will 2 clowns and some coral get along with yellow tail damsel

[VDfreesince1983]

ive read that damsels are highly aggressive, several stores in my area wont even carry them for this reason. i also saw somewhere that Yellow tail damsels are not as aggressive. would they get along with a Ocellaris pair, and several LPS and soft corals

 

[little_fish]

Hello and Welcome!

the damsel might do ok with clowns because they are in the same family, but i would expect a beating for any fish you put in after the damsel. Also all damsels are awful, yellow tail or otherwise

 

[NanoReefer]

in my 37 gallon i have a six line wrasse 2 true perc clowns that i added just a week ago and a blue velvet damsel and they all get along great.

 

[marcah]

I have a blue velvet in my 150 ( wouldnt put it in again) he tried to throw his weight around but was amazed even the tangs put him in his place quick...

 

[VDfreesince1983]

What would be a good peaceful and inexpensive fish to put in there I'd like a hippo tang and yellow tang but have no moneys

 

[Samhain]

Also all damsels are awful, yellow tail or otherwise

Uh oh! I can hear the rebuttal from the Damsel Defender now!

 

[Samhain]

What would be a good peaceful and inexpensive fish to put in there I'd like a hippo tang and yellow tang but have no moneys

It depends on how big your tank is. The blue hippo needs a big tank, and the yellow tang is happier with more room to swim as well. A reef-safe wrasse might be nice, or a dottyback. I'm a big fan of my Royal Gramma basslet. He's very friendly, curious, full of personality, colorful, and he was only $15. And from everything I've heard, basslets are friendly until someone tries to pick on them or steal their hidey hole. Then they hold their own.

 

[NanoReefer]

id go for a 6 line wrasse, just give it a god drip acclimation and youl be fine!

 

[little_fish]

How big is your tank VD? That will determine which fish you can put in there more than anything

 

[VDfreesince1983]

It's a 55 gallon tank im getting ready to build a sump so I can get my skimmer off the side and take out the under gravel filters

 

[little_fish]

I wouldnt put any tang in that sized tank, they really need lots of room to move, especially the blue tang. They need at least 180 gals. But a 6 line would do well in there and they are pretty cheap. A dwarf angel would also do well in there, like a coral beauty

 

[reeftanker84]

i wonder how a tiny flame angel would do in my 75,ive seen some tiny ones that are less then 2 inches,only have 1 occ clown and a flasher wrasse

 

[little_fish]

a flame angel would do fine in your tank Mary, they do well in a 30 gal even

 

[NanoReefer]

id watch it with a flame if its going to be a reef, you have about a 50/50 chance of it eating coral or not

 

[reeftanker84]

well i dont know how true or if its a myth that the smaller the angel you get the better chance they wont eat the corals,just heard about it

 

[VDfreesince1983]

any other maybe mid range to high range fish that will do well in that environment