Looking for a centerpiece fish

[ThRoewer]

Marine Bettas don't need much room for swimming. I kept spawning pairs in smaller tanks and as long as the rockwork is right and not minimalistic they will do fine.

A Regal Angel can work for a while but is definitely not ideal - especially not for someone without experience with these fish. Again, plenty of rocks in the right arrangement are key. I have 3 small singles in 40 gallon tanks and so far they haven't complained. I would however advise against a Red Sea regal as those usually come in larger. Juveniles of less than 3" total length would be the only ones to go with. Size with these fish is not a linear relationship to length, a 4" regal is about twice the size of a 3". The one in my picture above is 2.9".

A Golden Hawk is in every way unsuited for this tank: they are usually coming in large and will definitely eat small fish - the firefish will just be his welcome meal and the flasher wrasse dinner.

The Flame Hawk (or a pair of them) would probably be the ideal choice. They are colorful, stay usually smaller and usually prefer smaller bites.

 

[Deleted member 336650]

24' cube should be a 60 gallon tank.

 

[rpc07]

I'm not looking to get anything I'll have to re home later one I have ruled those options out.

 

[RyanSweatt2004]

Some of the basslet species would make a good last fish that pops. Royal grama and black cap baselet come to mind as colorful options. Swales Swiss guard basslet is a neat little fish too and if money is no concern, a Candy basslet would make one hell of a centerpiece fish lol. Since you already have purple firefish I say mixing in a helfrichi firefish would look great as well.

 

[horseplay]

If you do not keep SPS, a pair of orange-spotted filefish is very unique and colorful. Mine swim all over the tank grazing for food.

 

[Goat33]

Helfrichi firefish

 

[rpc07]

I already have a trio of purple firefighters would 4 be pushing it?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

If you do not keep SPS, a pair of orange-spotted filefish is very unique and colorful. Mine swim all over the tank grazing for food.

They are very difficult fish to get eating any prepared food from all that I've read on them. What do yours eat, and how did you get them to eat anything but corals?

 

[Marshall O]

24' cube should be a 60 gallon tank.

If it was truly 2'x2'x2', you are correct. But this is an AIO tank. The actual display area is only 37 gallons.

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[BlueDolphin123]

Marine Bettas don't need much room for swimming. I kept spawning pairs in smaller tanks and as long as the rockwork is right and not minimalistic they will do fine.

A Regal Angel can work for a while but is definitely not ideal - especially not for someone without experience with these fish. Again, plenty of rocks in the right arrangement are key. I have 3 small singles in 40 gallon tanks and so far they haven't complained. I would however advise against a Red Sea regal as those usually come in larger. Juveniles of less than 3" total length would be the only ones to go with. Size with these fish is not a linear relationship to length, a 4" regal is about twice the size of a 3". The one in my picture above is 2.9".

A Golden Hawk is in every way unsuited for this tank: they are usually coming in large and will definitely eat small fish - the firefish will just be his welcome meal and the flasher wrasse dinner.

The Flame Hawk (or a pair of them) would probably be the ideal choice. They are colorful, stay usually smaller and usually prefer smaller bites.

Agree.