Help me pick my next fish!

[NakiFantaki]

It’s about time to add another fish into my mixed reef tank. I have a 60 gallon 4ft long display and the system is about 78 total gallons and about 6 months old. I pretty much already have my fish want list figured out, however i need some help picking out my next one or 2. Currently i have 2 mocha clown and a Midas Blenny. My list is as follows:
1. 2 bonded mocha clowns
2. Midas Blenny
3. ?????
4. ????? (Maybe)
5. Mandarin
6. Kole eye tang

Basically i knew what i wanted to start with and i know what i want to end with, i just need suggestions for the middle. One fish for sure, maybe 2 depending on size. I am not in any rush as i want to add my livestock slowly to let the bipolar catch up.
As far as inverts i have a cleaner shrimp and a Pom Pomo crab - obviously i would like to keep those guys. Lol.

Suggestions with pictures would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!

 

[yellojello]

wrasse or wrasses but cleaner ship might be a snack.

 

[NakiFantaki]

wrasse or wrasses but cleaner ship might be a snack.

Any suggestion on which wrasse?

 

[Kth]

I love my six-line wrasse! It has so much personality. Make sure you have a cover!

 

[NaptownPzzWtr]

I'm a big fan of symbiosis! I highly recommend a goby/pistol combo and a nem for the clowns. (The only caution I advise is to get a goby that doesn't look similar to the blenny. My starry blenny destroyed a beautiful watchman goby I introduced, but leaves my yasha alone.)

 

[NakiFantaki]

I love my six-line wrasse! It has so much personality. Make sure you have a cover!

I think the six line should be next... I’m just worried about aggression. I have read lots of negative things. Lots of people say it should be added last. Is that not the case?

 

[NakiFantaki]

I'm a big fan of symbiosis! I highly recommend a goby/pistol combo and a nem for the clowns. (The only caution I advise is to get a goby that doesn't look similar to the blenny. My starry blenny destroyed a beautiful watchman goby I introduced, but leaves my yasha alone.)

I forgot to mention that i have a rainbow bubble tip nem for my clowns! I thought about the pistol shrimp and goby pair - but i don’t know if i can handle all of the digging and tunneling. I’m pretty OCD about my sand bed looking nice. Lol

 

[40B Knasty]

Melanurus/tail-spot, 4 spot/yellow&purple, or McKosker's wrasse.
I love my 4 spot(Banana!)
I would say stay away from 6 line wrasse. My buddy had one and popped a bottle of champagne when it jumped out. He has 120g and he had 3 fish in there, because of the 6 line.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I strongly recommend against a sixline, they become quite territorial.

Most of the flasher wrasses would work. Smaller fairy wrasse species are also nice. Royal gramma, swales basslet, longnose or flame hawkfish are some other suggestions.

 

[Maritimer]

Lubbock's fairy wrasse is one of the smaller fairies, and with its violet/peach/yellow color scheme, with flashes of blood red, offers colors different from your other existing and planned fish.

~Bruce

 

[4FordFamily]

Melanurus/tail-spot, 4 spot/yellow&purple, or McKosker's wrasse.
I love my 4 spot(Banana!)
I would say stay away from 6 line wrasse. My buddy had one and popped a bottle of champagne when it jumped out. He has 120g and he had 3 fish in there, because of the 6 line.

I agree with this and highly advise against sixline. I have seen them bully aggressive tangs four times their size to death. They start off ok sometimes but it’s a matter of time until they become sinister demons.

 

[MaiReef]

Hector's Goby

 

[iemsparticus]

Melanurus/tail-spot, 4 spot/yellow&purple, or McKosker's wrasse.
I love my 4 spot(Banana!)
I would say stay away from 6 line wrasse. My buddy had one and popped a bottle of champagne when it jumped out. He has 120g and he had 3 fish in there, because of the 6 line.

+2

I have a McKosker’s Flasher Wrasse and an Exquisite Fairy Wrass, and love them both. I got the Exquisite as a sub male, and he appears to be changing to terminal phase right now, which is really neat to see. They both have big personalities, and I would highly recommend them.

 

[CalebWBrink2000]

You could also do any of the dwarf angles. Flame, Coral Beauty, Bicolor. However, you must choose one from the list; dwarf angels don’t typically play well with others unless you add them at the same time, and even then, it’s not a guarantee. Watch him closely to check if he’s nipping at corals; most don’t IME, but some do.

 

[BubbleFett42079]

Borbonius Anthias are always nice fish.

 

[NakiFantaki]

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I think the 6 line is out.. there is way to much stuff vs good stuff about them. I do love the flasher wrasse. Do they need sand to sleep in?
I’m really leaning towards the flasher and a royal gramma.
Does this fish list and the order of them look okay?
1. 2 mocha clowns
2. Midas Blenny
3. Flasher wrasse/fairy wrasse
4. Royal Gramma
5. Mandarin
6. Kole eye tang

Should one fish be added before another? Will 7 fish be too much of a bioload for my system?

 

[NakiFantaki]

Next question..

Fairy wrasse vs flasher wrasse?

Any serious pros and cons?

 

[NakiFantaki]

Borbonius Anthias are always nice fish.

What a beautiful fish! Looks out of my price range!

 

[iemsparticus]

The flasher wrasses tend to stay a bit smaller than some of the fairy wrasses... but that’s depending on which fairy wrasse. I don’t know of any pros/cons between the two, really.

Your list has a pretty light bio load... only the Tang will produce much. Your list looks solid!

 

[Renelope]

I'm a big fan of symbiosis! I highly recommend a goby/pistol combo and a nem for the clowns. (The only caution I advise is to get a goby that doesn't look similar to the blenny. My starry blenny destroyed a beautiful watchman goby I introduced, but leaves my yasha alone.)

Same thing happened to me, they killed each other!