Compatible fish?

socalnano24

Active Member
So I have a 24 gallon that has been set up since mid April. I've had a false perc clown and a six line wrasse, who have done great together since mid to late May. Since then I've tried to add more fish and none have survived.
red firefish, looked fine at first but ended up with nipped fins from the sixline wrasse; and then hid and wouldn't eat till he eventually passed.
Clown Gobies (gumdrop gobies); had two of them and they both got sucked into my intake because they are too small; may have also received harrasment from my sixline (since he chased them around often).
So what else can I get thats a fish?
Otherwise I have lots of zoas, shrooms, a torch, 6" green BTA, emerald crab and a flame shrimp.
Any ideas would be great! I don't have any room for new corals but I wanna get a new fish eventually
 

meowzer

Moderator
HMMM...I have a firefish and my sixline never bothers it...or my clown gobies....Looks like you got one of the aggressive ones....Do you have a qt? If you do, you can catch the 6line....put it in the qt, add a new fish...and then re-add the 6line.
I have never done this...lol...BUT I have read many times that you should add the most aggressive fish last...and it sounds to me like you hava a mean 6line...
Maybe someone else will have a better idea...
 

socalnano24

Active Member
thanks meowz, the funny thing is my perc clown is TINY; but him and the six line literally play together in the tank and the six line even follows him around. Six line is about 2 inches long, and the perc is about 1".(they're actually named odie and garfield but I won't get into that).
Of course the perc was in there for two weeks alone before the sixline. So your plan will prolly work. My Rock work is AWESOME the way I have it, and I dont' wanna lose my cave in the front or my pillar(i.e. rearrange), so I may haveta give him a break somewhere else.
Good idea on the quarintine tank; still haven't set one up(I know I'm bad). It may be worth it to get another fish
 

meowzer

Moderator
LOL...I don't have a qt either....I have noooo clue where I would put one, and I am almost done with fish anyway....(maybe :) )
 
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