What are your most peaceful fish?

[Gatorpa]

Anthias hands down, also hawkfish.

My male anthis will go toe to toe with clowns on occasion.

Madarian gobies are pretty docile

 

[Gatorpa]

This though. Be careful of what people are saying are "peaceful in their tank" . That's not the correct way to look at it... all my fish are peaceful together now... and a lionfish is peaceful too if he's in with groupers and eels and stuff... I currently have 5 tanks in my house and just because every fish get along now in those tanks does not mean I would ever call all the tangs, hawks, clowns, triggers, and angels peaceful... flames hawks and long noses are peaceful so long as everything else is larger. That generally goes for most aggressive fish save for clowns dottybacks damsels and some wrasses. Also many of the peaceful fish are only peaceful in pairs or singular.

I belive he's asking about fish that are peaceful regardless of tank mates (barring multiples of the same species)

Oh yeah man, I ran a predator reef for years had a big voltans and numerous triggers tangs and a snow flake eel.

The alpha was the Sohal he even would mess with the voltans
eventually it be camped so disruptive he got revoked to one of Ron Rice‘s Predator tanks.

 

[mcgallagherc]

Benghai Cardinal and purple firefish are no stress at all!

 

[Bob Escher]

Fox face ,yellow tang, flame angle, neon goby, 2 clarkii clowns,8 blue green chromis. Most peaceful judge rules Neon goby. He does clean the other fish . What a sight to see.

The Chromis fight and chase each other till eventually there’s only a couple left.
I have had them for 8 years and it takes time but they do

 

[MBruun]

Blue mandarin goby is the most peacefull fish you can imagine

 

[seaofbytes]

For me it's my pink streaked wrasse. Super chill, just darts around the tank looking for pods.

 

[Tnops]

+ foxface, royal gramma, longnose hawkfish, flasher wrasse

Longnose hawkfish can be nasty depending on the individual

 

[I never finish anythi]

Fox face ,yellow tang, flame angle, neon goby, 2 clarkii clowns,8 blue green chromis. Most peaceful judge rules Neon goby. He does clean the other fish . What a sight to see.

Get a vid and show me please ?

 

[Slocke]

Longnose hawkfish can be nasty depending on the individual

never had a problem with mine. I'd say the most peaceful of the hawks at least.


Of course no fish is truly peaceful. They're all fighting for their niche in the reef. And to be honest I might remove the royal gramma from my list if I could as mine has decided to give each new fish the run around for the first day.

 

[I never finish anythi]

I'd say , my powder blue tang !! it's a peaceful workhorse

 

[Aspect]

I'd say , my powder blue tang !! it's a peaceful workhorse

Wow that's a miracle my pbt is an angry *******

 

[I never finish anythi]

Wow that's a miracle my pbt is an angry *******

Guess I got lucky eats anything too

 

[slurpeee76]

It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the forum and my tank recently crashed hard. I’m upgrading it and restarting it, but I’m hoping to get some inspiration for fish. I’ve done the kind of semi-aggressive clowns/damsels/hawks/puffers etc before and would like to go a different direction this time.

So I’m wondering: Who are the model citizens in your tank? Those that just don’t seem to bother anyone or anything?

I’m aiming for mostly nano fish/up to 4” but I’m interested in what everyone else has had success with and enjoyed in the tank. Small invert safe is a huge bonus.

cardinals, chromis (but they are easily bullied), anthias, porcupine fish

 

[mandyvan]

Our Scopas Tang is the nicest fish. She tends to be the keeper of the peace by breaking up scuffles between other fish in the tank.

 

[I never finish anythi]

Honestly PBT.

 

[Troylee]

Yellow corris wrasse.. super chill fish..

 

[gmdcdvm]

Possums wrasse.