Help me decide on a fishy or two

[Delphinus]

Hi Ruth, I have the same sized tank (30x30x30) and it too is fishless. I agree, ya gotta have fish, I've found it makes a HUGE difference to one's overall attitude towards their tank. My CBB turned my 75g from "this sucks" to "hey this is cool!" within a week.

Anyhow fish I've contemplated for my cube (but have never gotten around to it just yet): pink skunk clowns, various fairy wrasses (my favourites - careful about open tops though, they jump), long-nose butterfly,
hawkfish. I've even thought about eels but I'm not too sure about keeping one so I never gave it THAT much thought.

Got sand or is it BB? Jawfish would be nice (they jump too though, be careful), but need a fairly deep sandbed of various grade gravels/rubble.

[albert_dao]

Booyah:

http://www.cichlids.ca/images/galler...6017ef23ebb6d0

or

http://www.cichlids.ca/images/galler...7e6129f7dfd88a

Can be kept in groups. Rare. Reef safe. Awesome!

[dirtyreefer]

I have heard helfrichs don't do well in groups (as most firefish don't), although I love their color.

[props]

get a hippo and a yellow tang =o)

[MoeReefer]

i like the damsel idea, get lots of them, there are lots of variety too.

cheers

[Ruth]

I am a sucker for angel fish and like the idea of a couple of those except that they do get a little on the large size although the 2 that Albert suggests don't get huge. Hmmm maybe a couple of Bellus would be nice - anybody seen any around? LOL
No sandbed so jawfish are out (and I really like them too).
I know that damsel fish can be nice but there is just something about them - maybe too much conditioning about the terrors of damsels.
For whatever reason I am not a big fan of wrasses - go figure.

[revgeoff]

Not a fan of wrasses!!! You should try some of the fairy wrasses, they are amazing. You can get a male and several females and they make a great addition.
Personally, I am not a huge fan of the flasher wrasses when compared to the fairies.