5th Fish - Need Something Blue

euphoria

euphoria

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I'm ready to add my 5th fish to the tank.
What's a nice blue colored (prefer light blue) fish to add?
Right now I have:
Maroon Clown
Bicolor Blenny
Lemonpeel Angel
Powder Brown Tang
I really like the Blue Hamlets and the Blue Yellow Damsels, but I'm afraid they may be too aggressive for my tank.
And no I don't want to add a Blue Tang. One Tang is enough.
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saltyj

saltyj

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Can you go purple instead of blue??? I love my purple firefish he has great color. Here is a blurry pic of him.
 
euphoria

euphoria

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Originally posted by SaltyJ
Can you go purple instead of blue??? I love my purple firefish he has great color. Here is a blurry pic of him.
I like the firefish and had one on my list of fish to own, but they are too small in size and tend to hide a lot. I want something out in the open and visible.
I love the color combo on your firefish.
 
bdhough

bdhough

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a blue and yellow tail damsel would work fine with your fish. i would worry more about your maroon clown picking on someone than a blue and yellow tail. you really need to worry about fish squabbles when fins are being torn and scales missing. then its serious fighting.
 
euphoria

euphoria

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I really want to have a fish that has the shape of a wrasse, hence I may get a wrasse, if there's a blue/purpleish one. I also like the blue chromis, but will they get along w/ my other fish?
 
euphoria

euphoria

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Originally posted by bdhough
alright. the sixline is about as close as youll come as far as i know.
BDHOUGH - what's the blue fish in your avatar called :D
 
bdhough

bdhough

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heh, thats actually a green chromis. the picture came out dark for some reason but heres the blown up version. he's much more green than blue. if the light shifts right he does look blue though. green chromis shimmer like that. but i have to tell you that they look better and do better in groups. i have a pair, but 3 or more is better.
 
stapler

stapler

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If they are all by themselves, they might get picked on. If they are in groups, say 3 or more, they fell safer.
 
doris

doris

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I got my LFS to order me a cool blue fish a couple of weeks ago, It's called a sunrise dottyback, only semi-aggressive and reef safe, as the internet expects agreel It is blue with a yellow line down it's back and swims in and out of the rockwork all day, He was quite shy at first but is definately coming out of the closet over the past weekl Grows to about 3 inches, is reef safe, and is supposedly a flatworm eater. Biggest plus is that he has been captive raised, which increases his survival rate in a closed system and none of my other critters are harassing him, including my LMB, what-so-ever even though is is very small. I think I'll be keeping him. Because he is tank raised, price in reasonable too as in $26.00.
 
saltymom

saltymom

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I have three of the Blue Reef chromis in my 180. They are not aggressive at all. I also have 7 of the green, like in the pic above.
Let us know what you decide! Good luck!
 
bdhough

bdhough

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i think 3 of those would work in your tank. i would not buy any more fish for your tank though. they are very lively and will swim all over the place. they shimmer as i said going from blue to green depending on how the light hits them. they have a blue "lip" as well.
 
bdhough

bdhough

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sorry as for the psedo doris suggested its a good buy but not with your tank. since you have the bicolor blenny you will probably run into fighting between the two. the bicolor is pretty docile but the two fish look to much alike and will inevitably fight.
 
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