Can I Have these Fish In My Reef Tank

yellowtail

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I am looking at upgrading to a 30 gallon reef tank and i was wondering if i could put a clown fish, sixlined wrasse, blue yellow tail damsel, and 3 green chromis in there.
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Thank You!!!!!!!
 

bang guy

Moderator
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In my opinion all of those fish are compatible but it's too many fish for a 30. Pick 3 from your list and stick with those.
My general guideline is to have no more than 1" of fish per 5 gallons but count the ADULT size of the fish in the equation.
 

harlequin

Member
Go with either the a chromis, the wrasse and the clown or maybe possibly a small percula clown and the green chromis. Dont get the figi chromis because they get big.
In either scenario skip the damsel they are daemons in pretty colors.
 

hirock

Member
The 6 line wrasse might ba alittle tricky with a new system. These fish like to forage around in search of pods and the likes of. They should be introduced into a system that is well established and flourishing with micro organisms for a better survival rate.
Good Luck
 

bang guy

Moderator
IMO you picked the least agressive Damsels; Clownfish, Yellow-Tail, and Chromis. I don't know if this was luck or research but I feel confident that you picked good community fish, just too many of them.
If those were my choices and my name was YellowTail I would probably choose a pair of True Perculas and a Yellow-Tail.
If I expanded my choices I would get a pair of Yellow-Tails, a Clown Goby, and a Barnacle Blenny with lots of rock for hiding.
 
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