Help me choose a fish for my 14 gal nano with Crushed Coral.

[BeanMachine]

The tank is 14 gallons total. I have crushed coral. I've read the cons but I like it so it will stay hehehe! So no sand sifters, like gobies right? I'm not sure if its too coarse for them.

I am thinking a Royal Gramma or a Yellow Assessor. Maybe 3 or 4 neon or shark nose gobies since you never see them in big tanks.

This tank will also house my pair of clowns and their new nem.

 

[Toddrtrex]

If you are planning on having a pair of clowns in a 14 gallon tank, I wouldn't plan on any other fish. Would be concerned about any hosting anemone outgrowing that tank is short order.

 

[BeanMachine]

If you are planning on having a pair of clowns in a 14 gallon tank, I wouldn't plan on any other fish. Would be concerned about any hosting anemone outgrowing that tank is short order.

I see. The nem I realize may be problematic.

Even one more small fish? Thanks for the advice Todd.

 

[Toddrtrex]

What type of clowns? (( most have a nasty habit of becoming very aggressive once they start spawning ))

What type of anemone?

 

[BeanMachine]

What type of clowns? (( most have a nasty habit of becoming very aggressive once they start spawning ))

What type of anemone?

The pair is a occ female and perc male with a smallish rbta.

 

[Toddrtrex]

The last E. quadricolor (( BTA )) that I had was 15" across, even after splitting, I personally wouldn't put one in a 14 gallon.

I would only consider the gobies, and be prepared to move them when/if they clowns become too aggressive.

 

[BeanMachine]

The last E. quadricolor (( BTA )) that I had was 15" across, even after splitting, I personally wouldn't put one in a 14 gallon.

I would only consider the gobies, and be prepared to move them when/if they clowns become too aggressive.

Other than enough light and having to move the Nem when it gets too large any other issues with the nem? I could just sell the nem.

 

[Recty]

My experience with BTAs is they require very pristine water quality, treat them just like an SPS imo.

So if you think you might have a hard time keeping water quality top notch in a small tank (which is hard due to how fast a small body of water can alter when compared to a large body) then it might be a little bit of a trial keeping that thing going.

But as long as you're a dedicate aquarist who can do regular water changes and keep that thing topped off like every 2 days, you shouldnt have issues beyond the eventual size of the anemone.

 

[BeanMachine]

My experience with BTAs is they require very pristine water quality, treat them just like an SPS imo.

So if you think you might have a hard time keeping water quality top notch in a small tank (which is hard due to how fast a small body of water can alter when compared to a large body) then it might be a little bit of a trial keeping that thing going.

But as long as you're a dedicate aquarist who can do regular water changes and keep that thing topped off like every 2 days, you shouldnt have issues beyond the eventual size of the anemone.

OK, I think with that in mind I will just go with a few neon gobies as to keep the bioload down as much as possible and prevent any future aggression from the clowns or whatever fish I would add.

I've kept my haddoni nem for a couple years now so I can handle the husbandry I just have to make sure I don't get lazy with this one.

Thanks again guys.

 

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a few neon gobies

If by "a few" you mean a mated pair, it could work. I agree with Todd though that you may have to remove them once the clowns start spawning.

 

[BeanMachine]

If by "a few" you mean a mated pair, it could work. I agree with Todd though that you may have to remove them once the clowns start spawning.

Thanks for the advice, I've had more than a pair of them in the past but always in a much larger tank. I will go with a pair of Yellow Line Gobies if I can find them again and make sure to note any aggression overtime.

A LFS in my area gets the ORA gobies a lot, just usually the shark nose or neon.