Help me decide on new fish

[nyshoots]

Since my newly acquired mystery wrasse ate my cleaner shrimp, crabs, and half my snails im kicking around the idea of getting either a hawkfish, leaf fish, pygmy wasp, or small wart skin angler. My setup is a 28 gallon mixed reef with a good size mystery wrasse, large percula clown, and clean up crew. I dont want anything that could potentialy eat my percula what do you guys think ?

 

[thirty6]

How big is the mystery wrasse?
If your going to keep the m/w in the tank somewhat limited in selection. Out of what you listed though I like Hawk fish. Long nose is one of my favorite fish.

 

[nyshoots]

The mystery wrasse is around 3 inches maybe a little more.

 

[SteveZ15]

flame hawks are cool they sit there and look at you.

 

[nyshoots]

I like the long nose hawk also but those colored leaf fish are awesome too. I know the longnose hawk like to perch on sps does it bother the coral at all ?

 

[thirty6]

I have only had a l/n in a fish only tank many years ago

Some others could answer better, but I would not see how it cold hurt the Coral by being perched on it. The concern would be delicious shrimp if any in the tank

 

[nyshoots]

Im not adding any new shrimp or crabs

 

[skene]

With the size tank that you have I would not recommend getting a hawk.... if your intentions are to keep the mystery wrasse. I probably would refrain from any of those other fish as well.

 

[nyshoots]

Really ? I feel like im under stocked I do weekly water changes and my tests are always show ultra good water quality. In fact I only had the percula and a hi fin goby in that tank for a long time and my tank looked like crap. When I addded the wrasse he ate the goby and most of my cuc but my tank and sps have started looking a lot better. I had a long talk with another reefer a few months back about caring capacity and the benefits of a heavily stocked tank with aggressive nutrient export vs running your tank under stocked with aggressive nutrient export

 

[nyshoots]

By aggressive nutient export i mean skimmer, reactor, and weekly water changes.

 

[skene]

what I state has nothing to do with nutrient exporting. But behavior of fish.... however you don't need to take my word. Best to experience it yourself and see how they do in your tank.

 

[nyshoots]

I missunderstood you sorry, I dont have a lot of experience with the mystery wrasse or the fish I was talking about getting. Why are they a bad mix ?

 

[thirty6]

I think the issue is tank size plus fish selection. Mystery can be aggressive and dominate that tank size maybe sell/ trade him and restock that way with other fish. Live aquaria has a nano fish section it can give you some ideas on fish selection or dig through tank threads here