What fish should i get

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  1. jdigrego

    jdigrego Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    hello i have a 30 gallon reef tank and i want to get another fish. right now i have 2 clowns a dottyback and a goby. i am looking for something that will be sociable amoung the fish as well as hardy and easy to care care of because I am new at this :). Being a college student I am broke so a fish that is no more than 20 bucks would be even better

    thanks for your help
     
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  3. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Royal gramma is my pick.
     
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  4. bje

    bje Long-fin Bannerfish

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    +1 royal gramma....
     
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  5. jdigrego

    jdigrego Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    arent they like the dottyback
     
  6. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Depends, why type of dottyback do you have?
     
  7. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    You're thinking of a bi-color pseudochromis. A gramma is a basslet. That being said, the royal gramma resembles the bi-color pseudochromis too much for me to recommend that you put one in with your dottyback (also a pseudochromis).
     
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    GatorsUF9606 Plankton

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  11. jdigrego

    jdigrego Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    thanks guys. is the six line pretty cool?
     
  12. Pelado

    Pelado Montipora Digitata

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    I'd go with the wrasse... cool looking fish! Check a retail website and look at the compatibility chart.