Need Some Fish Ideas

[1234-fishy-freind]

Hi guys.
I still have some space available in my 100gallon reef for about 3 more fish (depending on species ect.)
I currently have
-5 yellow tangs
-2 emperor cardinals
-1 six line wrasse
-1 coral beauty
-1 marroon clown
-1 foxface rabbit fish

I have lps, soft and polyp corals.

So what do you guys suggest??

thanks
Josh

 

[ben1987]

smaller maroon clown and try make a pair?

regal/purple tang?

anthias?

 

[kj23502]

I love Christmas Wrasses.
Says their not reef safe, but really just toward inverts. Since you tank is established I'm thinking your shrimps should be a good size now and shouldn't be dinner.
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A Pseudochromis

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Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse - (Cirrhilabrus solorensis)
Very beautiful

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Scott's Fairy Wrasse
(Cirrhilabrus scottorum)
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Just some ideas

 

[kj23502]

smaller maroon clown and try make a pair?

Be careful and read up on pairing them. If I remember correctly they are hardest to pair and it ends up in a blood bath if it doesn't go right. Not trying to scare you, but be sure to read up on it if you go this route.

regal/purple tang?

100g is the bare minimum reqired for a regal tang. This is the bare minimum for a purple tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) also.

anthias?

I think you really need 5 or 6 to get good shoaling action. You may be able to add them all. The clown, foxface and tangs will get to a decent size, but the others stay fairly small. I don't think anthias get that big either.

 

[n3ont3tra]

IMO I wouldn't add another fish. Especially not another tang.

 

[1234-fishy-freind]

Do you think I would get away with a fairy wrasse similar to the one I used to have and maybe something else like a royal grammer, midas blennie and some other sort of larger blenny/gobie?


Josh

 

[kj23502]

Yea, I'd think so

 

[1234-fishy-freind]

However, I have just been looking up reef safe triggerfish. The pinktailed triggerfish certainly does seem to jump out at me.....


Josh

 

[kj23502]

Melichthys niger. Good chance it will eat your shrimp anyway. It is supposed to be a bit more easy going w/tankmates although it can nip fins, I guess. Have you read much about them?

 

[n3ont3tra]

Triggers are messy and produce a lot of waste. You already have a lot of large-ish fish, I seriously wouldn't add any more.

 

[1234-fishy-freind]

Scientific name is Melichthys vidua.
I dont have any shrimp in the tank so eating shrimp wont be a problem. And I have read in many okaces that they dont bother corals and are one of the safest triggers for a reef tank.

As for being worried about the waste produced, I do a 20gallon water change every 2 weeks so I can keep on top of water conditions.
I seriously doubt that adding one more fish would cause problems in the tank........

 

[ben1987]

the tanks only overstocked if the water params are high/unstable and the fish bully each other. Best not to go mad and run things on a knife edge but i cant see what adding a ittle fish or two would do tbh

 

[kj23502]

Scientific name is Melichthys vidua.

lol my bad Don't know why I put the niger trigger

Your corals should be fine

 

[1234-fishy-freind]

Ben, I do my best to keep in check with water

I think I will add just one or two more fish. Deffinatly another wrasse and possibly the trigger.
Thanks guys


Josh