What fish would go with . . .

[ijeh99]

I currently own in a 25 g tank with cc:
2 camelback shrimp (now I can't have a reef tank - I should have asked questions first - and I love looking at these silly things so I'm going to keep them)
1 sea slug (again bought something without realizing the consequences)
1 chromias
1 talbot's damsel (now I'm limited of what I can get I understand)
Would I be able to purchase a royal gramma? Or what do you suggest? I only want to get a maximum of 3 more fish.
I was going to purchase a 1" boxfish but found out it is poisonous if bothered - and I don't want to kill everything in the tank - I already have the sea slug to worry about. Or should I change my mind and purchase one when it comes into stock again?!

 

[ocellaris_keeper]

The gramm mostl likely would be harassed by the damsels. Why don't you try a pair of clown fish?
You could also add a brittle star or two, and even a pin cushin urchin.
There are all kinds of cool invert you can add to your tank to make it interesting without having to go to a reef tank.

 

[salisbury a d]

I think you are kinda pushing it with three more fish. Your tank is only 25 gallon. I am afraid to go over three fish in my 46 gallon.
Boxfish become large and need a large tank.
Get a few good books and read up. There are thousands of interesting animals to choose from and you need to find the ones that are best for you set up.
Adam

 

[kev]

Ijeh99
I would add only one(MAAAYBE two) more small fish to your tank, three is way too many. I'm with ocellariskeeper, why don't you try some type of clown. Clowns are really cool.

 

[ijeh99]

I'm just wondering if my camelback shrimpswould eat a fish/starfish that would be on the bottom of the tank with them. Any comments?

 

[chrismilano]

What consequences! I love sea slugs/Nudis. Just be careful... I lost both of mine to the intake valve of my fluval. Sucked them to pieces.
If I had a 25, I would have a pair of percula clowns, maybe a few catalina gobies, and then just concentrate on inverts. I enjoy shrimp/stars/seahorses/urchins/crabs more than I enjoy my fish!

 

[jawfish177]

jawfish would be a good choice but be careful because they are jumpers...
purple firefish is another one...
or you can return the damsel to you LFS and get 2 or 3 more chromis... they are fun to watch when they are in schools...
how old is your tank? how is your filtration? any LR/LS?

 

[ijeh99]

Since the three LFS in my city don't carry many fish at the moment I want to make sure when any of them receive stock I'll grab it before it sells. I wrote down the suggestions for fish wise and I'll check it out the facts on them. I just wanted to make sure the camelback shrimp wouldn't eat up my stock. I love to watch my talbot's damsel as he is not afraid to swim right beside the shrimp and he moves around the tank the most . . . as the chromias doesn't even get close to the shrimp for what ever reason. My tank is three months old. I have cc as suggested by the LFS. Since I have cc many recommend me not to put in LS but one of the LFS suggests the reverse. I had one LR but now it is white and green instead of those beautiful colours it originally was . . . but that is another story of what one LFS suggested me to do with it.
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