Stocking Question - larger fish options for 75g reef

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I have a 75 gallon reef tank with mostly small and peaceful fish:

Tomini Tang
Clown pair
3 Zebra barred gobies (turns out there’s some drama when one spawns, but other than that they get on)
Royal Gramma
Mandarin Dragonet
Court Jester Goby
Juvenile Engineer Goby

I’d like to, if possible, add another fish about the size of the Tomini but am not sure of options. I had a flame angel - it spontaneously dropped dead with no obvious cause, which although an unwanted outcome did solve the problem of it eating my LPS and being a massive ******* to the clowns. So I’m very wary now of “reef safe with caution” as this thing treated my LPS as an all you can eat buffet.

Are Coral Beauties less risky, or are all angels presumed to be coralivores?

Another Tang? Are there any options or is this a flat bad idea in a 75g?
 

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I have a 2 spot tang and a melanarus wrasse as my larger fish in my 75 gallon. I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable with 2 tangs. My other stock is a pair of clowns, 2 bengaii cards, 1 PJ card, purple dottyback, royal gramma, McCosters wrasse, and a target mandarin.
 
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I have a 2 spot tang and a melanarus wrasse as my larger fish in my 75 gallon. I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable with 2 tangs. My other stock is a pair of clowns, 2 bengaii cards, 1 PJ card, purple dottyback, royal gramma, McCosters wrasse, and a target mandarin.
How does the wrasse do with your inverts - snails/crabs etc
 

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How does the wrasse do with your inverts - snails/crabs etc
I’ve personally never seen her pick at anything other than stuff off the rocks, nori off the algae clip, and pellets/frozen that I feed. Pretty much a model citizen and is keeping my planaria infestation in check.
 

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Are Coral Beauties less risky, or are all angels presumed to be coralivores?
they all are but some are less risky than others. Genicanthus (which probably are slightly too big for your tank) and paracentropyge (can fit in your tank) are both the least likely to eat corals or clams.
I love my leopard wrasses so I will recommend one of those. Just make sure it is eating before you buy it, if they are then it is good. They are considered expert only because most dont ship well and/or get internal issues and wont eat
 
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Just make sure it is eating before you buy it, if they are then it is good. They are considered expert only because most dont ship well and/or get internal issues and wont eat
This is one of the things I’m grateful to have a good LFS nearby - they run a quarantine very similar to the one recommended on this forum (a few days shorter, but within my risk tolerance) so have the fish in store for weeks and get them eating (or else i presume the fish die…) before they go on sale.
 

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