Narrowing Down the new fish..help!

ok well ive been going back and forth for a pretty long time about adding a new fish to my parents 46gal..they keep bugging me because they want a new fish..so far they got 2 percs and a ruby head fairy wrasse. My mother narrowed down the fish she likes...

melanurus wrasse(dont know if they will fight)
mccoskers flasher wrasse
potters angel
coral beauty
copper banded butterfly

any thoughts?

 

Is it a reef tank or a fish only tank?

 

oh yeah its a mixed reef...(im willing to risk it for the angels)

 

mccoskers.


The melanurus will outgrow the 46g, and they can get a bit aggro when bigger, A copperband is a tough to care for fish.

Coral beauty or a potters would be a good choice if there are no corals, or you don't mind an angel possibly nipping at corals.

 

how big do the melanurus get jw? yeah i told my mom that the coral beautys and potters could be coral nippers and she said shes willing to risk it lol...its her money right? i was just worried if the ruby head would bully the mccoskers

 

A friend's melanurus is easily 7 inches if not 8.

fairy wrasses are usually pretty passive, but if the ruby headed is a little territorial, in a smaller tank like that it could be an issue. Then again the existing wrasse may become buddies with the new one.

 

+1 on mccoskers. I'm getting one tomorrow.

 

ok if i go with another wrasse should i get a male or female? and im still not ruling out a potters!

 

I've been researching angels for my tank, and I've read from several sources that potters can be difficult to keep alive in a home aquarium. Also, I think it would get pretty cramped in a 46.

If it was me, I'd go with the McCoskers.

 

Copperbanddddddddddd..... I just got mine today! Very difficult to care for as well but worth it in the end IMO.