Most of your schooling type fish can be nasty. Damsels especially. You can
do chromis, but I would add a minimum of 5. Usually, the 3 or 4 stongest
ones will kill one or two of the others and establish dominance of the tank.
I have 3 green chromis, started out as 6 or 7. One by one, the 3 dominant
ones picked the weaker ones off. Now these 3 just chase eachother around. I
tried to add 5 more not to long ago, and the 3 of them were relentless in
their attempts to kill the new additions. I was lucky enough to be able to
catch all of them and get them back to the store.
If you are open to other fish that are not schooling species, a royal gramma
would be a nice addition. So would a six line wrasse (will nibble on
copepods and amphipods though), or even a long nose hawk fish. If you would
be happy with only one more addition, a psedochromis might be a nice
colorful fish for the tank, but will take over the whole thing, although you
could probably add some chromis along with any of the fish above.
FWIW
Shane C.
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Green Chromis are good for schooling fish but I dont think you are
supposed
to keep less then 3 of them, I have a cardinalfish and he is
working out
fine.
Steve
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From: "Gene Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 2001-06-19 7:26 AM:
Hey All
Would like some input as regards some new fish to add to my 55
gallon
reef/sandbed tank. Currently have one Yellow tang,one clown/with
bubble
anemone, some green star polyps, several small blue mushrooms, one
yellow
bulb leather (small) , one 2inch piece of galaxy, one Hawaiian
feather
duster, one candy cane, one frog spawn, 3 half inch coral frags.
Would like not to include another Tang species in such a small tank,
and no
gobies, due to their disturbance of beneficial bacteria and fauna in
my sand
bed...was thinking of a flame angel...but will they nibble my corals
and
anemone?...would like a small schooling fish...but can't think of
any...besides blue damsels and those babies tend to be nasty
IMHO...how
about a cardinal...? ...the tank is running as perfect as anyone I
have
owned, all water parameters are great, lighting is more than
adequate!...70
lbs of Fiji encrusted live rock , 3 inch sandbed, and have just
ordered some
sand critters including bristle worms! from IPSF...which will be
here this
week.
Any and all suggestions for one or two more small fish would be
greatly
appreciated.
TIA
Respectfully
Geno
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