I have a 75g and am wanting advice on fish compatibility. I have 2 ocellaris , 2 bangaii cardinals, yellow tang, 2 sally lightfoots, 2 cleaner shrimp, 6 astrea snails, 6 hermits. After I get all my fish I will add corals. I like flame hawkfish, firefish, dwarf angelfish, scooter,midas, or bicolor blenny, goby. Any other suggestions would be great. I am a beginner and want to do this right.
what fish to add
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the hawkfish will be a no-no in the reef and the angel is questionable. scooter blennies are not for beginners. a yellow watchman would be nice. firefish are pretty but are jumpers so you need cover on the tank which can be difficult with reef lighting (egg crates). i love love love my royal gramma 
i also have a 6-line wrasse that is a great reef inhabitant.
i also have a 6-line wrasse that is a great reef inhabitant.
I agree with Salty on skipping the hawkfish in a reef. I've personally avoided the dwarf angels as well although many have success with them leaving their corals alone. I also agree to not do the scooter unless your tank is very mature as their care is like most dragonettes. I'd up your number of snails in the 75g, just enough to keep up with algae. On fish I'd consider some of the lower level gobies and even a lawnmower blenny.
oh good call on the snails grins - whunzic i've got probably 8 tonga nassarius and 5 little nass snails at least 20 astreas and probably about 10 cerith snails in my 37g not to mention about 6 stomatella snails that popped out of no where and i still am running a mag-float over the glass a couple times a week of course all those snails came into the tank over time...
of course all those snails came into the tank over time...
oh good call on the snails grins - whunzic i've got probably 8 tonga nassarius and 5 little nass snails at least 20 astreas and probably about 10 cerith snails in my 37g not to mention about 6 stomatella snails that popped out of no where and i still am running a mag-float over the glass a couple times a week
Want more stomatellas? I can probably spare a hundred or so easily. :uhoh: