What fish to add?

[cseipkes]

I have a 55 gallon saltwater fish only tank. Currently I have a Diamond Watchman Goby, 2 PJ Cardinal fish, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, Royal Gramma Basslet, One Spot Foxface, Chocolate Star Fish, Black Sea Cucumber and several crabs and snails.

So my question is what would be a good addition to my tank? I would prefer a fish that swims a lot. But open to ideas to fish that would it well in my tank.

 

[Ace25]

Looks like your missing a dwarf angel. My pick is the Potter's Angel.

 

[wysiwyg]

i would go with an angelfish or butterfly fish

 

[cseipkes]

What kind of butterfly or angel?

 

[Pappy]

Are you doing coral? If so no angle and I hear butterfly are extremely difficult to keep in captivity. How about a tang?


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[Steelerfan747]

I think no tank is complete without a clown so mtg vote would be for a nice pair of snowflake clowns

 

[chris13115]

I would go with either a hawkfish or a jawfish. Always my 2 favorites (not including dragonet which is my favorite) but they won't survive with the choco star. A long nose hawk is easy to care for, always ready to be fed and is stunning. A jawfish would need some sand since it is a burrowing fish (3-7 inches). And a tang needs at least a 70 gallon. My last suggestion is a starry blenny, awesome feeder with a silly side.

The blenny: Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Starry Blenny




The Jawfish:
Jawfish






The hawk:Longnose Hawkfish

 

[Ace25]

Are you doing coral? If so no angle and I hear butterfly are extremely difficult to keep in captivity. How about a tang?

Dwarf angels are generally considered reef safe. Large angels are the ones that are not, but there isn't a large angel out there that is even suitable for a 55G. There are some "easy" butterfly fish, like the Klein's. There isn't a tang out there that would be happy in a 55G, the foxface that the OP has is pushing the limits of a 55G but at least the rabbit fish family are the "calm" cousins to the tangs.

 

[EcoFrags]

i'm a big fan of anthias but those are no good for you...i'd recommend some other flasher wrasse those guys are nice and get along fairly well...you could also add some of the black axis chromis they look like the regular green chromis in color but they are nicer body shape, a bit darker in color, and get larger than regular green chromis...they school and swim which seems to be what your looking for...other than that an angelfish like a flame angel or coral beauty or something of that nature would add nice color to the tank and swim around a lot

 

[Tabasco1]

Should be ok with your gramma, but I like Midas Blennies. Cool swimming pattern. Pretty active.

 

[cseipkes]

Thank you all for helping me out. I will be off to fish now to see what they have.