Small reef safe fish for 90g

[GothFishKeeper]

I’m toying with the idea of adding just one more fish to my 90g mixed reef as I’ve been having trouble keeping nutrients up. I thought about a blenny, but I’d be worried my giant bta would eat it. I looked into an orange spotted filefish but no way with the amount of softies and LPS I have.

Current fish are:
Pair of clowns
Pair of pygmy wasps
Dragon sleeper goby
Watanabe angel
White tail bristletooth tang

Another main concern I have is that my tang and my angel run the tank like they own it, and I’m afraid if anything remotely similar to them enter the tank they’d destroy it. I’m lucky they settled their own differences, they still square up to each other pretty offensively if I’m late to feed at all.

Any suggestions? This is the tank as of a week ago:

 

[lapin]

Another main concern I have is that my tang and my angel run the tank like they own it, and I’m afraid if anything remotely similar to them enter the tank they’d destroy it.

There is your answer

 

[vlangel]

I think I would stay away from blennies as they are herbivores and the tang and angel might view it as competition. What about a hawkfish or even a Toby sharpnose puffer? Both of those like meaty food and as long as you don't have shrimp or small crabs/snails they probably would not be a problem. Your tank is big enough for both so you could do that to spread out aggression. I have a 75g and I also have a tang, angel and foxface but I am planning on adding either a scrawly cowfish or Toby puffer and a longnose hawkfish. I have macroalgae so I also want to keep my nutrients up.

 

[Malum Argenteum]

There are many ways to address low nutrients that don't involve risking fish.

The Complete Guide to Raising Nutrients

Raising nutrients isn’t always easy; for some systems, it can feel like an uphill battle: confusing, frustrating, and full of contradictory advice. It’s not always clear which products to use, what to dose, or which filtration methods to adjust or remove. Chronically low nutrients are...

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[GothFishKeeper]

There are many ways to address low nutrients that don't involve risking fish.

The Complete Guide to Raising Nutrients

Raising nutrients isn’t always easy; for some systems, it can feel like an uphill battle: confusing, frustrating, and full of contradictory advice. It’s not always clear which products to use, what to dose, or which filtration methods to adjust or remove. Chronically low nutrients are...

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Thank you so much for this!! I’ll definitely give it a read once I’m out of work :)

 

[RobertK]

Royal gramma?

 

[Pod_01]

Maybe Springeri Damsel,

Not the best picture…

 

[Kasrift]

Maybe Springeri Damsel,

Not the best picture…

Springer damsels are awesome, but kinda a small fish that won't add a ton to the nutrients.
I'd get a couple small fish though, you have the space. A Springeri, a pink streaked wrasse, and an assessor would work out.

 

[Mrcote1]

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This is really nice for acclimating fish and you can use it as a trap if you need to. I just used it today to ensure nothing would fight a new full grown male pink square anthias i bought.

For the nutrients, you are not even close to over stocked in that tank

 

[reefernc02]

I think I would stay away from blennies as they are herbivores and the tang and angel might view it as competition. What about a hawkfish or even a Toby sharpnose puffer? Both of those like meaty food and as long as you don't have shrimp or small crabs/snails they probably would not be a problem. Your tank is big enough for both so you could do that to spread out aggression. I have a 75g and I also have a tang, angel and foxface but I am planning on adding either a scrawly cowfish or Toby puffer and a longnose hawkfish. I have macroalgae so I also want to keep my nutrients up.

Please do not go for the cow fish they are little nuclear boxes with poor survival rates

 

[reefernc02]

If you don’t mind spending the money and want a last reef safe centerpiece fish get a Tahitian golden hawk I have one and he’s so yellow I feel like he glows

 

[vlangel]

Please do not go for the cow fish they are little nuclear boxes with poor survival rates

The scrawly cowfish is not toxic. I would order it from KP Aquatics. They vouch that the scrawly are not toxic and they would not keep them in their system if they were. They are a vendor that I have been dealing with a long time and have found them to be excellent.

 

[painter1982]

A six line wrasse would work. I added mine last and it gets along with everyone. My yellow tang showed its dominance for about a week but now they all get along

 

[Malum Argenteum]

A six line wrasse would work. I added mine last and it gets along with everyone. My yellow tang showed its dominance for about a week but now they all get along

Really, six weeks of apparent compatibility isn't sufficient to make a recommendation on something like this. After two or three years it would be an interesting single data point, though still not enough to say "would work" in light of very numerous contrary experiences.

 

[X-37B]

A pixi hawk would be a good addition. Always moving around the rockwork.
Here is mine in my 150.

 

[painter1982]

A six line wrasse would work. I added mine last and it gets along with everyone. My yellow tang showed its dominance for about a week but now they all get along

Really, six weeks of apparent compatibility isn't sufficient to make a recommendation on something like this. After two or three years it would be an interesting single data point, though still not enough to say "would work" in light of very numerous contrary experiences.

So wait two or three years between each addition of a fish? Seems like a long stretch