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!!
 

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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
 

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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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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