Have clown and 2 men’s, but...

Aedanmor · Dec 18, 2018

So my family has requested we add some more fish life to our 90 gallon reef tank. Tank has been setup for about a year or so and Params are mostly in the norms.

We have one black and white ocellaris clown, two healthy RBTAs, a huge brittle star, various snails, crabs, and a black cuke for CUC, a cleaner shrimp. Corals include:

Green branching hammer (5 heads)
Green mushroom
2 blue chalice
Small Zoa colony
Small montipora colony (green and red)
Green star polyps.

So... the question is what other fish would work? Concerned about the RBTA getting handsy with them. And the brittle star too.

Thinking flame angel. Any other ideas? Is it too late to add another clown?

James M · Dec 18, 2018

You already have a pair of clowns a third one won’t work.
Tangs
Chromis
Blennies
Hawk fish

Aedanmor · Dec 18, 2018

Only have one clown. And, despite the thread name, it’s two nem’s.

Aedanmor · Dec 18, 2018

Read Tang’s get huge and that 90 isn’t really enough for them. Not true?

James M · Dec 18, 2018

Oh I read one white clown and one back clown.(im dumb lol) You will want to get a smaller clown than the on u have now. I’m assuming it’s large ?
Tomini and bristle tooth tangs are the smallest and are better additions than a yellow tang IMO.

davocean · Dec 18, 2018

Agree a bristletooth would be fine, tailspot blenny, royal gramma are other small fish options.
Also agree a very small clown added of same species could be ok, just introduce in a clear container of some kind to make sure your existing accepts it.

Aedanmor · Dec 18, 2018

Thank you both for the great advice!

Aedanmor · Dec 18, 2018

The clownfish is probably around 4 inches or so. She (based on what I've read it's likely a she) has gone from super timid to finally hosting the anemone, to aggressively nipping me at feeding time, to back to accepting my presence and hopping from one RBTA to the other. So, my guess is she's sexually mature, which is why I'm guessing you're asking about size?