Looking for something red

Jim C

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Can someone give me suggestions on a bright red, reef safe fish that will go with my current livestock in a 150 gallon tank.
Yellow tang, hippo tang, clown pair, royal gramma, Chromis pair, Lyretail anthias trio, exquisite fairy wrasse, Goldhead goby
 

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Male flame wrasse. Not all red but beautiful!
 

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I've got a pair of ruby scooter dragonets. Don't see them all the time, but they certainly fit the "bright red" (female is darker, male lighter) criterion, and if you wait a while, they'll pop out from between a couple of rocks. Another benefit is that they utilize a completely different part of the aquarium from most of your fish.

There are some wrasses that fit that "bright red" as well, but some have a reputation as bullies. (Like the social/longfin wrasse)

~Bruce
 

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Flasher wrasses, rubripinnis fairy wrasse, stocky anthias, firefish.
 

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Flame angel? I've never had one nip corals, and with your extra feedings for the anthias I dont see him getting hungry enough to go near corals.
 

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Flame hawk?
flame-hawkfish2.jpg
 

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I would go along with eatbreakfast with the Red Velvet Fairy wrasse.
 

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Flame Hawks are fun fish!
Rather than swim around, they perch on the rocks and coral.
Cool little personalities.

If you'd rather a fish that is actively swimming through the water column, go for one of the wrasse suggestions.
 

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