Ideas for next fish additions?

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Hey Guys (and gals):

Now that I have three less fish in my tank, any suggestions on new additions? The current fish in the tank are:

1 - Red Sea purple tang (Large)
1 - Scopas tang (Medium-Large)
2 - Lyre tail anthias (Medium-Large)
1 - Regal angel (Medium)
1 - Cleaner shrimp (Medium)
1 - Maroon clownfish (Medium)

I am considering a copperband butterfly and perhaps a pair of Morish idols.
But I am open to ideas...

-Alfred

 

[Dmitry]

I guess you know what everyone will say about Moorish Idols, right??

Perhaps a Butterfly is too delicate to be in with Tangs...?

 

[Tonyscoots84]

depending on how the tangs personality is. the more aggressive depends on the tang itself. mine are simply calm and not aggressive. one blue hippo and one yellow tang...
so it all depends on the fish itself..

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

The morish idols were eating frozen mysis, which is 99% of the battle.

As for tangs... Yellow tangs are probably as agressive as they come- and I have seen copperbands in with them.

-Alfred

 

[marrone]

The morish idols were eating frozen mysis, which is 99% of the battle.

-Alfred

Most Moorish Idols don't make it, even if they're eating mysis shrimp, which isn't enough to keep them alive in the long run. Also just because they're eating mysis shrimp doesn't mean they're going to start eating some thing else in the future.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

Mystery wrasse or a
hoevens wrasse

 

[jackson6745]

what about a smaller schooling fish?

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I want to get Bangai cardinals, but my wife finds them disturbing.
I definately need to get some other fish though! My tank looks very empty right now!

-Alfred

 

[jackson6745]

I just picked up some chalk bass, very cool fish you can keep in groups

 

[Dmitry]

I think Cardinals tend to eat shrimp! I was going to get one also, but have heard too many horror stories about disappearing shrimp.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Yeah, the picture someone posted of the cardinal with the cleaner shrimp in it's mouth was a shocker!

Bass eat shrimp as well, right?

-Alfred