Red and white reef fish?

Noah Hemingway · Mar 9, 2021

What is a red & white (preferably striped) reef safe fish? I know this sounds like an odd question but my first ever marine fish was a candy cane hog fish - he was SO beautiful and I would love to have another but don’t think I would risk one in my reef! So what’s something with a similar look that would be reef safe?

bday1335 · Mar 9, 2021

Peppermint Angel lol

Dark_Knightt · Mar 9, 2021

Longnose hawkfish? Sometimes.

JosephM · Mar 9, 2021

Dracula goby and Randall’s shrimp combo

JCM · Mar 9, 2021

pygmy or longnose hawkfish

guylaga · Mar 9, 2021

bday1335 said:
Peppermint Angel lol

Clicked on this thread to say that lol..

Crustaceon · Mar 9, 2021

guylaga said:
Clicked on this thread to say that lol..

Same here. It’s the perfect fish for a new reefer.

Tamberav · Mar 9, 2021

Yasha goby or Wheeler's shrimp goby

sp1187 · Mar 9, 2021

what's at risk? inverts? sessile inverts? coral/ what are we protecting?

Noah Hemingway · Mar 9, 2021

sp1187 said:
what's at risk? inverts? sessile inverts? coral/ what are we protecting?

coral & inverts

Noah Hemingway · Mar 9, 2021

Crustaceon said:
and very affordable

UkiahTheTurtle · Mar 9, 2021

possum wrasse

Sigmund · Mar 9, 2021

Red Striped Tilefish

Noah Hemingway · Mar 9, 2021

Sigmund said:
Red Striped Tilefish

Used to have one! But they’re so bad for jumping

kingjoe · Mar 9, 2021

Noah Hemingway said:
What is a red & white (preferably striped) reef safe fish? I know this sounds like an odd question but my first ever marine fish was a candy cane hog fish - he was SO beautiful and I would love to have another but don’t think I would risk one in my reef! So what’s something with a similar look that would be reef safe?

How about a Skunk Tilefish? Nice patterns/colors, get ~5" long. You'll need a complete tank cover, though- they are jumpers. They prefer a 2-3" sand bed to burrow in at night.