In what order for these 3 fish?

Hi all,

In my 75 gal at the moment I only have 1 clownfish and a Dimond watchman goby.

We are getting a male Carpenters flasher wrasse, a male McCosker's flasher wrasse and a Royal Gramma.

In what order do you think adding these fish would be best?

 

I think the order you have them.

 

I'd suggest you think long and hard about the gramma in case you want to add more fish down the road.

 

The only other fish we would get after the gramma would be a flame angel. And a BIG maybe on a green green mandarin. Why? I've read that gramma's are peaceful...not so much??

 

My fish sugjestion wuld be
(1) yellow tang
(4) green cromeis
(1) same kind of clown but smaller
(2) manderin dragonets (if copepod population Is high enough or if you are willing to take the time to train them to eat mysis shrimp not brine)

 

As soon as I can catch mine, he is going back to the LFS! He is a menace in my tank (always harassing the 3 other fish) and has attacked my Male Lubbocks Wrasse at least 4 times (as in taken a chunk out of him!!). All of this is in a 55 gallon tank with only the Gramma (first add), male and female fairy wrasse (both small) and a sand sifting goby. PLENTY of room in the tank, yet thinks the entire tank is his.

As beautiful as he is, he has to go

 

Are you sure you have a royal gramma and not a bi-color dottyback (pseudochromis)? They do look fairly similar. I can definitely vouch for the dottyback being more aggressive than a damsel, but other than normal territorial disputes, the RG should be relatively peaceful.

 

Yup, good 'ole RG:

 

Rogue RG Mr. Bill? I would describe my RG as not reef safe because he kills any shrimp I put in there, simply because the shrimp come near the rock work.

The RG should be the last fish you add, unless you wish to swap it for something else.

 

I agree 100%