Top 12 Favorite Reef Safe Fish

[NC122606]

I was looking around and did not see fish that interested me.
So why not ask you what your top 12 favorite reef safe fish.

 

[rodney]

#1 fox face #2 yellow tang #3 ocellaris clown fish #4 coral beauty angel # 5 flame angel #6 sail fin tang #7 kole tang #8 green chromis #9 lawnmower blenny #10 blue reef chromis #11 royal gramma #12 banggai cardinal fish. Plus a lot of wrasses! Just my favorites !

 

[WMR]

Dartfish(all of them, only 1 of the firefish type unless you a large tank, even then could be an issue), cardinals(Banggai, redtail), assessors, clown gobies, anthias, tangs(ctenochaetus,sailfins(both species),Rabbitfish, fanged blennies, basslets(grammas, lipropoma(as long as you don’t have small gobies& shrimp), those are the fish I would add to a reef(if adding clowns, put them in last), there’s just about 8 billion fish to put in a reef tank these were first ones that came to mind

 

[Musovski]

1) Gold Bar Maroon Clownfish
2) Premium Black Ice Snowflake Clownfish
3) Hippo Tang
4) D. Sailfin Tang
5) Scopas Tang
6) Mag Foxface
7) Engineer Goby
8) Zebra Barred Dartfish
9) Royal Gramma
10) Any Reef Safe Wrasse
11) Mandarin
12) Yasha Goby (This one might be my favorite)

 

[OrionN]

There are sooooo many beautiful fishes. How big is your tank and how much money you want to spend?
Eight-Line Flasher Wrasse

Exquisite Fairy Wrasse

Flame Angel, male in nuptial coloration

Female

Onyx Percular Clown

Harlequin Tusk

Lubbock Fairy Wrasse

Mandarin

Green Leopard Wrasse

Black Leopard Wrasse
Female

Male

Powder Blue Tang

Regal Angel

Royal Gramma

Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse

Solon Red Head Fairy Wrasse

Yellow Tang. Every tank that is bid enough should have a yellow tang

Is that 12? I have a lot more but you asked for 12

 

[NC122606]

There are sooooo many beautiful fishes. How big is your tank and how much money you want to spend?
Eight-Line Flasher Wrasse

Exquisite Fairy Wrasse

Flame Angel, male in nuptial coloration

Female

Onyx Percular Clown

Harlequin Tusk

Lubbock Fairy Wrasse

Mandarin

Green Leopard Wrasse

Black Leopard Wrasse
Female

Male

Powder Blue Tang

Regal Angel

Royal Gramma

Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse

Solon Red Head Fairy Wrasse

Yellow Tang. Every tank that is bid enough should have a yellow tang

Is that 12? I have a lot more but you asked for 12

180 Gallon Reef Tank (I will be setting up in the future), not looking to spend over $150 on one fish.
Fish that I have liked
Regal Angelfish (Red Sea)
Leopard Wrasse
Mandarin Goby
Royal Gramma
Harlequin Tusk.
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Suggest more if you would like.

 

[NC122606]

#1 fox face #2 yellow tang #3 ocellaris clown fish #4 coral beauty angel # 5 flame angel #6 sail fin tang #7 kole tang #8 green chromis #9 lawnmower blenny #10 blue reef chromis #11 royal gramma #12 banggai cardinal fish. Plus a lot of wrasses! Just my favorites !

I like
Foxface
Royal Gramma
Banggai
For my stocking
Thanks!

1) Gold Bar Maroon Clownfish
2) Premium Black Ice Snowflake Clownfish
3) Hippo Tang
4) D. Sailfin Tang
5) Scopas Tang
6) Mag Foxface
7) Engineer Goby
8) Zebra Barred Dartfish
9) Royal Gramma
10) Any Reef Safe Wrasse
11) Mandarin
12) Yasha Goby (This one might be my favorite)

I like
Hippo Tang
Foxface
Mandarin
Royal Gramma
Thank you!

 

[Jesterrace]

For me in terms of fish that are generally considered Reef Safe:

Leopard Wrasses (any kind but partial to Blue Star)
Halichoeres Wrasses (take your pick)
Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse
Foxface (technically they are with caution)
Coral Beauty Dwarf Angel (technically they are with caution)
Lawnmower or Starry Blennies (personality)
Forktail Blenny
Chalk Bass
Royal Gramma Basslet
Clown Gobies (I know they can be a risk with certain SPS)
Potter's Dwarf Angel (technically with caution)
Cherubfish (technically with caution)

 

[NC122606]

For me in terms of fish that are generally considered Reef Safe:

Leopard Wrasses (any kind but partial to Blue Star)
Halichoeres Wrasses (take your pick)
Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse
Foxface (technically they are with caution)
Coral Beauty Dwarf Angel (technically they are with caution)
Lawnmower or Starry Blennies (personality)
Forktail Blenny
Chalk Bass
Royal Gramma Basslet
Clown Gobies (I know they can be a risk with certain SPS)
Potter's Dwarf Angel (technically with caution)
Cherubfish (technically with caution)

I like the Leopard Wrasses but heard they are hard to care for?
I like these I was thinking Christmas, Melanurus, Richmonds Wrasse, Grey Head, or Dusky.
I'll look into Fairies
Foxface was one I liked
Might go with a larger angelfish instead.
I like the Starry Blenny
I like the Royal Gramma
Clown Gobies are a bit too small.
Thank you!

