IM 15 stocking idea with ocean rock and sand

[CD_Scapes]

Just curious. I plan to fill my tank with 10 lbs love TBS sand, 30lbs of TBS rock, and fill the back chambers with live rubble (i.e. a lot of biofiltration).

Plan 1:
4-stripe damsel (already own)
Yellow clown goby
Tailspot or similar blenny
Elongate dottyback or Royal gramma

Plan 2:
4-stripe damsel (already own)
Rhino blenny
Elongate dottyback or Royal gramma

Plan 3:
4-stripe damsel (already own)
Elongate dottyback or Royal gramma
Pair shrimp gobies/shrimp

Plan 4:
4-stripe damsel (already own)
Pair radial/white spotted filefish
Elongate dottyback or Royal gramma
Yellow clown goby or Tailspot blenny

What do y’all think. Coral wise it’ll be a mainly gorgonian reef with a few discos and/or zoas. Invert wise it’ll be a lot more smaller/dwarf snail species and I hope a decent number of feather dusters

 

[littlefoxx]

In my IM I kept a pair of clownfish and a coral banded shrimp and a blenny if that helps. Hard to day which combo would work the best in that size tank with the damsel

 

[fishywishy]

You don’t have many options for fish with that damsel. I think your best bet is maybe a clown goby, a cleaner shrimp, and a tailspot blenny. That’s about it.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Is the damsel in the tank already? If so, it will be very hard to add a new fish.

Its a small tank, and 4 fish is pretty tight, its hard to see it working out with 2 mean aggressive fish like damsel and dottyback. If you really want these 2 fish, then keep it at these 2 and don't add more. IMO.