Help me pick my next fish

[roger saltwaters]

Who goes in next? I have a 45 gallon JBJ reef with a skimmer and I'm pretty particular about water quality and maintenance. So far I have the following.

1 flame angel
1 watchman goby
1 juvenile clown
1 pajama cardinal
2 Chromis

What do you think? Looking for color and character.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Mixed reef? LPS only? SPS only? Softies only?

 

[roger saltwaters]

Mixed reef.

 

[Bosco83]

Royal Gramma, Falco Hawkfish, Midas Blenny

 

[TaylorPilot]

+1 on Royal Gramma. They are fun to watch....

 

[eatbreakfast]

Stigmatura blenny, flame hawk, pearly jawfish.

 

[Alexcyf]

How about some wrasse? A pair of flame wrasse to bring some yellow into your tank? Or maybe my favorite potter's leopard wrasse?

Alternatively, you can also consider some anthias? Barlett or sunburst? A combination of pink and yellow :)

 

[eatbreakfast]

How about some wrasse? A pair of flame wrasse to bring some yellow into your tank? Or maybe my favorite potter's leopard wrasse?

Alternatively, you can also consider some anthias? Barlett or sunburst? A combination of pink and yellow :)

I would recommend against adding prs of wrasse, especially in a 45g. As females have a tendency to transition to male, even with a male present and this will lead to aggression issues. A single specimen would do just fine, however.

 

[Sean Shimer]

I would go Six Line Wrasse to help keep coral clean and it provides a good color to the tank

 

[eatbreakfast]

I would go Six Line Wrasse to help keep coral clean and it provides a good color to the tank

I recommend against sixlines. They can be quite aggressive once established. I have had to remove sixlines from tanks more than any other fish.

If you want a good pest predator, look at the pink streak wrasse, yellow coris wrasse, or greyhead wrasse.

 

[JakeK]

In that size tank, a long-nose hawkfish would add a lot of personality. Same goes for a Midas Blenny. Those are my two recommendations.

 

[jcosta26]

Jawfish of some sort

 

[nex64]

As others suggested , add a wrasse or something that is going to keep your ecosystem in check. For example vermetid snails and other hitch hikers start to get annoying and certain species keep these hikers at bay ;)

 

[Rob's Reef]

Not trying to hijack your thread but is a leopard wrasse as effective at pest control as a six line?

 

[nex64]

Not trying to hijack your thread but is a leopard wrasse as effective at pest control as a six line?

I'm sure if you can get a leopard wrasse to sustain life in captivity, it could be just as effective as a six line. I haven't had much luck with them though in my experience. :mad::(​

 

[eatbreakfast]

Effective pest control species for a 45g can be found in the following genera: Pseudojuloides, Pseudocheilinus(they can be jerks), Pseudocheilinops, Macropharyngodon, Wetmorella, and smaller species in Halichoeres.

 

[Rob's Reef]

My tank is 300g so I'm pretty sure whatever wrasse I put in would enjoy the space... I just like the leopards, they look pretty awesome! :)

 

[roger saltwaters]

Thanks for the input folks. I picked up a 6line and a sapphire damsel. So far so good. Everyone is more or less getting along.

 

[Alex23]

What light and skimmer do you have for your JBJ 45G?

 

[roger saltwaters]

What light and skimmer do you have for your JBJ 45G?

I have a Radion light and a reef octopus skimmer. Seems to work pretty well but I'm new to this so I don't really have any idea what I'm looking at.