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1. The first thing that’s incorrect here is the Tilefish, these will never be a good fish for a nano tank IMHO. They aren’t part of the family gobiidae and are intact of the family malacanthidae both of which are believed to be closely related but not exactly the same. They need a very peaceful tank and with clowns in there it won’t be peaceful. Their overall care is much more different to the True Gobies are.Maybe tilefish as there are many kind and are in the gobidae family
Maybe a cleaner wrasse as they can survive in smaller tanks
Stay away from coral gobies and tail spot blennyies if u like coral to be prime as chunks will appear dead and ull be stuck wondering why(mostly lps sps softies will remain unscathed)
Instead go for a dwg or ywg and try to replace him
Or like stated above a starry blenny or lawnmower
2. Cleaner Wrasses are also a bad recommendation IMHO. This is due to their activity and specific dietary needs. They also get rather large for “nano” fish, temporarily it isn’t impossible but permanently the wrasse will stress and die in the short term.
3. Coral (Clown) Gobies only nip the bottom of the SPS corals. I have found they only do this when in pairs and are nesting. If you have decent colonies of SPS then these guys will not affect them and they should just regrow. A YWG is a good recommendation as they can be boisterous and deal with small spurts of aggression. DWG however is a bad recommendation IMHO, this is also due to activity, sand requirements and diet requirements. For further depth, I have a post on I think the 1st page of the discussion of my article explaining this.
4. Salarias is also a great recommendation
They’re easy once established and can have some of the dumbest yet cutest personalities
I hope this doesn’t sound like it’s an insult, it’s purely my opinion of those fish.
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