Little guys need and ID!

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What are the names of these 2 little guys? Are they safe to put in a reef tank?

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One is a puffer but man that's really small, some are save and other aren't.
That black fish I assume is hard for me to get a ID of in current pic.
 
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One is a puffer but man that's really small, some are save and other aren't.
That black fish I assume is hard for me to get a ID of in current pic.
These guys were being picked apart at the beach this morning by pompano. I know it's nature but they are so young. I'm thinking the black one is a Domino Damsel. For the record I normally leave nature alone.
 

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I'd stay away from the Dominos, as with most damsels, they are pretty aggressive as they get larger.
 
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Ok... so I've backed off the theory of the Domino but I still cannot find any info to identify this fish. Domino shape... black with a white strip on top of head. Pelvic fin is clear/colorless.
 
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Here are a few more of the fish that I cannot identify.

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Might be a juvenile File Fish type, that would make sense and the body shape is similar.
 
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It's definitely not a trigger and it doesn't swim like a file. It's got the frame of a domino damsel. I'm at a loss.
 

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While in Florida (panhandle) a few weeks ago, we caught (and released) numerous file fish, pipefish, puffers, and some kind of small fish like a blenny or goby. The black fish does closely resemble a filefish, though the ones we found were yellow. The puffers we found were not reef safe, can't recall the species though.
 
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Got a positive ID! Juvenile Spadefish. Gonna need a bigger tank! Ha!
 

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