fishes anyone can suggest for my tank please?

 

[mike007]

With damsels you have you will probably have to stay with aggressive fish. Blue reef chromis are nice. Maybe different colored damsels.

 

[haleyf1024]

How about a clown? I like the gold striped maroons You could also try a flame angel or coral beauty?

 

[aslmx]

Lawn mower blenny

 

[merlberg]

Really mike007 my dominos doesn't seem aggressive at all lol ... But maybe Thts just now idk he seems to get along with the chromis thus far and I also had a tang in there for a short time which he didn't bother niether but we will see for the next fish I guess.

Thanks for all the input so far guys. I'm going to look all those fishes up now to see what they look like

 

[dodgerblew]

Coris wrasses

 

[Chef.ryan]

Midas blenny! Very active, very curious, and very entertaining!

 

[dailydriven911]

Yep most of the wrasses are very active. Also maybe a Pygmy Angel if you want to risk nipping of corals.

 

[Big Dog]

Lawn mower blenny

Coris wrasses

The above are excellent, I might add a Flame Hawkfish ...........

 

[dodgerblew]

The above are excellent, I might add a Flame Hawkfish ...........

love the personality. Aren't they potentially rough on crustaceans?

 

[Big Dog]

love the personality. Aren't they potentially rough on crustaceans?

Small shrimp maybe ............ no issue in my mixed reef. The only shrimp I have is a coral banded.

 

[haleyf1024]

If you want shrimp, go with a cleaner skunk shrimp or a sexy shrimp. I have both and love them, always come out for pellets and the skunks clean your fish!

 

[Bad Company]

Neon Dottyback, beautiful, curious, and absolutely fearless.

 

[Big Dog]

Neon Dottyback, beautiful, curious, and absolutely fearless.

And that's the problem, the pseudochromis are a PITA when it comes to matching up with additions and/or current inhabitants!

 

[schlitz]

The Lunar Wrasse is the most active fish I have ever had.