I need a small reef safe RED fish

[shingo43]

I am thinking about one Anthias, but I never had any experience with anthias, liveaquaria says they need to be fed 2-3 times a day, is that true? is it hard for them to eat dry food? I am think a disper anthias, is it ok if I only have one?

or do you have any other suggestion for a red fish?I have a yellow tang and a blue chromis in the 72 bow now.

what about a Carpenter's Fairy Wrasse, is it reef safe?

 

[jbob]

Plectranthias inermis?

peacefull, great personality

 

[SDguy]

I really like the red color of the linespot flasher wrasse.

 

[nutfluff]

I LOVE my Flame Hawkfish...

 

[Aaarrrggg]

You can get an auto feeder with new life spectrum pellets for the anthias (haven't had anthias myself yet, just read about other people doing that.)

Another small red reefsafe fish is a Tanakas Wrasse. Good looking fish with lots of character. They come up in DD from time to time. They're defined as reefsafe but in my experience they can pick on nano fish (nipped off Yasha goby's long fin) and eat small ornamental shrimp (5 sexy shrimp vanished!!). Other than that, great fish!

 

[nanoreefer1000]

Cirrhilabrus jordani
Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis
Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis
Cirrhilabrus filamentosus
Cirrhilabrus scottorum
Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus
Cirrhilabrus lineatus
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
Paracheilinus flavianalis
Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus
Paracheilinus rubricaudalis
Paracheilinus filamentosus
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Paracheilinus cyaneus
Wetmorella tanakai
Wetmorella albofasciata
Halichoeres iridis
Halichoeres biocellatus
Halichoeres melanurus
Halichoeres chrysotaenia
Halichoeres richmondi
Pseudodax moluccanus
Halichoeres claudia
Neocirrhitus armatus
Oxycirrhites typus
Pseudanthias dispar
Pseudanthias bimaculatus
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Pseudanthias ignitus
Pseudanthias pulcherrimus
Pseudanthias hypselosoma
Pseudoanthias pleurotaenia
Amblygobius rainfordi
Stonogobiops dracula
Eviota pellucida
Trimma rubromaculatus
Trimma cana
Elacatinus puncticulatus
Stonogobiops yasha
Pterosynchiropus splendidus
Pterosynchiropus splendidus var.
Synchiropus stellatus
Liopropoma rubre
Nemateleotris magnifica
Ptereleotris zebra
Amphiprion frenatus
Amphiprion melanopus
Premnas biaculeatus
Fowleria isostigma
Paracheilinus octotaenia
Xanthichthys ringens
Cirrhilabrus laboutei
Cirrhilabrus temminckii
etc

 

[nanoreefer1000]

Double post...

 

[Terra Ferma]

Red variant of Liopropoma carmabi

 

[nanoreefer1000]

I've heard Red candy basslets don't keep their color very well in aquariums.

 

[64Ivy]

Not true. Mine kept it's color throughout the 6 years I had it. But for personality, hardiness, and a lot less expense, you simply cannot beat a Flame Hawk.

 

[OodleyBoodely]

Red Stoplight cardinal or two or three! Small, peaceful, reefsafe, very red. They come up on LA and BZ from time to time.

 

[nanoreefer1000]

Not true. Mine kept it's color throughout the 6 years I had it. But for personality, hardiness, and a lot less expense, you simply cannot beat a Flame Hawk.

Nice job, Lucky! LOL, I'd love to see pics! Sorry for getting off topic OP.

 

[reefjunkie42]

seems likea perfect situation to add a wrasse..

 

[aecasasus]

I just got one of these, (Black Spot Red Damsel)and it is a beautiful fish! I am in love with it.

 

[nanoreefer1000]

I just got one of these, (Black Spot Red Damsel)and it is a beautiful fish! I am in love with it.

Why does that look like a really small Garibaldi damsel, do you know where it was collected?

 

[aecasasus]

Why does that look like a really small Garibaldi damsel, do you know where it was collected?

No he is not a Garibaldi Damsel, here is the link from bluezooaquatics which is where I bought him.

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=2300&cid=15

The juv. Garibaldi does not have that large black spot, this one only grows 4 inches and is much cheaper than the Garibaldi.

 

[nanoreefer1000]

No he is not a Garibaldi Damsel, here is the link from bluezooaquatics which is where I bought him.

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=2300&cid=15

The juv. Garibaldi does not have that large black spot, this one only grows 4 inches and is much cheaper than the Garibaldi.

Pretty!

 

[small alien]

I LOVE my Flame Hawkfish...

This seems like your best bet for true red. Will eat shrimp.

 

[jerm_kozac]

How about a rosy scale wrasse? They are a pretty unique fish with a very odd tank behavior.

 

[Hydrologist]

I just got one of these, (Black Spot Red Damsel)and it is a beautiful fish! I am in love with it.

That damsel will lost most of its colour as it matures. It will look more brown then red.