Replacement species for Bangaii Cardinal: looking for visual interest

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In the past I had a pair of Bangaii Cardinals becaused I liked the stark black/white coloration. However, since they rarely move much they tend to be a little boring for my taste. I'm looking for a potential replacement and would appreciate your suggestions. I was considering some type of firefish but thought that they may suffer the same low movement lifestyle. Is that correct? Any other good smallish fish that give you that visual pop? I'm more interested in visual pop than movement, but I'd like the fish to have some more movement than a bangaii.

Current stocking is: 2x yellow tangs, longhorn cowfish, hippo tang, tomini tang, 2x clownfish, niger trigger, copperband, saddleback butterfly, diamond goby, and flame angel.

Future stocking is: sailfin tang, powder blue, naso, 8 lyretail anthias, sixline, , bluethroat trigger, and a moorish idol.
 
Blue Sapphire Damsels. Peaceful. Beautiful blue color. Get a school of 6 or more. ;)
+1 damsels rarely stop moving. Any of the chrysiptera genus would be cool. I love the springeri and azures.
 
In the past I had a pair of Bangaii Cardinals becaused I liked the stark black/white coloration. However, since they rarely move much they tend to be a little boring for my taste. I'm looking for a potential replacement and would appreciate your suggestions. I was considering some type of firefish but thought that they may suffer the same low movement lifestyle. Is that correct? Any other good smallish fish that give you that visual pop? I'm more interested in visual pop than movement, but I'd like the fish to have some more movement than a bangaii.

Current stocking is: 2x yellow tangs, longhorn cowfish, hippo tang, tomini tang, 2x clownfish, niger trigger, copperband, saddleback butterfly, diamond goby, and flame angel.

Future stocking is: sailfin tang, powder blue, naso, 8 lyretail anthias, sixline, , bluethroat trigger, and a moorish idol.


Firefish are very hard to keep multiples unless a pair, they kill each other. They are also a extreemly shy fish and may end up hiding allot.
The other thing is a lid is a must they jump allot.
 

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