Please suggest my next fish

[wonderballz]

I have a 40 Breeder with 20 sump. I am getting rid of my 3 firefish. I am going to keep my 2 True percs. I am pretty sure I will get a yellow watchman goby. I was thinking about a Flame angel.

I have a frog spawn, pumping sinularia, green/blue sympodium, xenia, leather and star polyps. I will be getting some zoas and palys as well So mostly softies. When I get a little better, I will possi go with SPS.

What do you guys think?

 

[wonderballz]

Gonna bump this one during business hours to see if anyone may have some input.

 

[THEDLO]

get the goby pistol pair! but ull need coarser sand tho not that sugar sand lol

 

[NYreefNoob]

skip flame angel as they are 50/50 chance of nipping and or eating corals, personally i am a huge fairy/flasher wrasse guy but u need a cover. a mysteri wrasse would be nice also

 

[NYreefNoob]

yashi goby, tailspot goby also

 

[Brando457]

Mystery wrasse can eat shrimp and are more prone than other wrasses


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[THEDLO]

usually if the shrimp is there first its not as likely.

 

[wonderballz]

I was thinking of a mystery wrasse or the fairy wrasse. Defi thinking about a yashi/pistol pair too.

I think the Flame Angel is out.

 

[basiab]

Royal gramma are active and nice color. Six line wrass but sometimes you get a mean one. A couple cardinals or chalk bass.

 

[wonderballz]

I was thinking about the Royal Gramma too. I wasn;t sure if they were active. Would you say they are more active than a firefish?

 

[albano]

I was thinking about the Royal Gramma too. Would you say they are more active than a firefish?

Yes, more active, more color

 

[aquascaper82]

i like the diamond gobies or the yellow head goby... =) even though they might mess with your tank i like seeing them sift sand.

 

[wonderballz]

I saw a post of some blue eyed cardinals. Anyone have an idea about these guys? Tough to keep? aggressive? Maybe a pair of these and a goby?

 

[jaa1456]

Royal Grammas are not much more active than any firefish, they both kind of just hang out. The royal will be more aggresive during feeding though. How about a cherub angel or flameback?

 

[NYreefNoob]

flameback = mean as well as cherub had both a few times and always ended up taking them out

 

[albano]

Royal Grammas are not much more active than any firefish,

not much more active = more active...right!
But maybe since I have 3 of them, they ARE more active...check them out on video, from min. 1:30 mark to about 2:45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuvhYs8vH90

 

[THEDLO]

angels are fine if they are added last. i have 2 and i have no problems, but as NYreefNoob said, with the flame its hit or miss as to there picking on coral. what ever u do, do not get chromis! they are by far my most boring fish!!!

 

[basiab]

My Royal Gramma was very active and you can't beat the color. They can get territorial but usually they just open a big mouth to scare other fish away.
If you like blue fish, the blue chromis is also a nice choice and also active and not mean like his damsel cousins.

 

[jaa1456]

I had about a dozen royal grammas in my 265 for around a year, they all just kind of set there in their own spots. When food was added they became active. I had no problem with the cherub, But I heard a lot of people have.

 

[albano]

I had about a dozen royal grammas in my 265 for around a year, they all just kind of set there in their own spots.

Maybe they were retired! :tub:




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