Which fish for 14g reef?

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Fire fish are beautiful and not very active but in a smaller reef like mine and yours I believe that’s a good thing :)
 

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I see two minimum tank size recommendations for cherub angles at 55 and 75 gallons
I find charts over-estimated
Like my vlamingi tang- states 24” and mine at 6 years is 15”
Same with porcupine puffer-14” ??
I’ve seen that in the gulf in Florida
Same with Orange Spotted Goby- 3.5” and I’ve seen them at 5”
These charts are reference only and to post size in the wild is absurd.
again, they’re smaller than many damsels
 

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I appreciate the thought of the replies. I've had various aquariums set up over the last 13 years. 55g FOWLR, 10g reef, 30g reef, 29g reef, 40g reef, and now my current 14g.

What I'm specifically looking for is feedback on the four fish I've listed as I would like to add ONE of them to my 14g. Again, I appreciate people offering help but I am not at this time looking for advice on a tank to buy or recommendations on other fish.

Helfrichi firefish
Orchid dottyback
Pink Streaked wrasse
Possum Wrasse.
Sorry my bad go for the firefish
 

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Size of tank recommended for a fish doesn't always equate to how small or big ia fish gets. And sometimes dimensions are a factor as typically a long tank can manage more territorial compatibility than cubes and tanks with vertical volume.
Cherub (or any dwarf angel) is not suitable for a 14g. A dwarf angel (even a cherub) are not typically friendly passive fish in small quarters housed with tiny nano fish. Definitely do not want that to be the biggest fish in a 14g. And just in activity in general (cruising in and out of rock) they like more space than a 14g offers. A 3ft 30g long is where the comfort zone starts.
 

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