Help me decide on next (possible last) fish

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I had to rehome my one spot foxface as he was just too big and didn’t have enough swimming space. My tank is 48 inches wide X 24 inches deep X 22 inches high (110 gallons) + sump.

My criteria :
1- bright color. My light is mostly blue and yellow is the best color to pop.
2- 4-6 inches fish
3- reef safe
4- compatible with my current fish
5- will swim in the open and remain visible

My fish list :
1 x firefish goby
1 x blue eye kole tang / 2 spot bristletooth (ctenochaetus binotatus)
1 x yellow coris wrasse
1 x Matted aiptasia eating filefish (Acreichthys Tomentosus)
1 x yellow tang
1 x Japanese swallow tail (female)
3 x Pajama Cardinal (Sphaeramia nematoptera)
2 x oscellaris clowns

Here is my tank
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Thanks for your help !
 

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Don’t they fight a lot and kill each other ? Or am I confused with chromis ?
Chromis for sure, my Lyretails trio are 5 years old.
One changed to a male in first 6 months.
The male likes to flash the girls. But they are past 5 years now so kill each other, nope.
I’ve had no problems and only feed twice per day with everyone else.
 

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I love my naoko wrasse, such good personality and loves to swim in the open and it has that yellow your looking for with black fins that really pop, seeming as it is last it should be fine with your other wrasse
 

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I love my naoko wrasse, such good personality and loves to swim in the open and it has that yellow your looking for with black fins that really pop, seeming as it is last it should be fine with your other wrasse
Also some say they are aggressive but mine is good as gold and if anything is the one who gets picked on sometimes by my midas blenny
 
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I think I might get a long nose Hawkfish. I have to call the store to know if they still have it. Or else, they’re are more than a dozen different wrasses available at a different store. Maybe a blue head wrasse.

I checked anthias and they are interesting but a little too aggressive for my taste.
 

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Purple yellow wrasse
 

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Everything will eat small inverts. Try a leopard wrasse then, but watch out some only eat pods, make the lfs feed it, and watch it closely. It may switch over to frozen under your care, but dont count on it... peaceful, but timid in equal measure. Or any flasher or fairy wrasse.
 

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Maybe a royal Gramma or possibly a clam if there is room. I know that it is smaller than what you want but I feel it would go really good in your tank
 

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Don’t have reef tank and I know is hit or miss, but I would suggest a captive bred goldflake angel 2-3 inches. Doesn’t grow fast or get to big so it should be good for at least a very long time in a 4 ft tank. Very pricey though, but absolutely stunning fish
 
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Flame angel? Not yellow but a nice splash of orange. Mine has been a model citizen with all coral.
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I’d love to get one but they seem to be hit or miss. Sometimes they’re good with corals but other times not.

Did you have a few of them or is it your first one ?
 

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