Help Choose My New Fish...

[mtfish]

I had a orange firefish, he was awesome, I loved him. He didn't love being alive and jumped from my 10g yesterday whilst I was away. The cat enjoyed this. I found 1/2 a fish on my floor when I got home, how sad.

Now that we covered that I have to pick a new fish out. Hence the poll. Write in's will be accepted

Tank is a 10g, I only want 1 fish. Thanks.

 

[Fishfreak218]

I voted Bicolor blenny b.c. they are FILLED with personality

 

[jfw60]

new fish

new fish

Do you have a lid on top, if not, fish casualties will continue. Do you have any other fish right now? Are you running a fish only system or a nano reef, anwser those questions and I cqan offer you a better anwser.

 

[mtfish]

Sorry about lack of info...
It's a 10g Reef, 12(ish) lbs of live rock, ~10lbs live sand. AC70 fuge. This fish will be my only fish. I have 2 blue leg hermit, 3 cerith snails, 2 cowry snail, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 emerald crab, 2 turbo snail. I'm waiting for the LFS to get some scarlet hermit, and astrea snails.

It does have a glass lid. The only opening is the 1" gap that runs for about 6" along the back.

 

[Milleme]

I think the yellow tail blue damsel will add a splash of color and lots of movement to the tank over a bicolor blenny. Although the bicolor will also help control algae if thats a problem. But i voted damsel.

 

[chocolateblnt]

Only reason I voted Oscellaris over Bi Color was that you can't keep clams with Bi Color's ...

 

[jfw60]

Sounds like a nice settup

Sounds like a nice settup

Sounds like a nice settup, I would agree with a bi color blenny if you were not going to keep any coral, despite what you may have read, I have found bi colors over the years to be opoortunistic coral polyp and clam munchers.
If it were me, I would find a way to close the gap in the back because as your firefish demonstrated they can be quite good escape artists.
My all time favorite small tank fish yet, would have to be my wild caught true percula clown. I had her for close to ten years in several different systems with liitle or no trouble, although she would harrass the other fish and even me when I had to enter the tank with my hand.
Another fish I have enjoyed has been my yellow watchman goby, he's paired with a bullseye pistol shrimp and I have had him for about seven years with no problems.
The last fish I will mention is my Five Bar Mystery Wrasse, I got him for a steal at my local LFS and he is a beautiful addition with a healthy appetite. I have two complaints with this fish, a huge $253 price tag, and a notorious jumper, I found the sucker in my sump twice.
Of the three I would recomend the yellow watchman for your particular settup with a pistol shrimp, their symbiotic relationship would be cool to see in their own settup.

 

[Milleme]

What type of corals are you keeping, this affects your fish choice.

 

[jfw60]

Rock Hound?

Rock Hound?

Your profile said your a rock hound in Montana, have you ever prospected for dinosaur fossils?

 

[mtfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7292000#post7292000 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Milleme
What type of corals are you keeping, this affects your fish choice.

Currently I have 0 corals. This is a fresh setup. I was hoping to start adding coral in the coming weeks but the fish death set me back. I'd like to have it running with the fish and cleaners for a month or so before I add ANY corals. I plan on starting slow(since it is my first SW) but plan on the standard mushrooms and zoas to start and I'll go from there. I have 80w PC lighting.

Originally posted by jfw60
Of the three I would recomend the yellow watchman for your particular settup with a pistol shrimp, their symbiotic relationship would be cool to see in their own settup.

I have been thinking about the goby/shrimp relationship. Would the pistol shrimp kill my peppermint?

Your profile said your a rock hound in Montana, have you ever prospected for dinosaur fossils?

Yep, fossils too. PM me if you want more info.

 

[mtfish]

Oh, by fresh setup I mean a fresh start NOT a freshwater

Went to the LFS with the wife last night and we looked around. She was originally pretty set on the percula but we looked and found a cool bi color. But long story short we got the percula. And no I didn't let her name it Nemo. It's name is Carl.

Thanks for your input.

 

[Sk8r]

I would vote rainsford goby except that they are algae-based sand-sifters, and, I suspect, eat pods. They don't readily eat flake or prepared foods, and I don't think they are a good candidate for a new tank. I'm informed they are 'difficult to keep,' and probably, like mandarins, are extremely difficult because of food requirements. I love mine, but he was a bit of a touch and go in a well-podded 52.
The blennies are charming clowns. And I would add a recommendation for the yellow watchman goby, which will be interested in any motion around him---you, most likely.
If not intimidated by other fish, they're a swaggering little tough guy with beautiful aqua dots on a brilliant yellow body; and an attitude that owns the tank. It's mostly bluff. Mine has nipped the mandarin's tail a few times, after the mandarin, in the oblivious way of mandarins, completely ignored his bluffs and proceeded to graze the opening of his cave. YWGs do tunnel under rocks to build a night-home, and get their food from sand-sifting, but will eat flake or pellets.

 

[duec22]

Get the domino..you'll never have to wonder about adding a second fish..it won't let you..
but be carefull when they get bigger the domino is likely to get out of the tank and punk you for your lunch money.

In all honesty get the clown, great little fish.