55 Gallon- Fishes for a peaceful community

[avijay23]

I am a newbie to saltwater and have a 55 gallon tank, up and running for a couple of months. I have a False percula pair, 1 yellow clown goby, 1 starry blenny, 1 purple firefish. I plan to add a dragonet down the line when the tank is more mature about 6 months from now. I have some LPS, mushrooms and zoas. Some snails as well.

I want to keep the fish load to a minumum and also want a peaceful community that will get along with each other and not nip at the corals. I thought about smaller angels but decided against them due to risk of coral nipping. Any suggestions for peaceful, relatively small fishes that can go in the tank. Thanks,
Vijay

[mayjong]

dartfish, greenbanded goby,lined cardinals,blue eye cardinals,
Rainsford or hectors goby once tank is more mature.
I have a 60g cube with 11 fish in it. Planning to add 4 more.
Oh, a pygmy wrasse once tank is more mature is cool too

[jdstank]

Originally Posted by mayjong

dartfish, greenbanded goby,lined cardinals,blue eye cardinals,
Rainsford or hectors goby once tank is more mature.
I have a 60g cube with 11 fish in it. Planning to add 4 more.
Oh, a pygmy wrasse once tank is more mature is cool too

I hope those 11 fish are tiny, like clown gobies or something. That is a seriously huge bioload for 60g. Adding 4 more is not right, it's like stuffing a rottweiler into a kennel sized for a yorkshire. Think about the welfare of the fish before your own desires.

Why aren't some of those 11 fish in your big tank?

[avijay23]

Thanks mayjong- Seem like gobies and cardinals may be the most peaceful and my best bet.

[MrMatt83]

Banggai cardinals I have 3 in my 55 they don't bother anything and IMO look really cool

[mayjong]

Originally Posted by jdstank

I hope those 11 fish are tiny, like clown gobies or something. That is a seriously huge bioload for 60g. Adding 4 more is not right, it's like stuffing a rottweiler into a kennel sized for a yorkshire. Think about the welfare of the fish before your own desires.

Why aren't some of those 11 fish in your big tank?

oh please, there is more than 1 way to acheive bioload.
it is more than fine.
1 rainsford, 1 firefish, 2 dartfish, 1 longfin cardinal, 2 orangestriped cardinals,1 rubyred dragonet, 1 tailspot blenny, 1 pygmy wrasse, and 1 clownfish. thinking of a pair of greenbanded gobies and a pair of neon gobies.
the only fish out of that group that even gets to 3" is the clown. the darts get longer, but are no bigger around than a pencil.
not that i need to justify, just for the OP to realize you CAN have a bunch of fish in a 60g, as long as they are appropriate for that tank. i think that is better than 4-5 in a 60g if one is a tang, and 1 is a wrasse, they certainly get along better.
fwiw- i have a smaller numberof fish in the 150g, because they are larger.

[crock921]

arent gobies highly territorial? How do you keep them from fighting?

[mayjong]

I know I have seen people with breeding pairs of both greenbanded and neons. I would prefer a pair of gfreenbanded.it appears as though the gbanded are easier to pair up. Plus they are cooler looking... As far as the rainsfords goby I have, it is peaceful. Have to do more research...