Peaceful additions-75 gallon

Cliving1 · 12/15/2018, 08:01 AM

Well I removed my scopas tang and returned it to my lfs. That was an impulse buy I'm trying to avoid going forward. I currently have an open reef style setup, lots of swimming room. I currently have 1 skunk clown, 1 coral beauty angel, 1 swallowtail angel, 1 female leopard wrasse, and 1 rainford goby. Do I have room for other peaceful additions now that the tang is rehome?

Currently all the fish get along great. The coral beauty chases the swallowtail from time to time, but it cant catch it. When the female leopard is out, she rules the tank.

Thoughts?

raphmac · 12/15/2018, 09:08 AM

I think the amount you feed along with your filtration system and your maintenance routine dictates wether you’ll be able to house more fish or not...(you should know from some nitrate and phosphate testing)
But some peaceful fish do come to mind while reading about your tank. Notably cardinals ( banggais are typically more common and pretty) flasher wrasse, smaller tangs maybe, dartfish, anthias, blennies, potentially more leopards, gobies (for more activity near the sandbed), the list goes on...
So do some testing and some research, and maybe gift yourself something new this Christmas...
Happy reefing.

mike61289 · 12/15/2018, 05:47 PM

Is your tank covered? Dartfish make pretty additions. If you want something a bit bigger, I recommend a sandsifter goby. I purchased a Bella Goby 3 months ago and he is awesome! Not at all shy, eats everything I give him, and sifts through the sand all day long.

lapin · 12/15/2018, 06:04 PM

If you want fish that swim out in the open I would pick the flasher or fairy wrasses. They are small enough to fit in your tank and brave enough to swim with the big fish. Will even work for higher flow where I find some fish like cardinals will hide from the current.

Silly clownfish · 12/15/2018, 09:21 PM

You need a flame hawk, if your tank is covered.

12/15/2018, 08:01 AM	#1
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Peaceful additions-75 gallon Well I removed my scopas tang and returned it to my lfs. That was an impulse buy I'm trying to avoid going forward. I currently have an open reef style setup, lots of swimming room. I currently have 1 skunk clown, 1 coral beauty angel, 1 swallowtail angel, 1 female leopard wrasse, and 1 rainford goby. Do I have room for other peaceful additions now that the tang is rehome? Currently all the fish get along great. The coral beauty chases the swallowtail from time to time, but it cant catch it. When the female leopard is out, she rules the tank. Thoughts?

12/15/2018, 05:47 PM	#3
mike61289 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 424	Is your tank covered? Dartfish make pretty additions. If you want something a bit bigger, I recommend a sandsifter goby. I purchased a Bella Goby 3 months ago and he is awesome! Not at all shy, eats everything I give him, and sifts through the sand all day long. __________________ Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming swimming swimming. What do we do? We swim swim!

12/15/2018, 06:04 PM	#4
lapin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Austin Posts: 801	If you want fish that swim out in the open I would pick the flasher or fairy wrasses. They are small enough to fit in your tank and brave enough to swim with the big fish. Will even work for higher flow where I find some fish like cardinals will hide from the current. __________________ Tank sizes, 2-10's a 55 and one that's about 500gal Current Tank Info: Interior decorating happening

12/15/2018, 09:21 PM	#5
Silly clownfish Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 488	You need a flame hawk, if your tank is covered. __________________ 75g mixed reef, 20g sump, ocelaris clownfish (20+yrs old), flame hawk, one spot foxface rabbitfish, green mandarin, Bicolor Blenny, Coral Beauty;30g sumpless with Spotcinctus pair with RBTA Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 20g sump, ocelaris clownfish (20+yrs old), flame hawk, one spot foxface rabbitfish, green mandarin, Bicolor Blenny, Coral Beauty;30g sumpless with Spotcinctus pair

12/15/2018, 09:08 AM	#2
raphmac Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 13	I think the amount you feed along with your filtration system and your maintenance routine dictates wether you’ll be able to house more fish or not...(you should know from some nitrate and phosphate testing) But some peaceful fish do come to mind while reading about your tank. Notably cardinals ( banggais are typically more common and pretty) flasher wrasse, smaller tangs maybe, dartfish, anthias, blennies, potentially more leopards, gobies (for more activity near the sandbed), the list goes on... So do some testing and some research, and maybe gift yourself something new this Christmas... Happy reefing.