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I want to start really stocking my 55g tank. It is a reef tank so I need "reef safe" :D as we know who went to Nextwave that everything is not reef safe :lol: but I have a yellow face goby, engineer goby, tow dominos(if I can catch them you can have them), and two anemonesfishes. I want to stay peaceful but would like to start adding more fish to the tank. What are some suggestions of what I could put in there that will not outgrow the tank in a year or two?
 
in a 55 gal i wouldn't buy anything more then a few clowns, gobys and maybe a tang. If you want your corals to grow, you need the least amount of bioload as possible, its a trade-off, either have nice corals or lots of fish. I don't keep anything larger then a yellow tang in my 150gal
 
I have a small hair problem and I was wanting to see what would take care of it. It is a small green patch near some of my zoa's and then I have the black looking hair in spots. Any ideas on this?
 
I would definitely advice against adding any more fish if you already have a hair algae problem, probably your best way is to get a larger skimmer, and eventually get a sea hare to clear off any existing algae.
 
@Anton M wrote:
I would definitely advice against adding any more fish if you already have a hair algae problem said:
But there are fish that like the hair algae? What about turbo snails for this problem? I do not have a fuge yet but I am working on building one under my tank. I need to to be 10" or less to fit under there so that is why I do not have one yet. Thanks for the advice and I thought my CPR was doing a good job or so it seemed.
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I would advise caution with your bi-load...
Do you currently have a clean up crew?
How long has the tank been running?

If you’re definitely adding one more fish, I would go with a blenny.
It would help with maintenance as well. Consider a bi-color blenny, or something similar. I lawn mower blenny would be ok, but I would not recommend it with the amount of fish you have. Also, they can get a bit territorial as they mature (bi-color can too, but they do not grow as large).
 
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