13.5g reef stocking?

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Allright so I followed the lfs clerk’s advice and got an oscellaris clown to celebrate my nano tank cycle completed. I am getting a headache as a result and can’t wait till my 92g is ready to move that darn thing. The tank is in my bedroom and will mainly be used for frags. I did get a clown goby in it today and I’m in love. It’s eating well and the mentally unstable clown doesn’t phase it one bit. So in order for it to live happily ever after in this tank I’d love to get some suggestions on 1 or 2 colourful tank mates for it which aren’t completely nuts. Thanks :)
 

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firefish are one of my favorite guys for nanos. Other fish like a royal gramma would be pretty cool in there. Or maybe a banggai cardinal. You could add another clownfish as well but you mentioned this one being mental so I would probably avoid that. Otherwise other damsels would be alright or an orchid dottyback ,but both of those can get a little territorial.
 
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firefish are one of my favorite guys for nanos. Other fish like a royal gramma would be pretty cool in there. Or maybe a banggai cardinal. You could add another clownfish as well but you mentioned this one being mental so I would probably avoid that. Otherwise other damsels would be alright or an orchid dottyback ,but both of those can get a little territorial.
Yeah I want my clown goby to be as comfortable as possible tis why I’ll move the hyperactive headache inducing clown in a much bigger tank. I’d like something small and blue if that makes sense rofl
 

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there are a lot of different types of blue damsels. Live aquaria recommends 30 gallons for them, but I've kept 5 in a ten gallon without problems
 
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I almost bought a yellow tail one many times but store clerk always advises against it because of aggression. How did it work out for you?

Ugh, do clownfish ever sleep??
 

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its a hit or a miss honestly. It kinda reminds me of cichlids because on occasion their is a super aggressive one. However at my store if we ever get a bunch of damsels we will keep them all together (i think if they grow up together they are less likely to fight potentially) and if we ever have a super aggressive one that is picking at fins and gills we remove him and the rest get along just fine. You'll still have a bit of chasing but it wasn't anything bad. The problem is that if you don't work at the store how would you know which fish is aggressive and which one isn't
 

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