Fish stocking question

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  1. Mawnkey

    Mawnkey Ritteri Anemone

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    I have a 40b with 2 clowns, 1 sixline wrasse, and 1 flame angel. I am wanting to add more fish as I believe my tank looks lonely. What could I add? It is a reef tank. Bonus FTS
     

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  3. mikejrice

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    Have you looked at gobies or blennies?
     
  4. cosmo

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    +1 to goby's and blennies, but your tank is pretty new and thats a decent load, I'd prob wait a bit before adding anything else! remember bro, nothing good comes from rushing things!
     
  5. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    yeah your full of open swimming fish, get a bottom dweller dude!
     
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    Sandbed doesn't look very deep. It also looks sugar fine.
     
  7. Mawnkey

    Mawnkey Ritteri Anemone

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    Yea i made the mistake of getting sugar fine sand I don't think a goby would be a great idea
     
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  9. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    then he could probably do a hawkfish or something, not all bottom dwellers need sand.
     
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    The gobies and blennies that don't sift sand out number the ones that do. Here's some off the top of my head that might be worth a look.

    Lawnmower blenny
    Smiths blenny
    Canary blenny
    Midas blenny
    Forktail blenny
    Highfin goby
    Clown goby
    Green banded goby
    Neon goby

    The list is long. What about a goby and shrimp pair. Those add some really small scale interest to a tank that really brings your nose to the glass.
     
  11. Mawnkey

    Mawnkey Ritteri Anemone

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    Like a pistol shrimp? I think o read that they eat other shrimp I have a cleaner shrimp and would be afraid it might be lunch for a pistol
     
  12. mikejrice

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    The small ones like a candy stripe are usually pretty harmless. If you consider them, be sure to steer clear of tiger pistols.