Adding more fish to 40 gallon

[TailspotBlenny]

I’m going to be moving 3 of my fish to a smaller soft coral only tank I’m currently cycling. So I want to add 2-3 more to my 40 gallon LPS and zoa reef. I have a lot of rock work with caves and swim-throughs . This is a 40 lagoon so it’s 35 long x 16 wide x 13 high.

Existing stock list:

Midas blenny
Tailspot blenny
Royal gramma (hides constantly, not due to others aggression as far as I can see)
Springer damsel (very peaceful so far)
Cleaner shrimp

I want fish that swim openly most of the time.

My ideas (3 from this list):

Lubbock wrasse (seeing mixed opinions on 40 gallon size)
Chalk bass
Azure damsel (okay to add with established Springer damsel?)
Blue/green chromis
Black cardinal

Any opinions and advice on these fish with my current list would be greatly appreciated.

 

[FlyinAg]

Skip the chalk basslet and go with a lantern basslet if it comes down to one of those... But you mentioned that you wanted a swimmer and I think both of those like to hang out in the rocks

 

[The_Paradox]

I would think Cardinals. They’re as dumb as Fruitloops even by fish metrics but they are always out.

 

[TailspotBlenny]

I had a chalk bass in a previous tank and he was out all the time. So I’m leaning towards that one. I have heard the assessors are more reclusive.

I’m more unsure about the Springeri damsel accepting the Azure and chromis.

Anyone have a black cardinal? Haven’t heard much about them. May be kind of boring but I like black.

 

[NeedAReef]

love my azure but it was the first fish 2 years ago....not sure it would work in your case never had a springeri

 

[littlefoxx]

Clowns or banggani cardinals (however thats spelled). Both are always out but different swim patterns

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’m going to be moving 3 of my fish to a smaller soft coral only tank I’m currently cycling. So I want to add 2-3 more to my 40 gallon LPS and zoa reef. I have a lot of rock work with caves and swim-throughs . This is a 40 lagoon so it’s 35 long x 16 wide x 13 high.

Existing stock list:

Midas blenny
Tailspot blenny
Royal gramma (hides constantly, not due to others aggression as far as I can see)
Springer damsel (very peaceful so far)
Cleaner shrimp

I want fish that swim openly most of the time.

My ideas (3 from this list):

Lubbock wrasse (seeing mixed opinions on 40 gallon size)
Chalk bass
Azure damsel (okay to add with established Springer damsel?)
Blue/green chromis
Black cardinal

Any opinions and advice on these fish with my current list would be greatly appreciated.

Azure and cardinal, Best bet

 

[danenelsen]

I’m going to be moving 3 of my fish to a smaller soft coral only tank I’m currently cycling. So I want to add 2-3 more to my 40 gallon LPS and zoa reef. I have a lot of rock work with caves and swim-throughs . This is a 40 lagoon so it’s 35 long x 16 wide x 13 high.

Existing stock list:

Midas blenny
Tailspot blenny
Royal gramma (hides constantly, not due to others aggression as far as I can see)
Springer damsel (very peaceful so far)
Cleaner shrimp

I want fish that swim openly most of the time.

My ideas (3 from this list):

Lubbock wrasse (seeing mixed opinions on 40 gallon size)
Chalk bass
Azure damsel (okay to add with established Springer damsel?)
Blue/green chromis
Black cardinal

Any opinions and advice on these fish with my current list would be greatly appreciated.

Wouldn’t

• Lubbock’s 40 gallon is probably too small. (Although you could get a smaller wrasse like a Possum)
• Chalk Bass is likely to hide in the rocks for most of the time.
• Azure is a hit or miss with the Springer Damsel.

Would

• Chromis, they can be inclined to disease, but if you can get a quarantined one, it should be fine.
• Cardnals, I’ve never heard of a Black Cardnal, so I don’t know specifically about those, but my Pajamas are always out-and-about.