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Originally Posted by SoloSK71 (Post 847652)

I am looking for reef safe additions to a 55G cube tank that will get along with ...

Clown gobies
Blue green chromis
Barnacle blenny
Clown fish
Six line wrasse
Peppermint shrimp

Suggestions appreciated.

Charles

I wouldn't get the 6 line either. Stick with some of the fairies, or even take a look at the flasher wrasses, maybe a blue flasher?

One other fish I would be concerned about is the clown goby. I have heard that they can nip at sps polyps. I personally like hector's gobies.

Clown gobies may try to spawn/nest on SPS but since I will only have a single one of each type ...

Charles

I ended up going with

Clown green goby
Clown yellow goby
Rainfords goby
Clownfish
10 Blue green chromis (3/4" or so)
2 peppermint shrimp
4 sexy shrimp

I may look at another type of small, colorful reef safe fish in a couple of months but I think this should do me for this size tank.

Charles

Bicolor blenny
Or tail spot blenny would also do great.
Cryptic wrasse or possum wrasse

yellow coris wrasse and long fin fairy wrasse are my favorite personality wrasses. Yellow coris wrasse can get large and need a lot of swimming area.

ALL WRASSES WILL JUMP :wink: not if but when.

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 847704)

My experience with corris wrasses are they are high risk jumpers usually swim mid water and bolt for surface when startled , I also found them a bit aggressive to wrasses of the same family.

Melanarus is a similar wrasse same features as a corris and same risk personality wise but not as bad as a flight risk for jumping. These wrasses also grow quite large my yellow corris was almost 6" when he jumped.

Eight lines are better than six lines but I don't recommend them either

Here's my suggestion

Leopard wrasse (blacks a good choice)

Flame wrasse (male+ 3 females)

Fairy wrasse (whip fins have awesome personality)

Either way get a top on it to be safe:)

Outside of wrasses I would suggest a Blenny , anthias , cardinals etc.

If you want a good hogfish do the peppermint I find them friendly and great personality and colors:)

Cheers buddy

Denny