looking to add a fish- recommendations?

[sarahandkevin]

What other fish can we add to this group?

1 hippo tang
1 purple tang
1 Synchiropus ocellatus-Scooter Blenny
1 PJ Cardinal
2 engineer gobbies
2 Chromis
2 clarkii clowns
2 red shrimp
4 cleaner shrimp


We have a 120g with corals. Open top tank.
looking for a fish that is a party fish- good (medium- not small) size, lots of color, front and centre- hang out out front. Not fussy, hardy, easy to feed. We feed 2xs a day, no specail feeding.

possiblities (but would like some other ideas):
randy's wrass (thinks it doesnt jump)
flame hawk (a bit of a hider and we would need to get rid of our shrimp)
mandarin

explored and NOT:
Foxface rabbit fish, or Siganus (S.) doliatus (not: poisionous, coral picker, tank has no algea to feed it)
Nazo tang, yellow tang, most tangs (not: size limits and too many tangs)
Anthias (not: picky eaters- already lost some)
Wrasses in general (not: jumpers)
Centropyge (not:coral pickers)
Flame angle (not: coral picker)

 

[Deanos]

Flame Angel

 

[Deanos]

On 2nd thought, pick one or two you like, from this site:

Centropyge

 

[cali_reef]

IME, all centropyge will become zoas and coral pickers. Clowns are more compatible if you want more shades of red in the tank.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Naso is my favorite fish Def ad one of those, maybe some bartlets anthias.

 

[Deanos]

I'd be skeptical about adding a Naso tang to a 120g with 2 other resident tangs....tight squeeze.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

YEah actually forgot about the other 2 tangs, got tunnel vision when I saw Naso LOL, I would add another chromis and some nice bartlets anthias.

 

[tosiek]

yeah careful with the angels. my flame angel became a SPS eater. Loves the polyps on them. He's gonna have to go soon.

 

[emp125g]

how about a yellow tang? i just got 3 of them. and the color is amazing

 

[sarahandkevin]

cant do a yellow tang- they are too close to the purple tang.
No Nazo???? scratch head... So many conflicting reports on that one... and I see them in lots of tanks with other tangs.

 

[sarahandkevin]

Just saw some fish at randy's -- Flame Halk and a Nelanura wrass
we like!!!!

 

[cali_reef]

Found you some fish:

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/deepwater-extreme/20054-2-lyretail-anthias-females.html

 

[cb747]

FWIW i have 10 different Tangs in my 120. If you go multiple Tangs add them all at once. Then no one has an established territory. Ive added mine at all different times and dealt with a little agression for a day or so. I think they key to my sucess is because i have so many any aggression i see now starts at one end of the tank and ends at the other side

 

[marrone]

FWIW i have 10 different Tangs in my 120. If you go multiple Tangs add them all at once. Then no one has an established territory. Ive added mine at all different times and dealt with a little agression for a day or so. I think they key to my sucess is because i have so many any aggression i see now starts at one end of the tank and ends at the other side

This is not advisable and something that nobody should do. By putting fish that can reach 1' - 2' in length in a 4' tank is just an accident waiting to happen.

 

[sarahandkevin]

It was recommended to me - by several people that I should purchase a Nazo tang that is bigger than the purple tang. I do not intend to get any other addtional tangs.

I am looking for other small color fish ideas to add. Or dramatically patterned. Not really interested in fish that hide. I want fish that dont mind being out in the open some times.

 

[joseney21]

ten tangs in a 120 is outrageous by most standards!!! forget a good lap around the tank, what will you do when these fish grow and need more room to just move around??

 

[cb747]

They go to my friends 450

 

[cb747]

Also my tank is a standard 120 (6 feet)

 

[marrone]

I would look at the
Fridmani(Orchard Dottyback) Dottyback can be somewhat aggressive but shouldn't be a problem with what you have.

Sunrise Dottyback-Not that aggressive and very active.

Cardinal Fish, you could even get a pair

You probably want to look at some of the smaller wrasse and maybe an one of the many different Blennies.


If you're going to get a Naso I would get a small one as they do grow to a pretty good size and need plenty of swimming room. I wouldn't worry to much about the Purple bothering it.

Don't forget you have a reef tank and you don't want to load it with to many fish as it will put a strain on your bio-load in the tank. For that reason you may want to pass on the larger Naso and go with a smaller fish.

 

[marrone]

Also my tank is a standard 120 (6 feet)

It's really doesn't matter as it's to small for some of the larger tangs that you're keeping, and that's not taking into account any rock of piece of coral that you may have for decoration in the tank.