 

[NC122606]

Dartfish(all of them, only 1 of the firefish type unless you a large tank, even then could be an issue), cardinals(Banggai, redtail), assessors, clown gobies, anthias, tangs(ctenochaetus,sailfins(both species),Rabbitfish, fanged blennies, basslets(grammas, lipropoma(as long as you don’t have small gobies& shrimp), those are the fish I would add to a reef(if adding clowns, put them in last), there’s just about 8 billion fish to put in a reef tank these were first ones that came to mind

Thanks!

 

[OrionN]

Carpenter Flasher

Copper-banded Burterfly

Chevron Tang (adult)

China Wrasse

Malanurus (not full terminal male yet)

Naoko Fairy Wrasse, very difficult to take picture of

Pintail Splendid Fairy

Potter Leopard (male)

Radiant Wrasse

Watanabei Angel Female

Watanabei Angel Male

 

[acesfull44]

Here is the winner! The ole Clarion Angel.

 

[Rscott]

Confused why people are clearly listing not reef safe fish in a reef safe list??

 

[balajeek15]

#1 fox face #2 yellow tang #3 ocellaris clown fish #4 coral beauty angel # 5 flame angel #6 sail fin tang #7 kole tang #8 green chromis #9 lawnmower blenny #10 blue reef chromis #11 royal gramma #12 banggai cardinal fish. Plus a lot of wrasses! Just my favorites !

My experience with foxface, coral beauty and flame angel are not good, lost many corals and they ripped apart, return them to lfs one after another.

 

[balajeek15]

If you go to liveaquaria.com site, under advance option you can choose Reef safe level that would show you a list of all fishes.

Some here mentioned foxface, coral beauty and flame angel are reef safe, I don't know why, they are not completely reef safe, its reef safe with caution, you might be lucky or may be lucky for a while before they start to feel the bite.

 

[NC122606]

If you go to liveaquaria.com site, under advance option you can choose Reef safe level that would show you a list of all fishes.

Some here mentioned foxface, coral beauty and flame angel are reef safe, I don't know why, they are not completely reef safe, its reef safe with caution, you might be lucky or may be lucky for a while before they start to feel the bite.

Thanks, I selected the fox face because I was not going to change my mixing of Purple Tang, Hippo Tang. I was deciding between the Yellow Tang or Foxface. Also, I thought they would be ok if kept well-fed?

 

[Hemmdog]

I like the Leopard Wrasses but heard they are hard to care for?
I like these I was thinking Christmas, Melanurus, Richmonds Wrasse, Grey Head, or Dusky.
I'll look into Fairies
Foxface was one I liked
Might go with a larger angelfish instead.
I like the Starry Blenny
I like the Royal Gramma
Clown Gobies are a bit too small.
Thank you!

No they aren’t hard to care for. They often arrive with intestinal parasites. But if they are healthy they are very easy to care for. They are a great addition to most reef tanks. Here’s my fav one I have, my Moyers.

Moyers leopard wrasse

 

[NC122606]

No they aren’t hard to care for. They often arrive with intestinal parasites. But if they are healthy they are very easy to care for. They are a great addition to most reef tanks. Here’s my fav one I have, my Moyers.

Moyers leopard wrasse

Thank you! The head almost looks like some kind of coral, very cool!

 

[PanchoG]

1. Blue Tang
2. Flame Angel
3. Copper Band Butterfly
4. Yellow Tang
5. Diamond Goby
6. Mandarin Goby
7. Purple Tang
8. Pygmy Angel
9. Fox Face
10. Melanarus Wrasse
11. Yellow Wrasse
12. Regal Angel

 

[NC122606]

1. Blue Tang
2. Flame Angel
3. Copper Band Butterfly
4. Yellow Tang
5. Diamond Goby
6. Mandarin Goby
7. Purple Tang
8. Pygmy Angel
9. Fox Face
10. Melanarus Wrasse
11. Yellow Wrasse
12. Regal Angel

Ok thanks, I would like to have Purple Tang and Blue Tang in my stocking.