Utilitarian Fish

[tanthony917]

I'm starting up a new 120g tank in the next few weeks, and any suggestions on utilitarian fish and what their utility is would be much appreciated!

 

[ludnix]

Just a couple off the top of my head:

• Bristle tooth tangs for scraping the rocks and getting thin film algaes
• Zebrasoma Tangs for filamentious algaes
• Six line wrasse or other less aggressive wrasses for pest control

Diamond gobies and engineer gobies are often listed as well for sand stirring capabilities. I personally think they are cool fish and you should get them for that alone. Their sand sifting leaves a lot to be desired and the tank owner can do a better job of stirring the sand bed than these fish.

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Welcome to R2R. A foxface and tang(s) for algae control.

 

[minus9]

ORA neon or sharknose goby to keep all your algae eaters nice and clean. Lot's of wrasses to choose from for pests, but would avoid sixline (or any xxxx-line wrasse), H. melanurus may be a better choice. Blennies/ tangs (zebrasoma & ctenochaetus) and foxface are usually good choices.