next fish advice

jish · Mar 6, 2015

I have a 30 gallon reef with a GBTA that just split, an occelaris clown, (excuse my spelling) a mushroom, a bi-color torch, and some polyps. i'm looking for a fish that will do well in a 30 gal, but still swim a lot, like a tang. please, any advice is appreciated. thanks in advance.:smile:

valuke · Mar 6, 2015

Not a tang. How about cromis or Cardinal

LetItReef · Mar 6, 2015

Royal Gramma, Chalk Bassletts, Firefish

jish · Mar 6, 2015

chromis fish need to be in schools, and cardinals are very slow moving fish. But thank you for your opinion valuke.

zesty · Mar 6, 2015

This is a pretty slick looking fish..

Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Gold Assessor Basslet

jish · Mar 6, 2015

that fish is a BEAST!:)

Sobo's Reef · Mar 6, 2015

Chromis do not need to be in schools. In fact, they are harder to keep in schools because they bully up on each other usually.

I'd go with a chromis or that gold assessor. Def not a tang in a 30g

diablomaster9045 · Mar 6, 2015

I would go with something like a small yellow corris wrasse or malenarious wrasse. They can jump so you will need a mesh top for your tank.

haleyf1024 · Mar 6, 2015

Midas blenny? I had a valentini puffer in my 29 biocube, and she was happy and full of personality!

jish · Mar 6, 2015

yeah, but valentini puffer + nem = niping

jish · Mar 6, 2015

but I did have a hard time picking between nems and the puffer.

haleyf1024 · Mar 6, 2015

Really?? My valentini never even looked at the 2 bubble tips in my 29, or even the new 110. She never never touched any coral or invert, aside from eyeballing a huge mexican turbo and then choosing better lol. Maybe it's because I got a female, and males can be more aggressive?

jish · Mar 6, 2015

I have heard these problems can depend on the fish's personality.

haleyf1024 · Mar 6, 2015

It may be worth the time, if I could I would have a tank of just toby puffers. By far one of my favorites, always coming to greet me and eats out of my hand :)