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I'm actually thinking a trigger, but initially the more 'economical' red tail.
 

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That would be a nice choice!
 

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How about the clown trigger or a majestic angel if your open to angels they aren’t too aggressive and are not too hard to take care of neither one of those also may I suggest a purple tang or an emperor angel
 
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How about the clown trigger or a majestic angel if your open to angels they aren’t too aggressive and are not too hard to take care of neither one of those also may I suggest a purple tang or an emperor angel

Already have the latter two, and I have toyed with a majestic - is a good suggestion. The clown trigger exceeds even my reef safe tolerance LOL
 
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OK, so here is where I am in the main display:

Group 1 - Already in the display (51 fish)
Tangs - yellow, purple, regal, chevron, desjardini
Angels - flame, potters, regal, lemonpeel
Anthais - five bimacs, three resplendent, three bartlett
Wrasses - dusky, ruby head, pintail, cleaner, and two leopards
Five pyramid butterfly
Three PJ Cardinals
13 yellow-tail damsels
Two clowns
Diamond watchman
Zebra eel

Group 2 - In various stages of QT (14 fish)
Emperor angel - almost ready
Unicorn tang - almost ready
Four lubbocks wrasses - few more weeks
Eibli angel - very picky eater
Three chalk basslets - tiny; need girth
Four leopard wrasses - also tiny

Group 3 - Under Consideration (with concerns)
Majestic angel - maybe too many angles already, will have to see
Rainbow basslet - maybe too reclusive for an active display
Achilles Tang - low level ich in system
Red tail trigger - destructive?
Multibar angel - problematic feeder
Potters wrasse - hard to find; hard t0 acclimate
 

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Looking at your complete list...

I think trigger. I like blue throat if the crosshatch is out.

You only have 2 large angels. The majestic would be great, or a goldflake

Magnificent foxface or the goldspot rabbit would be nice I think

How about a semilavartus? Too risky ?
 

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By the way, it is a lot of fun spending your money! Thanks for the fun.
 
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Looking at your complete list...

I think trigger. I like blue throat if the crosshatch is out.

You only have 2 large angels. The majestic would be great, or a goldflake

Magnificent foxface or the goldspot rabbit would be nice I think

How about a semilavartus? Too risky ?

I figured I'd let my sons select the trigger (within reason) and they went red tail ..... who am I to argue. A little worried about the majestic in a reef tank, likewise for the semi (plus I think I've already blown my 2018 fish budget)
 

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Do you feel the majestic is more reef risky than the emperor?

Genicanthus a candidate?
 
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Do you feel the majestic is more reef risky than the emperor?

I've kept the emperor in a reef tank on two prior occasions, mostly it was well behaved. Had a majestic for a bit in a FOWLR, never in my reef. Mostly going by the LA designation. With caution for the emperor; not reef safe for the majestic. Plus I'm thinking that even in a 450 I may be at about the upper limit for larger fish.
 
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And just to show that I clearly spend far too much on fish (and why I drive a CRV).

Group 4 - In the refugium (a 120XH)

Gem Tang - quite small at 2"
Zebra Tang - a convict with a few extra stripes
Long nose Black Tang - a total wus
Naso Tang - there to put on size
Pair of Meleagris leopard wrasse - male maybe my favorite of all my fish
Orchid Dottyback

The tangs remain there simply because I'm unwilling to expose them to the zebrasoma gang in the big tank.
 

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Actually been thinking about a peppermint hogfish. Anyone keep it?

I know this post is old but I purchased one recently. So far so good. Its a really cool looking. Doesn't seem to be bothering my snails or cleaner shrimp. Aggression is very mild at this point. I have a few wrasses. Only time will tell I guess.
 

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Hello,

I would love to have an Achillies as well or you could also maybe consider s sohal. In terms of aggressive, I have seen both be nice and mean. However, the Sohal isn’t so prone to ick etc. I want to add an Achilles but not sure my 240 is large enough.
 

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