Help picking fish

[alistair]

I have a 75g set up with mostly softies and LPS. At present I have a pair of Tomato Clowns and a couple of small damsels.
I want to add something larger/ a center-piece fish ..... but can't decide what!!!
I was thinking of 3 anthias, but I got scared off by their feeding requirements.
I was thinking of a blue girdle angel, but its not reef safe.

What do you think ..... about an auriga butterflyfish, or sailfin tang?
Any other suggestions?

 

[scarf_ace1981]

anthias- nah(up to you)
angel- you stated why yourself
butterfly- could eat some of of your corals too
sailfin- gets too large

try one of the small species of tangs like a kole. what about wrasses? cardinals? gobies?

 

[Liz]

This is my favorite fish (BLACK CAP BASSLET) b/c it is purple you should get a few of them. They add great color to any tank.

 

[DevIouS]

This is my favorite fish (BLACK CAP BASSLET) b/c it is purple you should get a few of them. They add great color to any tank.

Excerpt:

"Black Cap Basslets can become territorial once established, so they should not be kept with other basslets. Because they tend to be deep-water dwellers, they do better in an aquarium with slightly subdued lighting.

Although not overly aggressive, they will vigorously defend their favorite hole or interstice, chasing fish away that venture to near. Best kept with less belligerent tankmates. If you want to keep more than one, add them simultaneously to a larger tank with plenty of hiding places."

 

[michael stern]

I have a 75g set up with mostly softies and LPS. At present I have a pair of Tomato Clowns and a couple of small damsels.
I want to add something larger/ a center-piece fish ..... but can't decide what!!!
I was thinking of 3 anthias, but I got scared off by their feeding requirements.
I was thinking of a blue girdle angel, but its not reef safe.

What do you think ..... about an auriga butterflyfish, or sailfin tang?
Any other suggestions?

Regal angel (iffy, but hands down my favorite possibly reef-safe fish)
Kole or Tomini tang
flasher or fairy wrasses (take your pick)

 

[marrone]

Marine Betta
Orchard Dottyback
Starkie Damsel- Though it maybe a problem with the damsel you current have.

 

[Pedro]

Just be careful with the marine betta, i think they eat crustaceans. But then again alot of fish are said to do so but never do, so take it with a grain of salt.

 

[marrone]

Marine Betta will only eat very small snails. Most, if not all, the shrimps are much to large for them to eat. The same goes for hermit crabs. They may eat small fish but even then they have to be pretty small.

 

[alistair]

I'm still in the research stage so please excuse my very random thoughts ...
What about a marine betta, anyone have one in there reef?
Any suggestions for a colorful tang .... something out of the ordinary?

 

[Deanos]

I have a Marine Betta in my reef. It took over 2 years for it to overcome its shyness and show itself when the halides are on. Definitely not a centerpiece fish.

 

[alistair]

Deanos, thanks for that info.

 

[clamcrazy]

75 gal. i think is to small for tangs, i would go with fariy wrasses, something like http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?ddid=16836&siteid=20 and this http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?ddid=16838&siteid=20 would look so nice together and they are active fish as well.