What fish would you add?

[Nick Steele]

Tank is a nuvo20 1.5 years old.

Current stock list
2 black ice clowns
1 tailspot blenny
1 sexy shrimp (adding 3-4 more when I find them)
7 hermit crabs
6 cerith snails
4 trochus snails
2 mini brittle starfish


I’m looking to add fish to help increase my nutrients as now I am testing at .01 phos and 2 nitrate. I want a little more nutrients to help with the colors of my corals and I would like to not have to does to keep them there.

If it was your tank what would you add? I’m looking for ideas! Below is a full tank shot to give a idea of tanks layout.

 

[elorablue]

Firefish or Pygmy filefish

 

[JayA]

I would think something semi-aggressive - maybe an orchid dottyback, or a talbot's damsel. Something that can hold its own with the clowns already in there.

 

[JBissell1289]

Pistol shrimp/goby pair is my vote. Candy can pistol preferably. Move less stuff around.

 

[Nick Steele]

I would think something semi-aggressive - maybe an orchid dottyback, or a talbot's damsel. Something that can hold its own with the clowns already in there.

Clowns are pretty docile unless something ventures into their Xenia colony. Only thing aloud in there is the tailspot to pick algae but will get chased away sometimes. They will pickup hermits and carry them away and nibble at trochus snails too.


Thanks everyone else keep them coming in!

 

[Nick Steele]

Do you guys believe a possum wrasse would do okay with my tailspot blenny?

There are tons of pods and even a breeding population of mysis shrimp in the tank

 

[jaganshi066]

Do you guys believe a possum wrasse would do okay with my tailspot blenny?

There are tons of pods and even a breeding population of mysis shrimp in the tank

I would think so if there’s enough food

 

[Nick Steele]

I would think so if there’s enough food

Well it will be qt’d and I hope to get him eating prepared food too so food shouldn’t be an issue.

 

[Tchung23]

Helfrichi firefish. Amazing colour.

 

[HB AL]

I'm no help as I would add a trigger.

 

[Nick Steele]

Helfrichi firefish. Amazing colour.

While they are beautiful I’m not a fan of them personally.

I'm no help as I would add a trigger.

No trigger would fit in a 20g….. lol

 

[HB AL]

While they are beautiful I’m not a fan of them personally.

No trigger would fit in a 20g….. lol

There my favorite but not for everyone, although I have six in my reef tank . My 2 favorite.

 

[Tcook]

Cherub angel, possum wrasse, Starcki damsel, jewel damsel

 

[VentingFish]

Corel beauty anglefish, sailfin tang, diamond goby they are characters

 

[Tchung23]

I just got a lemonpeel angle captive bred. They are cool.