Help me pic a new fish.

[g13]

I recently changed my reef tank landscaping and evicted a couple of inhabitants ( I found them a good home). Now my tank is a 45 gallon reef tank with 60 lbs of LR and LS. I have a pair of black percs an algae blenny and I just purchased a yellow clown goby. They are all doing fine but I wanted to add 1 more reef safe fish. I was thinking a wrasse but I do not keep a lid on my tank and I know they tend to jump out.
I am looking for an omnivore....that will eat algae of the rocks and some bristle worms if possible (I don't have a bristle worm problem but would hate to have them grow big). Colorful fish that will not grow more then 3 inches. An active fish that tends to swim around alot. I know it will be hard to find a fish that matches all of this but any help would be appreciated.
Possibilities.......
-Green Mandarin, I only have a 45 and he'll eventually eat all my pods, if he doesn't accept cyclopeeze.
-Court jestor Goby, I don't know much about it.
-Blue Flavivertex Pseudochromis , I don't know much about it.
any recommendations?

 

[tank1483]

I would say a coral beauty angel, but I am sorta biased since mine is so active :]

 

[dogstar]

A sixline wrasse would be perfect. all they do is search the rocks for worms. A most for a reef cause the eat flat worms that can cause harm to corals. Very hardy and reef safe and stay small and very little bio load.

 

[g13]

I didn't want to take a chance on a dwarf angel because i heard they were hit or miss on being reef safe. I just evicted a yellow dwarf angal because he was pecking at some of my corals.
6-line wrasse, would be a good fit but I've had one before and I had to give him away because he would kill anything I added to my tank after him.

 

[g13]

anyone else?

 

[dogstar]

:notsure:
Well lots of wrasses to choose from but few stay thet small and none are going to eat algea and most all get mean. Neither will the three you listed. A kole tang comes to mind and your choice to put it in a 45g. I would not. To eat worms other than wrasses try a flame hawk or...................... :notsure: ummm

 

[fishcrazy2]

um Diamond goby, ocellaris clownfish or some type of a dwarf angelfish

 

[xnikki118x]

I just read on another site that the blue flavivertex pseudochromis is a carnivore, and doesn't eat algae. I do'nt know about the bristleworms, though.
It also says the court jester goby will eat filamentous algae as well as brine and mysis shrimp, but it didn't say anything about bristleworms, either. It grazes on live rock, so I would assume it would eat the bristleworms that live on it, but I'm not sure. It is an omnivore, though, and very very brightly colored and active.
The frimandi pseudochromis is a carnivore, but it will eat bristleworms, so that's a plus for you. It's a carnivore so I'd be surprised if it ate algae, but you can always use turbo snails and such to take care of your algae.
Sorry I can't think of anything more. I love firefish, they're so bright and active, but they're jumpers. Maybe even another clown goby like you have, or one of a different color? They're adorable fish as well.

 

[ssweet1]

Rainsfordii goby they are small look sorta like a wrasse. Firefish are cool but they jump. Neon goby's are really small and stay out front all the time, They have blue or yellow line versions.

 

[g13]

Originally posted by SSweet1
Rainsfordii goby they are small look sorta like a wrasse. Firefish are cool but they jump. Neon goby's are really small and stay out front all the time, They have blue or yellow line versions.
Thanks for the replys guys . I'm leaning toward the rainfordsi goby and maybe another yellow goby ( they are cool and tons of personality). I've never seen a blue goby? Is there a pic you can post?

 

[lizzard]

6-line wrasse, would be a good fit but I've had one before and I had to give him away because he would kill anything I added to my tank after him.
If he's your last fish, which you said you were looking for one more. He would be a good fish to help with flatworms.

 

[fishybiz]

If you decide to go with a Mandarin I have some good info on how to get them to eat different things. One guy made what he called a "mandarin diner" with pellets inside so the mandarin wouldnt starve to death with the faster swimming fish. If you are interested in this site let me know. I will try to post it somehow. I posted a link yesterday and I guess I did something that was a no-no (it said I commited a violation...???) so it didn't come through on the post. Mandarins are great fish with loads of personality.
Chris

 

[g13]

- fishybiz, can you email me the info?
pipn8ez13@aol.com