Help me decide what fish to get!

dacia

dacia

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I have a 55 gallon reef tank with a 30 gallon sump/fuge. I have a couple of damsels in the sump/fuge. In the main tank, I have a pair of percs (may need to replace 1 cause he had an accident today
after no probs for 3 years!!!) and a tomato clown.
I have lots of soft corals and LPS, and will be getting more...so all fish must be reef safe (will not eat my corals).
And I want some COLOR!!!

The tank is mature. I've had this tank up and running since Thanksgiving of 2005.
Please send me your suggestions. As soon as I get all water params. under control (am having a nitrate issue right now) I want to get some more fish. But for now, just having a general idea of what to get would be nice!
 
seattle

seattle

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Tempt a Copperband,They are pretty and usually reefsafe.If not then maybe a Coral Beauty Angel,They are both adorable fishies.
 
dacia

dacia

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Coral beauty is nice...I like firefish too.
How about 2 firefish with a coral beauty (instead of 3 firefish)? Do they get along?
I'd also like to have something that lives around the sandbed or onthe rocks...something that perhaps eats detritus. Is there a fish that does that...or what inverts do that? My snails seem to eat algae, but not detritus...
 
lesleybird

lesleybird

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Hi, A royal gramma is a fun, peaceful fish with lots of color. A small fairy wrasse would be nice. Why don't you get rid of the damsels in your sump as they are adding to your bioload making it more difficult to add more fish without water nitrate issues. Lesley
 
dacia

dacia

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Those are all beautiful fish you guys have suggested! How many more fish could I potentially get? That may help me decide which ones. I really like the coral beauty and want that one, but would it be too many fish if I get that one, 2 firefish, and 1 other fish such as the fairy wrasse (I really like the clown fairy wrasse, but can only ever find them at another website that sells fish...and it's expensive!!!)
 
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