Next fish for my Biocube 32 gal

Scott1071 · Aug 23, 2020

I have had my tank set up for about 5 weeks and things are going well with it. My 2 clown I have in it since I set it up are doing amazing and thriving. I am ready to add another fish or 2 to the tank. I am thinking about some type of blenny and a 6 line wrasse. Looking on suggestions for a good blenny. The ones I have in mind are bi-color, tailspot, or some type of lawnmower blenny. In the future my last fish I want to add is a Royal Gramma. So with 5 fish that will be my stocking limit. I welcome your suggestions on what type of Blenny I should add. Thank you in advance.
This will be a mixed reef tank so it has to be reef safe.

Happy Reefing
Scott

Bob The Reefer · Aug 23, 2020

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WiscoFishNut · Aug 23, 2020

Lawnmower blenny is a nice utility fish to add, and reef safe. FWIW I'd add the six line wrasse last just to be safe.

Scott1071 · Aug 23, 2020

WiscoFishNut said:
Lawnmower blenny is a nice utility fish to add, and reef safe. FWIW I'd add the six line wrasse last just to be safe.

Yes I think a lawnmower blenny would add diversity to the tank as well and from what I read they can be a fun fish to watch. I was under the impression that if I was going to add a Royal Gramma thsy it should be the last fish to add? So you think I should add the 6 line wrasse as my last fish instead of the Royal Gramma?

WiscoFishNut · Aug 23, 2020

Scott1071 said:
Yes I think a lawnmower blenny would add diversity to the tank as well and from what I read they can be a fun fish to watch. I was under the impression that if I was going to add a Royal Gramma thsy it should be the last fish to add? So you think I should add the 6 line wrasse as my last fish instead of the Royal Gramma?

Yeah, in my limited experience I've found Royal grammas to be a bit timid. Giving em a chance to get comfortable before adding a potentially sassy fish like a six line is a good idea. That being said, the six line in my 60g cube has been a model citizen so far /shrug

Scott1071 · Aug 23, 2020

WiscoFishNut said:
Yeah, in my limited experience I've found Royal grammas to be a bit timid. Giving em a chance to get comfortable before adding a potentially sassy fish like a six line is a good idea. That being said, the six line in my 60g cube has been a model citizen so far /shrug

Awesome thank you for the input on that l, I will reserve the 6 line as my last addition then. Will add the blenny and Royal gramma before I add it. I just want fish with personality in my tank and are going to be enjoyable to watch. With a 32 gal tank there are not many fish that can be added so my selection is limited.

Darren in Tacoma · Aug 23, 2020

I would get the Tailspot if available. They are super cool, but a bit hard to find right now.
The Lawnmowers are good little workers. We just lost ours to a powerhead. We replaced him with a Molly Miller that is in QT right now, another fish with tons of personality.

Scott1071 · Aug 23, 2020

Darren in Tacoma said:
I would get the Tailspot if available. They are super cool, but a bit hard to find right now.
The Lawnmowers are good little workers. We just lost ours to a powerhead. We replaced him with a Molly Miller that is in QT right nw, another fish with tons of personality.

I agree that the tailspot are hard to find, not seeing them avaiable anywhere right now. Even asked my LFS and he said that he has not seen them avaiable often lately. I like the Molly Miller looks almost like the Lawnmower blenny. I will see if my LFS can get them in or not. Thanks for the suggestion.