Looking for a green fish

[gio28]

i have a 36 gallon DT + 15 gallon sump. i already have these fish planned for my reef tank:
-a clownfish
-a flame hawk
-a McCosker's wrasse
-a flameback angel
anyways...i have been looking for a green fish to top this list off. i am aware of the blue/green chromis...but i dont want them unless my bioload can take 3 of them on top of my other fish. i've also been looking at green clown gobies but they are so tiny that they could hardly been seen i would think. also, i know wrasses are green but they would have to be reef safe, be able to live in a 36 gallon happily, and get along with the other wrasse i plan to have.
does anyone have any suggestions for a cool green fish. thanks.

 

[aquaknight]

Look for better pics on google;
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3179788
Look for better pics on google;
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
They get 7.5 inches long.... lol

 

[halamaya]

green target dragonet, very cool just have to make sure he has enough copepods to eat. My LFS sells them and they populate my tank very well but I have a 55 gal. with a hang-on refugium. Also add your Angel in last and watch him closely with your corals. Some of the other dwarf angels are a bit less risky (all a risk though.) I have a Coral Beauty and have had no problems. %%

 

[ophiura]

Truthfully that is a fair amount of fish for that size tank...will it be a reef? I have a similar size tank (45g) and a similar dilemna.
I would just look for green in corals which is easier.
You could try green clown gobies but need to protect any overflow you have as they will go straight through most, as I've learned.

 

[nemo22]

Green clown goby, they are bright green, reef safe, stay small and have a ton of personallity. the only thing is, they are picky eaters at first. i had to soak brine and mysis shrimp in garlic and vita chem to get mine to start eating good. they are great little fish!!!!

 

[meowzer]

+2 on the green clown gobie....they are not that small...LOL
BUT if you decide to do SPS corals....do know they will kill them...the clowns will sit in them and that stresses the coral (??) and they die
I lost a few sps to the yellow clowns.....

 

[nemo22]

had my green clown goby for 3 years in a 100g reef he is still under 1 half inches. what do you consider small?

 

[gio28]

thanks for the suggestions guys.
my tank is going to be a reef. i found some more pictures of green clown gobies online and now i really want one lol. if 50 gallons of water volume is risking it already with 4 fish then i will just hold off and look for lots of green coral like ophiura suggested.
if not...then a green clown goby would be good to add.

 

[ophiura]

I will say that I tried a lot of things to keep that clown goby (actually 2 of them) from going through my overflows...the only thing that worked was setting up a nano for it. So watch for that for sure. They went either into my hang on back refugium or into the overflow...sucked up through the u tube each time. Got pretty beaten up (only one survived). I love these fish but for sure it is a risk for them with overflows.

 

[ophiura]

BTW I certainly think you can try a clown goby in there, I would just be wary of another sizeable fish. I've got a chalk bass, pair of clowns and a coral beauty in my 45. I would like to add a flasher wrasse but I really cringe when I see the little fights in there as is. My clown female definitely didn't like that clown goby, and my coral beauty and chalk bass often have chases. So, tough call to make as the fish mature. Still I think you can give the clown goby a go.

 

[gio28]

i was also worried about the fish i want fighting as well. i know my clownfish was very nice to my other fish i used to have so he probably wont be an issue. but the flame hawk and flameback angel might end up being bullys once i get them (added last of course).
if it all works out then i might try doubling up on pond netting around my overflow box to make the hole size tiny if i do get one. sorry to hear about your goby
also if you dont mind...if you have a pic of your chalk bass could you post it please? lol. i have been thinking about replacing one of my fish on my list for one of these guys instead.

 

[ophiura]

Its not the best picture (I have yet to master pictures of the tank)...I really do like this fish though he is skitish and I've rescued him from the carpet at least 3 times.

 

[meowzer]

Here is my Chalk in my 29G.....it has never tried to jump(knocking on wood) and is out and about a lot, it will dart behind rocks if I approach the tank fast though...I love this fish This pic is a couple of months ago.
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[gio28]

both of you have real nice chalk basses

i might just go with corals for the green and get another small 5th fish instead of the goby. i've been looking at a royal gramma, firefish, or a chalk bass.

 

[bender77]

What about this guy:
The Greenbanded Goby formerly known as Gobiosoma multifasciatum, has since been reclassified as Elacatinus multifasciatus

 

[gio28]

thats a hekka cool fish, definitely a possibility of me getting one. i've never seen one of these guys before. thanks.