I want a new fish! But which one?

[sleeper]

Looking for opinions on a new addition to my 55g reef.
Current stock list:
2in tomato clown
small blue/green chromis

cleaner shrimp
pincushin urchin
turbos, asteas, blue leg hermits

aussie duncun
various zoa's and palys
frogspawn
blasto merletti

Today is my only day off so hurry!

 

[oceanparadise1]

fox face awsome lil fish

 

[sleeper]

I have already had to get rid of a coral beauty for eating polyps and don't want to go down that road again.

 

[JuniorMC8704]

ORA yellow assessor.

they swim upside down, really interesting fish.

 

[oceanparadise1]

they dont eat polyps

 

[laskopyre]

I like the Royal Gramma. They are very colorful, and amusing to watch. Plus, they leave your coral alone.

 

[sleeper]

I have heard horror stories of foxface eating zoas. I think it is pretty well documented that they are coral nippers. If you have one that doesn't consider yourself lucky.

 

[oceanparadise1]

hmm ive had many that dont, o well

 

[sleeper]

I wish that I could have one. I really wanted to get one but since I had the bad experience of having to tear my tank down to catch the coral beauty and lost a few frags to his eating habit, I don't want to go back down that road again.

 

[oceanparadise1]

True that! thats NEVER fun! what about a six line wrasse or a snow flake eel

 

[JuniorMC8704]

6 lines are mean, i would pick a different wrasse if you want one.

 

[laskopyre]

I agree with Junior, I would go with maybe a Carpenter's or a Fairy. They are both reef safe.

 

[missionsix66]

How long has the tank been set-up and what did you have in mind in a general sense? I was going to suggest a leopord wrasse. They can be finicky eaters so, microfauna is a plus. Will eat prepared foods. Don't really care about anyone/anything else in the tank except pods, bristleworms, "mini" brittles etc.

 

[oceanparadise1]

six lines mean? my doesnt bother any of my 5 other fish in my tank he keeps to him self

 

[sleeper]

well, My LFS gave me a good deal on a rabbitfish so thats what I ended up with. If has time to grow for a while before I have to start working on my wife for a bigger tank. He seems pretty skiddish right now after the move but I am hoping he will get his color back soon. After reading up on them it seems that if they are well fed they are unlikely to develop a taste for corals. I have always wanted one so here's hoping it goes well. On a side note, welcome mission, I made my way over from that other forum and am much happier here.

 

[missionsix66]

Thanks for the welcome. My rabbitfish would take "test" bites. Not that it's trying to eat coral just testing it out to see if it's edible. As far as skiddish, that's how alot of people are stung. While working in your tank be careful because it will skiddishly dart through the tank with it's spines ready to rock.

 

[sleeper]

Thanks for the advice mission, So far he hasn't come out of hiding but I will put up some pics when he grows a pair.

 

[AussieExoticCorals]

regal tang, yellow tang

 

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I have heard horror stories of foxface eating zoas. I think it is pretty well documented that they are coral nippers. If you have one that doesn't consider yourself lucky.

I've had much better luck with angels than foxes and tangs for that matter.