fish stocking for 60g cube

[turbo2oh]

Look for fish stocking suggestions for my 60g mixed reef cube. I'm thinking 5 or 6 small fish is my target. The royal gramma really only shows up when I'm feeding so I'd like some active fish even though the cube isn't a ton of swimming room. I have a mesh top that covers 90% of the tank that I could update to cover the whole thing.

Right now I have:
2 ocellaris clowns
1 royal gramma

Some options I've thought about:
Midas blenny (really want one of these)
3 x green chromis or black axil chromis
6 line wrasse
flasher wrasse
orange spot prawn goby w/ pistol shrimp

Any combo suggestions or other fish I should consider?

Here's my tank!

[igot2gats]

You're not going to want more than one Chromis. Most likely, you'll end up with one, as they can't coexist, unless the tank is gigantic.

A small group of Cardinalfish would look good, IMO.

[TreyK]

Originally Posted by turbo2oh

Look for fish stocking suggestions for my 60g mixed reef cube. I'm thinking 5 or 6 small fish is my target. The royal gramma really only shows up when I'm feeding so I'd like some active fish even though the cube isn't a ton of swimming room. I have a mesh top that covers 90% of the tank that I could update to cover the whole thing.

Right now I have:
2 ocellaris clowns
1 royal gramma

Some options I've thought about:
Midas blenny (really want one of these)
3 x green chromis or black axil chromis
6 line wrasse
flasher wrasse
orange spot prawn goby w/ pistol shrimp

Any combo suggestions or other fish I should consider?

Here's my tank!

First off, Nice tank! Im setting up a 60 cube too, so I can tell you a flasher wrasse is probably a no go in a 60 cube, at least that seems to be the consensus.
I would highly suggest the midas blenny! I had one in my 40 breeder and will have one in this tank, absolutely gorgeous, great personality and out almost all of the time, I really enjoy that fish.
The sixline is a really good looking fish in my opinion, and may be a model citizen for a while, but inevitably will grow larger and more often than no turn out to be a real terror in the tank.. and good luck getting it out at that point.
I think someone else already talked about the chromis. You would be fine with one if you want that's what you'll end up with more than likely anyway.
As far as suggestions go, a sunburst anthias would be fine in there. Most of the centropyge angels with caution would be fine as well. And as you already listed most smaller gobies should be ok too. Most of the Cirrhilabrus wrasses that stay under 5" full grown would work as well. Same with Halichoeres with caution. You could even do a pair of kaudern's/ banggai cardinals. There are a lot of options out there, just do some research and pick what you like!

Do you have a build thread?

[turbo2oh]

Thanks for the advice on the chromis guys. I would like a sunburst anthias and have been researching them. My only concern with them is possibly having to feed them more than once a day sounds hard with my schedule unless I setup an autofeeder and he eats pellets. Cardinals have never really done it for me, but I'll check out a few different ones.

Good point on the flasher, are there any other good wrasse options?

[TreyK]

Originally Posted by turbo2oh

Thanks for the advice on the chromis guys. I would like a sunburst anthias and have been researching them. My only concern with them is possibly having to feed them more than once a day sounds hard with my schedule unless I setup an autofeeder and he eats pellets. Cardinals have never really done it for me, but I'll check out a few different ones.

Good point on the flasher, are there any other good wrasse options?

Yup! I said this above

Most of the Cirrhilabrus wrasses that stay under 5" full grown would work as well. Same with Halichoeres with caution.

[JR8999]

+1 on the Midas Blenny.
I would make sure it's the African breed which are brighter yellow.

[turbo2oh]

Originally Posted by JR8999

+1 on the Midas Blenny.
I would make sure it's the African breed which are brighter yellow.

Thanks for the tip!

[turbo2oh]

Update:
So I ended up adding a african midas blenny and he's great! Unfortunately the royal gramma only lasted a week or so then disappeared. Then I went through a GHA outbreak so waited that out to not add to the bioload. Happy to say all the GHA is gone. Now i have some bubble algae but its not nearly as ugly.

I'm ready to add some more fish now but nothing is jumping out at me as a must have like the midas did.

[turbo2oh]

Considering a green chromis and a pair of bangaii cardinals next, does the order matter for adding either of these?