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Eman79 · 04/25/2012, 09:07 PM

Hi All. I've got a 55g that has been up and running for 3 months now.

Current inhabitants are as follows:

two juvinile black and white clowns,

RBTA,

LOTS of green/blue mushroom corals, 2 leathers.

Around 80# of live rock.

3 Turbo snails, 1 emerald crab, 8 hermit crabs, and an assortment of small snails.

I'd like to add some new tank mates, preferrably some fish that like to move around as opposed to the homebody clowns. While I'd LOVE a yellow tang, I realize that will have to wait until a larger tank in the distant future.

A few fish I'm considering adding to the tank are as follows:

Bi-Color Angel (second choice is a lemonpeel)
Clown Goby
Spotted Cardinal Fish (does a school of cardinals have to all be the same species or will mixed species get along? And how many do you recommend?)
Mandarin

Any other thoughts or recommendations would be welcomed.

Thanks!

04/25/2012, 09:07 PM	#2248
Eman79 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 87	Hi All. I've got a 55g that has been up and running for 3 months now. Current inhabitants are as follows: two juvinile black and white clowns, RBTA, LOTS of green/blue mushroom corals, 2 leathers. Around 80# of live rock. 3 Turbo snails, 1 emerald crab, 8 hermit crabs, and an assortment of small snails. I'd like to add some new tank mates, preferrably some fish that like to move around as opposed to the homebody clowns. While I'd LOVE a yellow tang, I realize that will have to wait until a larger tank in the distant future. A few fish I'm considering adding to the tank are as follows: Bi-Color Angel (second choice is a lemonpeel) Clown Goby Spotted Cardinal Fish (does a school of cardinals have to all be the same species or will mixed species get along? And how many do you recommend?) Mandarin Any other thoughts or recommendations would be welcomed. Thanks!