Stock Advice for 20G

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Hey!
Current tank: 20g IM AIO long
Current Stock: Yellow watchman/Randall's pistol, target dragonet
I would love one or two more fish with one being striking and active as the goby and dragonet are "look for them" type fish.
Is an Orchid Dottyback a viable option for this tank? Will it be okay with a target dragonet/watchman. Any and all Orchid Dottyback experiences are useful.
Follow-up, could anything else, like a springeri damsel/green chromis/neon goby be added with the Orchid.

Any ideas for striking/active/possible utility fish for this current setup would be extremely useful. I could learn from anyone's experiences with nano fish. All suggestions welcome!!
 
I have an orchid dottyback / Hector’s goby / and a clown trio for my 20G. The dottyback does get territorial occasionally with the goby but nothing bad . Hector’s goby is a recommendation as well they eat algae so make sure your tank is a little mature for one
 
i always worry about dottyback aggression in small tanks even though orchids are one of the less aggressive ones. im just gonna suggest a small pair of clowns (percs/skunks/ocys) as they always are out and everyone looking at the tank that isnt a reef nerd like us always love to see them
 
I have an orchid dottyback / Hector’s goby / and a clown trio for my 20G. The dottyback does get territorial occasionally with the goby but nothing bad . Hector’s goby is a recommendation as well they eat algae so make sure your tank is a little mature for one
Gotchu, that's useful info I have looked at the hector's goby too, beautiful fish, glad to know orchid COULD be kept with a more docile fish
 
i always worry about dottyback aggression in small tanks even though orchids are one of the less aggressive ones. im just gonna suggest a small pair of clowns (percs/skunks/ocys) as they always are out and everyone looking at the tank that isnt a reef nerd like us always love to see them
Yeah I know orchids can be hit or miss in this size tank, some designer clowns can always be cool
 
Just reviving this for more opinions, returned the target dragonet as he has controlled my flatworms too well for his own good. Was thinking a purple firefish/fang blenny or orchid dottyback/fang blenny, any experiences with fang blennies or just suggestions are good I love all of your guys thoughts.
Again tank is an IM AIO 20g with a yellow watchman/randall's pistol pair
 

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