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Old 06-30-2009, 11:20 PM   #1
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Need some suggestions please!


My 55gal is doing very well so fat as its 7 months old.

Livestock: 2 clowns, 1 Damsel 2 snails and 3-4 hermits

I want some more fish in my tank. I want something that not really that small but is attractive and easy - moderate to keep.

Any suggestions?

Ans how many livestock should i hold in this tank?
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:07 AM   #2
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could go for a Goby or Blennie but that damsel might pick on new fish
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:30 AM   #3
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I would work on getting that damsel out so he's not a problem for any future fish. After that I would look at getting a lawnmower blenny, I love mine and hes always out around the tank. I also have a yellow choris wrasse that I love watching cruise around the tank picking little critters off the liverock.
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:45 AM   #4
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Bi-color blenny, Royal Gramma or 6 line wrasse
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:56 AM   #5
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+1 I LOVE my six line, they have a great personality!
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Old 07-01-2009, 01:00 AM   #6
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i was thinking about bicolor blenny or 6 line.

i was also looking at some big fish.. like tang.. or something
how easy is a powder brown tang?
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Your tank isn't big enough, it needs ALOT more room to swim
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Old 07-01-2009, 01:04 AM   #8
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i was thinking about bicolor blenny or 6 line.

i was also looking at some big fish.. like tang.. or something
how easy is a powder brown tang?
They really need a lot more than a 55g, any of the powder tangs should be considered fairly high risk
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Old 07-01-2009, 01:08 AM   #9
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yea i thought that be the case..
so any suggestions on any med size fish?
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Old 07-01-2009, 11:23 PM   #10
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if you want smaller fish i like coral beauty angel and flame angels
they are both very pretty!
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Old 07-04-2009, 06:19 PM   #11
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I second the angels, The coral beauty and flame always add good color. There are always a lot of good other angles that show up now and then.
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Old 07-04-2009, 06:20 PM   #12
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6 line is good too. They are pretty small though. But they eat alot of bugs....
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Old 07-04-2009, 08:28 PM   #13
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Is this a FO tank?
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Old 07-04-2009, 10:16 PM   #14
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I loved my sixline, UNTIL i added another, more expensive, wrasse. The sixline was completly peaceful when it was the only wrasse in the tank but, as soon as I added the fairy wrasse, he became a devil. He has since been re-homed, which was not fun trying to catch him in a 90 gallon reef!
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Old 07-04-2009, 10:26 PM   #15
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Medium sized fish for a 55 gal? My suggestion would be...
Reef Safe:
-Fairy or Flasher Wrasses
-Anthias
-Gold Head Sleeper Goby (Sand Sifting Gobie: does VERY well at keeping my sand bed clean!)
FO (Fish only):
-Dwarf Lion Fish (depending on how small and what type you clowns are)
-Flame Angel

Theres many more, take a look at liveaquaria.com or saltwaterfish.com. Live aquaria give you a great description and tells you just about everything you need to know about the fish.
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