My next fish?

[3000kelvin]

Or should there even be a next fish?

I have a 10g tank with about 10-11lbs of live rock, a Red Fire Shrimp and a Royal Gramma. Would love to add another fish but also don’t want to overstock. Thinking of a clown, but open to suggestions.

I want to add something with another pop of color, hence the clown fish route. My Royal also likes to hide so I’d like an active swimmer.

 

[Hemmdog]

Welcome to reef2reef! I’m not sure, 10g is pretty small! Your royal gramma is also going to grow to 4+ inches so be mindful of that.

 

[Pbh-reef]

Welcome!
10g is smaller than is usually recommended for either a clown or a gramma. I have seen both kept in a 10g by @biophilia - he may be able to share his experience. I have a gramma in my 10 gallon but I can not recommend this to others since I haven’t had the fish for long enough.

Some fish to consider-
Neon cleaner gobies, tailspot blenny (May nip lps and some sps coral but often reef safe), Pygmy geometric perchlet, possum or
Pink Streaked wrasse. A smiths blenny may also work but I’m relying on heresay more than experience for that.

 

[Jesterrace]

A Royal Gramma is likely to be very feisty and territorial to any new addition in a tank of that size. I definitely feel they should have at least a 30 inch length to be happy long term and room to stake out their turf without bothering others too much. If I were doing a tank that small I would go for a Clown Goby (not to be confused with Clownfish) and a Possum or Pink Streaked Wrasse.