53gal stocking ideas

[rickeybobby]

Looking for some stocking ideas for a 53 gal reef/fish tank hob filter reef Octo skimmer
Already have
2 clowns
Royal gamma
Lawnmower blenny
Fire shrimp
Some hermit crabs
3 turbo snails
Zoa
Gsp on small corner rock
And a pulsing Xenia


my girlfriend really wants a pair of Banggai Cardinalfish and I was wanting to do a flashy/bright active fish
Thank you for any help in advance

 

[bradreef]

Yellow coris wrasse- yellow and super active
Flame angel- flashy, active, coral risk
Flasher wrasse- mccoskers, carpenter, ect

 

[nereefpat]

What are the dimensions of the tank?

 

[rickeybobby]

What are the dimensions of the tank?

36x18x21

 

[i cant think]

Yellow coris wrasse- yellow and super active
Flame angel- flashy, active, coral risk
Flasher wrasse- mccoskers, carpenter, ect

I disagree with the Paracheilinus recommendation. These guys want 4’x2’ tanks to truly spread out and not risk injuring themselves.

A small Cirrhilabrus species may be alright however even some of the small guys get rather large.

 

[nereefpat]

36x18x21

a flashy/bright active fish

A fairy wrasse in the pintail complex will be about as flashy as you can get for a 3 foot tank.

The Wrasse Guy - Mixing Cirrhilabrus

Cirrhilabrus, the “Fairy Wrasses”, are one of the most elegant, active, and colorful reef fish. Their appeal in a reef tank is common to many, but not all have a well-rounded understanding of the compatibility amongst them. Enter the notion of “complexes”: groupings of very closely related species

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