Stocking ideas for a 29 gallon aquarium?

[UkiahTheTurtle]

So I have a 29 gallon Mixed reef aquarium so that rules out anything that eats coral and my current stock is:
2 pink skunk clowns
That’s it but there are 2 more fish that will be in there for sure:
Tailspot blenny (my mom loved my last one and it was her favorite)
Shrimp and Goby pair (don’t know what ones yet but I had a yasha candy cane pair in the past)
Anyway any interesting fish really just anything would be a cool suggestion!

 

[Cheese Griller]

lavender-blushed dartfish (previously known as the helfrichi) are great additions. mine is always out in the water column.

 

[1112-425XL]

Blue green chromis, possum wrasse, royal gramma.

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

lavender-blushed dartfish (previously known as the helfrichi) are great additions. mine is always out in the water column.

Love them a lot but that price tag :grimacing-face:

 

[MoshJosh]

Love them a lot but that price tag :grimacing-face:

Royal Gramma or other basslet

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

Royal Gramma or other basslet

Aren’t they quite aggressive?

 

[Rugops]

Grammas are quite peaceful except for some cases.

Are you looking for active swimmers?
I also have a 29G.

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

Grammas are quite peaceful except for some cases.

Are you looking for active swimmers?
I also have a 29G.

Yeah a active swimmer would be nice

 

[Rugops]

Yeah a active swimmer would be nice

A pygmy angel would be a nice fit

The Flameback Angel

The Cherub Angel

maybe even a Coral Beauty which I have

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

A pygmy angel would be a nice fit

The Flameback Angel

The Cherub Angel

maybe even a Coral Beauty which I have

Love them but they could nip at my LPS

 

[Rugops]

Love them but they could nip at my LPS

Fortunately, nipping and outright demolishing are two different things. My CB does nip when she is hungry but for the most part she doesn't and I have ALOT of LPS. Just keep em fed. Most have good experiences with them but yes there are the cases they may nip.

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

Fortunately, nipping and outright demolishing are two different things. My CB does nip when she is hungry but for the most part she doesn't and I have ALOT of LPS. Just keep em fed. Most have good experiences with them but yes there are the cases they may nip.

Yeah I would just be worried but may give it a shot!

 

[Rugops]

Yeah I would just be worried but may give it a shot!

There is also the Starcki Damsel

It looks like a angel, reef safe, and is the one of the least aggressive when it comes to damsel.

 

[Rugops]

What did ya end up picking?

 

[Cthulukelele]

I'd be more team starkii over a pygmy angel. They're a little less swim around-y and would likely be happier in a 29 than a pygmy angel. My cherub angelfish uses every inch of my 120g tank, and it can travel from end to end in like 5-10 seconds

 

[paragrouper]

Love them but they could nip at my LPS

I have a Coral Beauty in a 32 Gallon. He does not bother my LPS, or anything else. Many have good experiences with dwarf angels, some do not. Hence the “reef safe with caution” warning.

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

What did ya end up picking?

Haven’t gotten to the fish store yet but I quite like the starkii damsel

 

[Cthulukelele]

Haven’t gotten to the fish store yet but I quite like the starkii damsel

They can be a bit hard to find, but as long as it's a chrysiptera species of damsel, it's usually fine with other fish as lol as they are relatively capable of defending themselves. They're like opportunistic bullies. Most dwarf and pygmy angels are the same but they're a bit bigger fish. Some chrysiptera angels are starkiis, talbots, azure, and springeri. All usually make decent community fish

 

[Rugops]

Dr.Reef sells em.

 

[Kellie in CA]

I have a Coral Beauty in a 32 Gallon. He does not bother my LPS, or anything else. Many have good experiences with dwarf angels, some do not. Hence the “reef safe with caution” warning.

Lucky! My Coral Beauty doesn't actually eat corals, but he nips at my trachys and they are now always sad and deflated. I'm going to have to take him back to the fish store once I can get him out!