Purple and orange fish?

[Eienna]

My landlord's wife wants a fish that's purple and orange. The closest I've come to that is the royal gramma and royal dottyback, but those have yellow, not orange. Any suggestions?

 

[rockinzebra457]

Maybe a coral beauty???

 

[ak_reefer]

Bi-color blenny, Diadema dottyback, 6 line Wrasse I think they all have orange and purple.
Coral beauty and Flameback angels.

 

[dmorrison]

Sunburst Anthias?

 

[Eienna]

Maybe a coral beauty???

Oh, drat. You're right, but that would conflict with the flame angel my hubby has his heart set on :/

Bi-color blenny, Diadema dottyback, 6 line Wrasse I think they all have orange and purple.
Coral beauty and Flameback angels.

Okay, thanks for the suggestions. Really too bad the coral beauty won't work (due to my hubby really itching for a flame angel)...I'm not touching dottybacks or sixlines with a ten-foot pole...

I always thought the bicolor blenny was grayish? I'll have to check that out.

Sunburst Anthias?

I never thought of that as purple...looks more like a bright pink to me.

 

[Eienna]

The bicolor blenny looks more like a grayish-blue (and occasionally maroon) from the photos. Not quite it.

Any other suggestions, or am I out of luck? She likes the gramma, so if I don't find anything closer to what she was asking for I'll get that.

 

[dmorrison]

Ventralis Anthias are purple and yellow.

 

[Eienna]

Ventralis Anthias are purple and yellow.

Yeah...

 

[Jimbo662]

Sunrise dottyback, most pics i see it shows it's yellower but mine had an orange streak down it's back.

 

[808jaymakoa]

Oh, drat. You're right, but that would conflict with the flame angel my hubby has his heart set on :/

Why would coral beauty not work with flame angel. I have both in my tank and they are best friends.

 

[Tahoe61]

Oh, drat. You're right, but that would conflict with the flame angel my hubby has his heart set on :/

Why would coral beauty not work with flame angel. I have both in my tank and they are best friends.

Yours is the exception to the rule, and this is a 55 gallon tank I believe.

 

[808jaymakoa]

If be more worried about them nipping corals although neither my coral beauty or flame angel have messed with any corals yet. I keep them fed extremely well though. They are both FAT! By the way I hate to say it but I had both my flame and coral beauty in my previous 55 gallon. But I soon upgraded to my current tank. I see no problem with it and if you google search flame and coral beauty a lot of people do it without any trouble. But depends on the fish I guess.

 

[puebloreefer]

just add them together the flame and coral beauty but I've added them at different times with out much problems I usually do the coral beauty first the don't seem to as aggressive as the flame so transition seems easier

 

[Eienna]

Yours is the exception to the rule, and this is a 55 gallon tank I believe.

It's actually 50, but it's a long 50 (48".)

 

[Eienna]

If be more worried about them nipping corals although neither my coral beauty or flame angel have messed with any corals yet. I keep them fed extremely well though. They are both FAT! By the way I hate to say it but I had both my flame and coral beauty in my previous 55 gallon. But I soon upgraded to my current tank. I see no problem with it and if you google search flame and coral beauty a lot of people do it without any trouble. But depends on the fish I guess.

just add them together the flame and coral beauty but I've added them at different times with out much problems I usually do the coral beauty first the don't seem to as aggressive as the flame so transition seems easier

As a general rule, centropyge angels don't get along (at least when fully mature.)

 

[Dylan J.]

Fathead sunburst anthias, Resplendent Anthias, red manderian?, Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse, Orange-Back Fairy Wrasse, Red Velvet Fairy Wrasse

 

[BfishLpond78]

Chevron Tang?

 

[Eienna]

Chevron Tang?

That's a thought...I'll look that one up.

 

[Eienna]

Chevron Tang?

Drat. They don't stay that color.

 

[BfishLpond78]

Drat. They don't stay that color.

Yes, that is one draw back. But I think the adult colors, if provided good lighting and has been cared for have really nice colors. Not as vibrant of course, but still very nice.