Hey guys,
My first ever reef tank; a 55 gallon is coming along nicely (<-- Build thread link under my avatar), I am just about out of room for more corals, but I see a few areas where I can add more fish, but I just don't know what else to get. I was on the freshwater side for 20 years and this is my first reef tank. I am having a TON of fun, way more rewarding than any of the freshwater tanks I ever did.
Looking for any fish recommendations with a few caveats:
- Reef compatible (I have LPS and softies - Kenya tree, Elegance, Hammer Coral, Frogspawn, Hairy mushroom, Torch etc)
- Easily obtainable from an LFS. A halo fish that would be perfect but is impossible to actually get wouldn't make the cut
- Reasonably priced. I'm not shy of fish prices, I can stomach anything up to and around $100. Again a perfect fish that is $500 also wouldn't make the cut.
- Colorful
- Active (not shy) - I don't want an awesome fish that I will never see.
- "Community fish" - My current stocking is 100% drama free, I don't want a bully that will come in and disturb that.
- Readily accepts flake/pellets. ( I travel a lot for work and lean on a auto feeder while I'm gone.)
Here is my current fish stocking:
1x Absolute Zero Clown
1x Snowflake Clown
1x Fire fish
1x Royal Gramma Dottyback
1x One Spot Foxface (juvenile)
1x Lawnmower Blenny
15x hermet crabs
2x peppermint shrimp
1x cleaner shrimp
1x Scopas Tang (juvenile)
1x Diamond Watchman Goby
1x Hi Fin Red Banded Goby
Anyway, any recommendations would be awesome!
Thanks guys
My first ever reef tank; a 55 gallon is coming along nicely (<-- Build thread link under my avatar), I am just about out of room for more corals, but I see a few areas where I can add more fish, but I just don't know what else to get. I was on the freshwater side for 20 years and this is my first reef tank. I am having a TON of fun, way more rewarding than any of the freshwater tanks I ever did.
Looking for any fish recommendations with a few caveats:
- Reef compatible (I have LPS and softies - Kenya tree, Elegance, Hammer Coral, Frogspawn, Hairy mushroom, Torch etc)
- Easily obtainable from an LFS. A halo fish that would be perfect but is impossible to actually get wouldn't make the cut
- Reasonably priced. I'm not shy of fish prices, I can stomach anything up to and around $100. Again a perfect fish that is $500 also wouldn't make the cut.
- Colorful
- Active (not shy) - I don't want an awesome fish that I will never see.
- "Community fish" - My current stocking is 100% drama free, I don't want a bully that will come in and disturb that.
- Readily accepts flake/pellets. ( I travel a lot for work and lean on a auto feeder while I'm gone.)
Here is my current fish stocking:
1x Absolute Zero Clown
1x Snowflake Clown
1x Fire fish
1x Royal Gramma Dottyback
1x One Spot Foxface (juvenile)
1x Lawnmower Blenny
15x hermet crabs
2x peppermint shrimp
1x cleaner shrimp
1x Scopas Tang (juvenile)
1x Diamond Watchman Goby
1x Hi Fin Red Banded Goby
Anyway, any recommendations would be awesome!
Thanks guys