New fish recommendations

phixman · Jan 26, 2019

I have a red sea 350(heavy sps), it's been up for 7 months and have recently moved all my sps, corals are looking a bit pale, so I want to increase the biomass for nutrient reasons. I was thinking of adding another yellow tang, but not sure on the others, I think 1 fish per 10 gallons is good, so I need 4 more. What do you guys think I should add?

Current stock:
x1 Yellow tang
x2 naked clowns
x1 six lined wrasse
x1 black with yellow tailed damsel

Hemmdog · Jan 26, 2019

Yellow tangs are pretty territorial I’d be hesitant in having two in a 75. How big is your 6line? If he’s friendly for a 6line you could get a wrasse or two, lots of color and personality.

phixman · Jan 26, 2019

He's fairly small , maybe as long as a pinkie finger? He can be mean, originally I wanted to get rid of him and add a couple yellow wrasses.

ngoodermuth · Jan 26, 2019

Wrasses can be mixed, but not really “paired”. 6-lines generally don’t play nice with other wrasses... or other similarly shaped fish :/

Here is a great write-up about reef safe wrasses:
All About Reef Safe Wrasses in Aquaria
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?sh...-Safe-Wrasses-in-Aquaria.259894/&share_type=t

Also, about “pairing” wrasses:
'Pairing' Wrasses: That's Not How Any of this Works!
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?sh...t-How-Any-of-this-Works!.258310/&share_type=t

ngoodermuth · Jan 26, 2019

All of your current fish fall under the “semi-aggressive” category... so I’d probably try to stick with other fish that can hold their own.

One-spot foxface, Tomini or Kole tang, flame hawkfish, marine betta, maybe a dwarf angel if you don’t have clams, or fleshy LPS that you are overly attached to...as they can nip and irritate corals.

If you didn’t have the sixline, you’d have a few more options with wrasses, blennies, basslets, etc.