Centerpiece fish in trafficked area?

[blueboy]

how about a nice flasher wrasse?

[PeeperKeeper]

I agree the lion shouldn't be a problem with kids, Ram Puppy. I've got two girls (admittedly, boys may be different) ages 5 and 8 and it's just not a problem keeping them from putting hands in the tank and never was. By the time they're tall enough for it even to be possible, they understand enough to be able to put the fear of God into them about how much it will HURT if they put a hand in with the lion. Tell them lions especially like small fingers.

May even be a good thing to have something in there to give them pause. After all, even if the most dangerous thing you have in the tank is Nemo, you don't want them putting sticky fingers in the water anyway.

Centerpiece for a 100g reef...hmm...this shouldn't be hard but I'm having trouble coming up with an imaginative answer. Cardinals come to mind, like a school of Bangai or Pajamas?

[GaryP]

The dwarf and pygmey angels are not a problem in that kind of tank. My potters angel is almost competely herbivorous but does eaten frozen meaty feeds. Likewise, a flame or coral beauty would do well. My tank is covered in sponges as well as the other things you named. The only thing I noticed was that the Christmas tree worms disappeared shortly after I introduced him. Other then that, I have not noticed him picking at anything in the tank and he has been in there for a year. There was a really good article in one of the fish magazines a while back about angels. There main conclusion is that angels are usually only a problem in reefs when they are not being fed enough. They will then go "live off the land" so to speak. This mainly applied to the large angels. The smaller angels are lot easier to keep in a reef and most reef keepers I know have, or have had, one in their tanks.

http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/ang.../pottersangel/

[blueboy]

my flame angel is deffinately the centerpiece of my tank, fishwise anyways.

[loans_n_fishes]

My clark clownfish are hosting in a sarcophyton (toadstool) that Gary gave me. They took to it right away. I was reluctant to get an anemone too, and was thrilled when this situation occurred. Maybe they wouldn't be the "main attraction", but I think this combo would make a good sideshow!

Angela

[Bug_Power]

I've got a plate coral that my damsels host in, and Troy has a Hammer Coral that his Perculas took too.

[kkutac001]

Thanks to everyone who gave an opinion. Based on the discussion and further readings, I'm leaning at this time towards the tangs. (I always have liked them when visiting big aquaria.) For instance, the Desjardini Tang, Lavender Tang, and Yellow Eye Kole Tang would be top contenders at this time. On the pygmy front, the Bicolor Pygmy Angel was my personal favorite. And I'll explore the Euphillia - percula connection, trying (for instance) frogspawn, which I've always been attracted to. And of course some blennies.
Thanks again! Sure was fun 'brainstorming' with you. ..Karl

[Ram_Puppy]

I expect my smiley face soon.

[Enigma13]

I have noticed clowns mentioned in several of the previous posts, but I am not sure they would fit the bill of the centerpiece fish. I have a pair of Oscellaris that have decided to host in a large patch of Xenia. However, once they chose a host they rarely venture far from it. They are fun to watch if you are looking for them, but they do not come out looking for attention.
I would follow the advice of several above who recommend the Flame Angel. Also a Purple Tang might be a good option.

[Bug_Power]

if you get a pair that contrast from thier host, it will have a good color combo, and be a good example of simbiotic relationships.