For my wife's feng-shui tank I need recommendations for 2 black & white fish (ideally a pair) that get along with a large pair and 2 smaller reservist of black & white Darwin ocellaris that are hosted by a large LTA.
More of the Darwins isn't an option, they started out as 6 but the largest juvenile was a jerk and had to be removed, and the smallest got killed off. The current 4 have found an arrangement that I don't want to disturb.
Marine Betta are out, unfortunately, since there is minimal rockwork, mostly on the back of the tank and in the corner where the anemone sits.
The fish should be out in the open a lot which pretty much excludes Circus/Black Barred Convict Gobies.
They can also not be too spikey or needle shaped - which excludes Banggais and Banded pipefish...
They also should not have any significant amount of other colors in their color scheme...
I tried Dascyllus but they committed murder-suicide.
I tried Tuxedo Damsels (from LiveAquaria and BlueZoo) but none of those made it even through quarantine (bacterial infections, velvet, or something else killed them faster than I could react with a suitable treatment)
I suggested Bandit Angels (yes, I know, way too big for a 40, but one can try ) but the wife bulged at the $1k price tag for just one...
So that's my problem...
More of the Darwins isn't an option, they started out as 6 but the largest juvenile was a jerk and had to be removed, and the smallest got killed off. The current 4 have found an arrangement that I don't want to disturb.
Marine Betta are out, unfortunately, since there is minimal rockwork, mostly on the back of the tank and in the corner where the anemone sits.
The fish should be out in the open a lot which pretty much excludes Circus/Black Barred Convict Gobies.
They can also not be too spikey or needle shaped - which excludes Banggais and Banded pipefish...
They also should not have any significant amount of other colors in their color scheme...
I tried Dascyllus but they committed murder-suicide.
I tried Tuxedo Damsels (from LiveAquaria and BlueZoo) but none of those made it even through quarantine (bacterial infections, velvet, or something else killed them faster than I could react with a suitable treatment)
I suggested Bandit Angels (yes, I know, way too big for a 40, but one can try ) but the wife bulged at the $1k price tag for just one...
So that's my problem...