Choosing Fish

[Zack K]

Diamond gobies are not a large threat to Pods as much as the microfauna in the sand. Will they gulp pods up, yes, do they hunt the rocks looking for them? No. I have a Diamond Goby and a Mandarin and both are day and healthy. In a 54 gallon. I fact I see pods everywhere at night.
I do agree Chromis like smaller odd numbered groups (3,5) or LARGE groups (20-30+) I had 7 now 3.
Canary Blennies are very friendly and will accept frozen pretty easily. Lawnmower blenny’s have trouble accepting frozen and stick mostly to just algae. A starry blenny may be better if you want a blenny similar to the lawnmower.
I would avaoid a 6 Line wrasse just because they can be a large hit or miss. Most of them are aggressive and the rest usually turn aggressive after some time. An alternative would be something like a Fairy or Flasher wrasse. Beautiful Colors for Cheaper price.
A watchmen would work okay as him and the diamond goby do different jobs.
I would advise agains Maroon Clowns for your clown pair as they are known to be the most aggressively the clown species.
Dottybacks can be aggressive, so do your homework before buying one. Their are a few that can be less aggressive (Ex: Orchid, Neon to name a few I have had success with)

-Zack, who is excited to see this build.

 

[tdileo]

I’m pretty surprised there is like no recommendation for the Halichoeres wrasses. Check out the Yellow Wrasse, Melanurus/Hoeven’s Wrasse, Radiant Wrasse, Christmas Wrasse, and Neon Wrasse just to name a handful. These guys are great with pest control, they will eat all sorts of little flatworms, nudibranchs and other bugs.
They are not nearly as aggressive as 6 lines. On LiveAquaria it says they are not reef safe, but that is only when you have something like a big Wrasse and small shrimp. They are completely coral safe however.

 

[James Moreno]

So I’ve decided to go with the yellow wrasse , 5 reef chromis, lawnmower blenny , 2 clownfish , watchman goby . Anything else I can add?