Help picking next fish

[Nataly742]

Hey everyone! I’m wanting another fish for my tank. Right now I have a bengai cardinal, 6 line wrasse, yellow watchman goby, pistol shrimp, and a spotted mandarin fish. I have hermits and turbo snails. I also have coral so it’s got to be reef safe for sure!

 

[lazycouch]

how big is the tank?

 

[hds4216]

How large is your tank?

 

[Nataly742]

How large is your tank?

30 gal

 

[Pistondog]

tailspot blenny, good worker herbivore

 

[Miguel Negron]

I think your tank is probably good with the amount of fish but if anything maybe another cardinal

 

[Nataly742]

I think your tank is probably good with the amount of fish but if anything maybe another cardinal

Shucks, I wanted one more “swimming” fish

 

[Nataly742]

I think your tank is probably good with the amount of fish but if anything maybe another cardinal

Do you think it’s safe if I add more coral? I have a mushroom, zoa, green star poll, finger leather

 

[Miguel Negron]

True lol the cardinal are very calm. Maybe you can get a very small baby fish that will take some time in growing but provide that additional swimming action

 

[Miguel Negron]

Do you think it’s safe if I add more coral? I have a mushroom, zoa, green star poll, finger leather

You can never go wrong with adding more corals

 

[Nataly742]

You can never go wrong with adding more corals

Are there any you recommend?

 

[Miguel Negron]

Do you have an image of your tank?

 

[Nataly742]

 

[Miguel Negron]

You defiantly have space for more zoas, possibly a torch or hammer coral, or even some mushrooms

 

[Nataly742]

You defiantly have space for more zoas, possibly a torch or hammer coral, or even some mushrooms

I looove the torch and hammer! I’m so scared as those aren’t softies and I have to work with calcium. Thoughts? How difficult are they?

 

[ApoIsland]

30 gal

You have plenty of room for a couple more fish. Looks like a fair amount of hair algae on those rocks though so I would not get any more fish until that is under control. You can definitely get some more corals though....

 

[Miguel Negron]

I looove the torch and hammer! I’m so scared as those aren’t softies and I have to work with calcium. Thoughts? How difficult are they?

There not difficult at all. I have 7 torches in my 20G tank and I don’t have to dose or anything. I have tested ALK & CAL and the numbers are stable. I just do a weekly water change. If you don’t wanna go that route than a Kenya tree, Toadstool leather, or even a weeping willow can add some movement in the tank. If you see a weeping willow, you’d probably fall in love!

 

[spiraling]

There not difficult at all. I have 7 torches in my 20G tank and I don’t have to dose or anything. I have tested ALK & CAL and the numbers are stable. I just do a weekly water change. If you don’t wanna go that route than a Kenya tree, Toadstool leather, or even a weeping willow can add some movement in the tank. If you see a weeping willow, you’d probably fall in love!

Hammer and frogspawn are easy to grow. The biggest problem is how they will sting other corals and need space. One in there will be big enough to sting almost everything in a year. Its a small enough space you might want to decide what will be dominant and go with it.