Large suitable fish suggestions

[Mariette]

Looking for large fish I can add that will be happy in the following conditions and tankmates:

Tank
130g tank w 110g capacity. 5 feet long
Lots of live rock
Softies, LPS (maybe SPS one day)

Inverts
Pistol shrimp
Cleaner shrimp
Astrea snail
Mexican turbo snails
Hermit crabs
More CUC to be added

Current fish
Yellowtale Damsel
Watchman Goby

Any suggestions? I’d hate for any of my current animals to get eaten. I’m very attached to all of them.

TIA

 

[lolmatt]

Most halichoeres wrasses (my favorite fish) will work in there but many can go after inverts particularly shrimp. Worth it imo, especially for a yellow wrasse, they are less aggressive and very beautiful fish, worth losing a snail or two over. Most common species in this genus aren't aggressive to most fish ime. They require a sand bed.

You can definitely have any tang from the zebrasoma or ctenochaetus genus (perhaps aside from z desjardini or z veliferum), one of each (say, yellow tang plus kole tang) would be fine long term, mostly due to the 5ft length. I wouldn't put more than one of each genus.

Genicanthus angels are said to be reef safe, a bellus should thrive in that size tank.

A copperband butterfly is another cool reef safe fish, as long as you get a healthy specimen that's eating it should make a great reef inhabitant.

Some anthias get decent size (particularly sunburst and blotchy) but need to be fed 2-3x/day. Both awesome fish.

Of these, add the tangs last. Qt all fish, many of these are particularly susceptible to common diseases.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Pyramid or zoster butterfly.

Copperband butterflies can be challenging and eat ornamental worms and acans.

Bellus is the smallest Genicanthus angel, so should be ok in that size tank.

Most Halichoeres can be risky with small motile inverts, though H. chrysus, yellow coris wrasse, is usually pretty safe.

A foxface should be fine.