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lachya
08/07/2015, 02:41 AM
I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on cool colourful reef fish for a small saltwater aquarium. We just set up a 120 litre tank and need some cool interesting fish for it.

Dayson
08/07/2015, 10:31 PM
I love flasher wrasses. I would go with a carpenter or McCosker's. Firefish are great too.

Bret61081
08/07/2015, 11:59 PM
Assessors have a lot of personality. So do Possum wrasses and Cryptic Wrasses

Sw1tchG3ar
08/08/2015, 12:14 AM
I like clownfish a lot to choose from snowflakes, black and whites, maroons, a bunch of different kinds, shapes, and colors. Plus a really hardy fish. Good luck! :)

Cosmojo
08/08/2015, 01:25 AM
Tailspot blenny

ThRoewer
08/08/2015, 01:51 AM
A pair of clownfish in an anemone would always make my list.

When it comes to color, especially blue or even metallic blue, nothing beats damsels. And especially the metallic blue are not too aggressive.

Shrimp gobies with pistols shrimps are interesting, though they can get a bit shy if the other fish in the tank are too active.

lachya
08/08/2015, 06:01 PM
Thanks we already have a pair of clown fish and they deffinetally are cool and have great personalities

humaguy
08/08/2015, 06:10 PM
Royal Gramma...

tonysi
08/08/2015, 07:13 PM
Possum wrasse gets my vote

RG Rude
08/08/2015, 07:23 PM
Assessors have a lot of personality. So do Possum wrasses and Cryptic Wrasses

+1 on this. I have a Cryptic Wrasse and he is awesome. My pair of skunk clowns are total haters in the tank. But no one messes with the cryptic wrasse. He slowly swims around the tank feeding on nooks and crannys. I cannot recommend a fish more than a Cryptic Wrasse and another favorite a Priolepis Goby.

CoralsAddiction
08/08/2015, 09:00 PM
Clownfish, wrasse and blenny are always a must have fish for me. In a 30 gallon tank like yours, I would go with a Frostbite or Picasso clownfish pair, yellow assessor and a tailspot blenny...and possibly a possum wrasse if your filtration is good.

Bent
08/09/2015, 09:47 AM
Lawn mower Blenny is one of my favorites.

Engineer gobies are cool too.

Deinonych
08/09/2015, 11:40 AM
I'd recommend that you figure out what killed your previous fish before you add more.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2520110

CoralsAddiction
08/09/2015, 11:46 AM
i'd recommend that you figure out what killed your previous fish before you add more.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2520110
+1

Pagodazoa
08/09/2015, 01:15 PM
CoralsAddiction is that really your peppermint angelfish? I agree with posts above about sorting out what happened before adding more. After you do others replied with excellent suggestions.

CoralsAddiction
08/09/2015, 02:18 PM
CoralsAddiction is that really your peppermint angelfish? I agree with posts above about sorting out what happened before adding more. After you do others replied with excellent suggestions.

Haha. Not mine. Took the picture at Waikiki Aquarium. They have one there.

lachya
08/09/2015, 03:25 PM
I'd recommend that you figure out what killed your previous fish before you add more.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2520110


We are we will pro all wait 3-4 weeks just in case it was a parasite but whilst we wait we can't help to think about what fish might be good to get

lachya
08/09/2015, 03:26 PM
Ignore the typo

Duke4life
08/09/2015, 08:38 PM
We are we will pro all wait 3-4 weeks just in case it was a parasite but whilst we wait we can't help to think about what fish might be good to get

3-4 weeks is less than half the time you need to run fallow. 10+ weeks is what your more realistically looking at. Get a 40 liter, cycle it and use it as a QT system. You can run a QT with minimum equipment.

Fishmaster13
08/09/2015, 09:15 PM
I love clowns which you already have, and wrasses always add a spice to the tank. One of my favorite for reef tanks is fairy wrasses, there are tons of different types with different color combinations but they all only from to a couple inches in length and are 100% reef safe, super docile, extremely hardy, good eaters, and very active. Many gobies are good choices also

Deinonych
08/10/2015, 10:00 AM
3-4 weeks is less than half the time you need to run fallow. 10+ weeks is what your more realistically looking at. Get a 40 liter, cycle it and use it as a QT system. You can run a QT with minimum equipment.

This.

Cpetroski15
08/11/2015, 01:13 AM
Pistol shrimp goby pair is always a great thing to watch, I love the Randall's goby male personally that sailfin with the Orange stripes are gorgeous