What is a really easy saltwater fish to keep?

Question

Here are the requirements:

- It has to fit in a 58 gallon tank

- It has to be under 6 inches long

- It can't be a school fish unless it is under 2 inches long

- It has to get along well with a Percula clownfish

- It has to be reallllly easy to keep

- It can't be a damsel fish

- It has to be a fish that does not eat any soft corals (preferably)

Answer 1

clown-fish is a damsel

Answer 2

Many salt water fish would fit into this description.  Tang fish are great to go with not only corals but with your clowns.

Tangs or any of the Surgeon Fish family

Dragonets

foxface rabbitfish  (just keep them fed)

Butterflys

angels

Cardinalfishes (any in this family, some are strange looking and kind of neat)

For a larger selection with photos and background try saltwaterfish.com

Answer 3

While Chromis (C. cyanea and C. viridis) are members of the damsel family, they don't act like damsels. They're quite peaceful and hardy. They typically school in the wild, but they can be kept solitary without any issues whatsoever. They typically grow around 3 inches long.

A Lawnmower Blenny (Salarias fasciatus) will graze on algae off of rockwork and off the side of the tank with an amazing appetite...so much so that you'll have to supplement his diet. With the exception of other blennies, they get along fine with other fishes. You'll see him try to fight his reflection in the glass at first, but he'll eventually realize that it's a waste of his time and give up. They're very hardy, rarely have parasites, and tend to hide near the bottom of the tank (no swim bladder). They're typically between 4 and 5 inches long, very alert to their surroundings, and have a bit of personality.

Pajama Cardinalfish (don't know the name on these) are peaceful fish. Nocturnal by nature, they can learn to come out during the day if that's when they're fed. Like chromis, they naturally school, but in smaller numbers. They do just fine on their own. They're typically around 3 inches long, but a bit "taller" than most fishes.

A Flame Angel (Centropyge loricula) is a dwarf angel around 4 inches long. Brightly colored, some of them may nip on soft corals and clams mantles; you can also say goodbye to any invertebrates in the tank. Do not, under any circumstance, keep more than one; they'll fight to the death. They are very pretty fish, though, and thend to be otherwise peaceful.

A Canary/Golden/Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus, sometimes mistakenly called the "coris wrasse") is about 4 inches long and stays near the surface of the tank. It's bright yellow with a little black dot near its tail. They naturally eat worms, so if you have any, they're going to become a meal. They're otherwise peaceful fish, but they are jumpers! Be sure your tank is covered.  They also burrow into substrate when frightened and when sleeping, so be sure to have a substrate that's at least 4 inches deep. If you get one, don't be surprised if it burrows down and hides for the first few days...it'll eventually come out.

Most of the smaller gobies are fine as well...there are way too many to name individually, so speak with a knowledgeable shopkeeper about any purchases that catch your eye. Gobies are generally small, but the specifics depend on the species. They are also typically peaceful.

Don't get talked into buying a mandarinfish (which technically isn't a goby, but is often mistakenly classified as win). They're stunningly attractive, but require a diet of live copepods. A 58 gallon tank won't provide enough food for his constant foraging.