New Fish

[fishy4thomas]

Hey guys so for my birthday in a few months I would like to maybe add a new fish to my tank. Its 20 gallons, and it has 2 ocellaris clownfish, 1 emerald crab, 4 trochus snails and 4 blue-legged hermits in it. I wanted to know if you had any ideas for a new fish to add. I wanted to add a mandarinfish but i was told my tank was to young for it. Any cool fish I could add instead?
Thomas

 

[Webslinger]

longnose hawk fish

 

[ReeferWarrant]

You cant go wrong with a Pink Streaked or Possum Wrasse. They stay small so they can live in the smaller tanks and are really cool.

 

[fishy4thomas]

longnose hawk fish

I do really like those. Really nice colours and patterns

 

[fishy4thomas]

You cant go wrong with a Pink Streaked or Possum Wrasse. They stay small so they can live in the smaller tanks and are really cool.

I just searched those up and they look seriously cool

 

[Casket_Case]

Ngl I really like Chalk Bass and Lantern Bass. Cheap and simple. Also check out Bangai Cardinalfish. Those are pretty elegant.

 

[JaaxReef]

A nice captive bred Rainford Goby might be a great choice. Helps eat algae off rocks and lightly sifts the sand occasionally to keep that turned over. Great choice for a small tank and a beautiful white and orange striped coloration. Or you could get a nice small goby and pistol shrimp pair.

I love the chalk bass too. So I'll second that one.

Even after your tank is mature, I personally still wouldn't do a mandarin dragonette unless you feel like spending a fortune adding a bag of pods every week. They will drain that copepod supply in a tank that small in a hurry and pretty much need to eat all day or they starve. A high maintenance choice for long haul. I had one in a 3 year old 60 gallon cube who even ate frozen food and it was still a huge pain to keep it healthy and fed. I sold it to someone with a larger system after 6 months.

 

[hllb]

Clown goby or a firefish would work in that tank. I have both in my 32g.

 

[fishy4thomas]

Ngl I really like Chalk Bass and Lantern Bass. Cheap and simple. Also check out Bangai Cardinalfish. Those are pretty elegant.

All those do look cool. Man its hard to choose one all saltwater fish look cool

 

[Casket_Case]

All those do look cool. Man its hard to choose one all saltwater fish look cool

Yeah hahaha

 

[fishy4thomas]

A nice captive bred Rainford Goby might be a great choice. Helps eat algae off rocks and lightly sifts the sand occasionally to keep that turned over. Great choice for a small tank and a beautiful white and orange striped coloration. Or you could get a nice small goby and pistol shrimp pair.

I love the chalk bass too. So I'll second that one.

Even after your tank is mature, I personally still wouldn't do a mandarin dragonette unless you feel like spending a fortune adding a bag of pods every week. They will drain that copepod supply in a tank that small in a hurry and pretty much need to eat all day or they starve. A high maintenance choice for long haul. I had one in a 3 year old 60 gallon cube who even ate frozen food and it was still a huge pain to keep it healthy and fed. I sold it to someone with a larger system after 6 months.

Ok maybe ill wait for a better more mature tank for the mandarinfish. Rainfords do look nice