I cant decide so I will let you.

[reefer1024]

I just set up a 12" starfire cube on my desk and I cant decide what kind of fish I want to put in it. I am looking for 1 small fish or maybe a pair.

The tank has about 2" of sand and a nice open rockwork with lots of exposed sand. The centerpiece coral will be a frogspawn with various other softies around it.

So what fish should I put in? So far I am considering:

pistol shimp and goby (probably a yasha and randalls)
pair of clown gobies.
pair fo neon gobies
pair green banded gobies
small groupe of Trimma Cana
a bunch of sexy shrimp (i know they r not fish )

What do you vote? If you can think of anything else let me know.

Thanks

 

[Fishfreak218]

small group of Trimma's for sure!!!
I used to love my trimma goby until I accidently threw him out during a water change

 

[cwoods8]

oh......this is got pistol/randalli written all over it! (as long as you don't mind the pistol's choice of landscaping of course

 

[Chibils]

I second a trimma goby.

 

[reefer1024]

I took some pics to help u decide. sorry i'm not much of a photographer.

Front

Side

Top

These pictures fail to capture the super cool 3Dness of it, but its all I can do.

 

[Chibils]

That's a really cool tank.

If you have the time and patience, I think the awesome shapes of the rocks call for a herd of dwarf seahorses.

 

[90sShooter]

I agree seahorses would be awesome! I wanted to get some... Or Ocean's in Aliso Viejo has a sweet octopus!

 

[reefer1024]

seahorses r cool, but I want something easy to take care of. (like an octopus)

 

[TheSaltwaterGuy]

What about a pair of Teardrop Ocellaris' with an anemone? I think that'd be a nice centerpiece!

 

[EpidemicScuzzy]

Pistol shrimp & goby(s)!

 

[Macimage]

Beautiful tank!

Joyce

 

[KorL]

pistol shrimp and goby are fun to watch

 

[reefer1024]

thanks Joyce.

the tally so far.....

Trimma gobies 2
Pistol/goby pair 3
clowns get vetoed because the tank is to small in my opinion.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Keep em coming.

 

[LukFox]

How about a nice looking smaller dottyback or royal gramma?

If you're not interested in that, a shrimp goby with a shrimp friend gets my vote.

 

[Bohle]

I vote for the shrimp and goby!

 

[jcopp24]

I vote mantis shrimp... very pretty

 

[DevilBoy]

i really like the Trimma Gobies also, so thats my vote

 

[reefer1024]

LukFox a dottyback is an interesting suggestion. Thanks. I wonder if the tank would be to small.

Trimma gobies 3
Pistol/goby pair 4

Check out these pics of Trimma Cana in the wild. Sooooo Cool.
http://www.poppe-images.com/images/search_results.php?category=fishes&species=Trimma cana

 

[KorL]

If you do get a shrimp n goby, you'll need to get another fish to swim around in the tank. How about a pygmy angel

 

[reefer1024]

^ I wish. pygmy angels need slots of swimming room, but they sure are purdy.

If I get a Pistol/goby pair I would probably also add a yellow clown goby or something for a little movement up top.

I want to keep the smallest fish possible to create the illusion that the tank is larger then it is.