Fish suggestions for 24G nano

[Matt_Wandell]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11295094#post11295094 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plankton
Mark - That's a cool fish.

From the PetSolutions web site it looks a good candidate for a nano since it is tiny 2 inches (avail 3/4" to 1 1/4").

Relatively expensive little guy though.

Scott

It's actually an anthias--the latin name is Plectranthias inermis. They are similar in behavior to hawkfish though, and that's what matters to us I suppose. Pretty secretive IME.

 

[Matt_Wandell]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11298469#post11298469 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plankton
Underwaterparadise - Panda Gobies are very, very tiny and accrording to Marine Depot Live a 'restricted species' that also doesn't ship well. Don't know why.

Maybe Matt can chime in here...

Scott

Never heard anything about how they ship. I know a couple people who have gotten them to eat Cyclop-eeze. They will be extremely secretive. In the wild they live really deeply imbedded in large Pocillopora colonies. Until recently the pictures of them from the wild looked mostly like this...

So as you might imagine they won't exactly be a "front and center" type fish that you'll see much, if at all. I always suggest people get a regular Gobiodon goby rather than these.

 

[Matt_Wandell]

Liopropoma swalesi. This guy would be great too, although they're a bit secretive. A firefish, dartfish, assessor, or any other peaceful little fish that's out all the time would help him to come out more.

 

[Matt_Wandell]

Oh, I just realized it's a 24 gallon and not a 12. Any of the fang blennies would be really great too. Like Meiacanthus atrodorsalis...

 

[plankton]

Thanks Matt.

Scott

 

[mpoletti]

Matt- I've heard that the fang blennies release toxins when they are sick or die; Is this true? Thanks

 

[plankton]

All - I take back my interest in the Yellow Gumdrop Goby because after one day it has started nipping on my aussie acans. It doesn't actually do any damage, but the polyp does retract partly. Has anyone had similar experiences? Do they stop after awhile or is it just part of their nature?

I found this link after searching on WebWebMedia - Gobiodon Okinawae and basically it was recommended not to add them to SPS tanks. I'd like to add that that you'd better be careful adding them to your tank if you have large fleshy LPS.

Scott

 

[mpoletti]

I saw one of these in a nano and I thought it was pretty cool.
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=202

 

[mpoletti]

I have seen the yellow goby also host themselves in an A. insignis colony and rubbed the tissue off of its skelaton.

 

[plankton]

Mark - I hear ya on the g.okinawae. Right now I squirt him with a turkey baster each time I see him try to host on the acan. Let's see how that goes otherwise I'll have to remove him.

Red Head Goby - Did a search and didn't find anything bad other than the usual with gobies - they might be territorial with conspecies unless they are a mated pair. Cool fish.

Scott

 

[Matt_Wandell]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11309544#post11309544 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Marko9
Matt- I've heard that the fang blennies release toxins when they are sick or die; Is this true? Thanks

Never heard that of any venomous fish. Where did you hear this?

 

[dragonforce]

sixline wrasse

 

[airinhere]

Yeah, the coral gobies are supposed to be pretty rough on corals when they start their breeding period. They will nip the polyps on SPS and are reported to cause localized dead spots on SPS. Fatal if the coral is young or sickly.

 

[Mikey Donuts]

I had a yellow clown goby that started tearing the tips off of my frogspawn on the second day I had him. He would dive into the frogspawn like a clownfish and when he popped out he would spit out a tip. I knew something was seriously wrong when I saw little flourescent purple blobs floating around the tank. Not cool. He was brought back to the LFS the next day.
I have a tailspot blenny now that is a beautiful little fish. She's very active in the whole water column, eats prepared foods, and sleeps in a golfball sized snail shell at the front of the tank. One of my favorite fish.

 

[airinhere]

They do it to LPS also? So much for me getting any of theose then.....

 

[plankton]

Mikey Donuts - how did you get the yellow clown goby out?

Scott

 

[plankton]

Added 1 dragon goby (sand sifter) and 2 fire fish. All three are jumpers so adding net to top of tank.

Still have evil yellow gum-drop but he has limited his 'attention' to a single acan and only occationally nips now. Go figure.

Scott

 

[JAnwyl]

I only had softies but they were in a 12 then later a 24 over the last 3 years.

The shrimp, emerald crab and some snails were key for cleanup. The emerald crabs were cool looking and good workers. Nudibranc's were cool but hard to keep very long. Something for the sand was essential (not snails) so some sort of Goby is key. The 5 spot goby (depending on the store) was key. My newtank has a starfish which does the job great but I'm not sure about it in a nano. I'm not sure others opinions but I think that having something for the sand is key. My friend had a engineer goby that did a decent job. (It looked like a eel)

I had a pair of clowns for years, they were awesome. (I've not heard about them being jumpers but mine were. In my JBJ cubes both jumped into the filter section once or twice over the years.) My new tank has Bengali cardinals which people throw in nanos. They are interesting looking but not very active.

I no longer buy hermits. I've got some that came with my tank that are fine, but the blue leg hermits that I had picked at my corals.

 

[JAnwyl]

Huh, my Fivespot played nice with corals. My clowns.... They actually beat up on the frogspawn a little bit.