Stocking suggestions for 40 gallon cube

[bondno9]

Currently have an orange storm and black storm clownfish, fire shrimp, 2 nassarius snails, 3 trochus snails. Plan on having a mixed reef down the line but currently only have some soft/lps corals like a frammer, zoas, candy cane, favia, and chalice. Tank is only 6 weeks old and I’ve had the clowns for about 3 weeks.

I wanted to get a yellow watchman goby but I got some corals on the sand bed and I heard they will get sand all over the corals and bother them so I’ve reconsidered since.

A priority for me is making sure the fish get along and reef safe. Would love to hear your suggestions!

 

[Spare time]

Watchman gobies won't bury corals so that sounds like a good choice to me.

 

[bondno9]

Watchman gobies won't bury corals so that sounds like a good choice to me.

I wouldn’t say bury but I heard they get sand on the corals and you have to blast em with a turkey baster daily to clean em off. If I remember correctly diamond goby’s don’t do that.

 

[Spare time]

I wouldn’t say bury but I heard they get sand on the corals and you have to blast em with a turkey baster daily to clean em off. If I remember correctly diamond goby’s don’t do that.

I think you are mixing the two up

 

[i cant think]

I wouldn’t say bury but I heard they get sand on the corals and you have to blast em with a turkey baster daily to clean em off. If I remember correctly diamond goby’s don’t do that.

Diamond Gobies are a nightmare with sand on coral. They constantly throw it over them.

On the other hand, watchman’s claim an area near to the rocks and then only move sand around that area to clean their den if they’re without a pistol shrimp (if they’re with a pistol then they’ll simply be the eyes wilst the shrimp focuses on the den).