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KimP

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My tank is 4 feet long, 2.5 feet wide for 151 gallons. I can't decide what fish to add next. I loved the tassled filefish but I don't want to kill another, same with yellow eye kole tangs. I tried 3 of those in my last tank (one at a time, in my 90gal) and lost each one within a few days, even the one from divers den. So maybe a tang just isn't in the cards for me. I'm thinking maybe some anthias? I'd love any input. I've had all of my current fish for at least a year, several I've had for a few years, so I hope the deaths I've had aren't due to my caretaking abilities. I love wrasses but don't necessarily have to have more, and I need to keep the tank peaceful. I will be adding another urchin.

The fish I have now are:

Dwarf Morey eel

Foxface

Yellow wrasse

Springer's damsel

Royal gramma

Red lined wrasse

A little tiny clear goby added from my pico

Yellow watchmen goby

Inverts:

2 urchins

2 fighting conchs

2 turbo snails

1 bigger hermit and possibly a couple smaller

A few smaller snails

Also if it seems like I'm probably fully stocked I'd like to know that too.

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I'm for sure getting a flame hawkfish, thanks for the idea Ty. The angel is a bit expensive right now, although beautiful. I just remembered I had been wanting to get a shrimp to go with the watchman goby. Do you think it's too late for him? I've had him quite a while and JamesL had him for a long time before that (sorry your shrimp died James [emoji53] ) He used to be paired so do you think he still would if I put a shrimp in there? If so, any recommendations?

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Liveaquaria's compatibility chart shows hawkfish not compatible with eels. Do you think that's because the eel would eat the hawkfish, or the hawkfish would hurt the eel? My eel is a small one and hasn't eaten any of my fish. I'm assuming the chart is taking about bigger eels.

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I'm going to assume there aren't any eel eating flame hawkfishes out there so I think you are correct on your assumption.

I was thinking maybe they pester the eels or something but a bigger eel eating the hawkfish is much more likely, I agree.
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Def Gota get a flame hawk! He's my coolest fish in the tank, like Ty's mines a chicken he gets bullied by the chromis lol. I leave the flipper scraper on the front glass for him to sit on and he'll just sit there and watch what's happening outside the tank. I've been thinking about getting a 2nd

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