Top 10 Nano Reef FIsh

[jay02483]

i wanna everyones opinion and their list of the 10 ten nano tank fish....lets see what every1 comes up with!

 

[cherubfish pair]

Tank raised Ocellaris clown. I kept one for 8 years.

There's a lot of ties for second place, but there all a distant second place.

 

[Agu]

Tank raised Ocellaris clowns are the number one nano reef fish imo too. I've had one pair almost seven years and another pair for five years in ten gallon tanks. They're resiliant, interesting and do well in a smaller tank.

They also attack my hand and bite me whenever it's in the tank, but that's my fault for putting my hand in their tank.

 

[GeoffM1968]

Clowns
Green Banded Goby
Red Striped Goby
Rainfordi Goby
Yellow Watchman Goby

I have a goby thing going on I see.

 

[iFisch]

Depends on the size of the tank.

Though not totally reef safe, ANY exotic puffer wins hands down.

JMO though.


ie:

or any Basslet, Damsel, Goby, Jawfish from Divers Den.

 

[nate82]

Wartskin Angler I'm about to get one

 

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15322508#post15322508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nate82
Wartskin Angler I'm about to get one

Anglers are very cool, but a totally different kind of "fish". It does very little swimming, from the videos I've seen on DFS.


It more/less "perches and prays" something swims in front of it. I've seen them a few times stalk prey as well.


Lionfish > anglers, IMO

 

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15322548#post15322548 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by iFisch
Anglers are very cool, but a totally different kind of "fish". It does very little swimming, from the videos I've seen on DFS.


It more/less "perches and prays" something swims in front of it. I've seen them a few times stalk prey as well.

If I had to have one aggressive fish, it either be an exotic looking trigger, exotic puffer or dwarf lionfish.

 

[sunfishh]

Tobacco bass because they have great color

 

[GeoffM1968]

Should have included pics:

Green Banded Goby

Red Striped Goby

Rainfordi Goby

Yellow Watchman Goby

Yellow Coris Wrasse -- Purchased as LPS recommended to help with keeping my snail reproduction down and ok for my tank which may not be the case (>55g)

 

[Avalon_Princess]

I'd say the yellow clown goby, green clown goby, citron goby, purple firefish, red firefish and tank raised occellaris would all be at the top of my list for the perfect nano fish.

 

[jay02483]

i wanna mention Sixline Wrasse...they are a really cool fish 2

 

[lucas73]

Tank raised Ocellaris Clowns,mine eat out of my hand.I have always kept Clowns, had a pair in my 75gal Reef for 2 years.Tore down the 75 to make room for the new addition to the family.

 

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15322834#post15322834 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jay02483
i wanna mention Sixline Wrasse...they are a really cool fish 2

They are one of the, if not the most aggressive fish for a nano. I have seen them setup in lots of nano's, and not once were they peaceful critters.

My "damsel" is completely submissive and loves to swim with/amongst my clowns. He thinks he's part of the "pair". It's quite funny actually.

 

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15322979#post15322979 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lucas73
Tank raised Ocellaris Clowns,mine eat out of my hand.

You would think... that any fish would, since you are the missing link between them and the food.

Just giving ya a hard time. My clowns will get real close to my hand. I stick my hand in the water to feed pellets, which I submerge in my hand, and slowly let a few pellets go, instead of just dropping a "pinch" into the tank.

 

[lucas73]

Yeah,they finally got up enough courage one day when I was feeding them some Mysis, to come up and just help themselves.Their lazy and fat and dont want to chase them down I guess.

 

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15323011#post15323011 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lucas73
Yeah,they finally got up enough courage one day when I was feeding them some Mysis, to come up and just help themselves.Their lazy and fat and dont want to chase them down I guess.

I would too, if I let the powerhead blow it in front of my face. lol


By using your hand(s) your becoming a little more intimate with the fish, by making them come to you, very close at times.


I think feeding by hand is the most effective way to establish a relationship with your fish. Once they know your the hand that feeds them, they will often feed from a turkey baster in the same fashion, limiting all the "uneaten" food in the tank.

 

[bigmatt1992]

all my fish in my 75 eat from my hand including my yellow tang. all my demsels. my watchman goby, shrimp and even emerald crab. you just gota let them get confterable with you. when i put my hand in my tank to fix something or to pick something up my yellow tang will swim laps around my hand some time he/she will perch in my cuped hand. my cleaner shrimp will jump on my hand and clean it and will climb my arm as im cleaning the tank. i love all my fish.

 

[DSR]

My clowns eat out of my hand and off the end of hemostats (cute and frustrating at the same time) I use the hemostats to feed my acans and duncans. When there is mysis on the end the fat ol' clowns come a runnin' and grab the food. So I have to spend 20 minutes feeding them individual pieces of mysis before they will leave me alone. hahah. Never had a fish liek that before.

 

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15323223#post15323223 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bigmatt1992
all my fish in my 75 eat from my hand including my yellow tang. all my demsels. my watchman goby, shrimp and even emerald crab. you just gota let them get confterable with you. when i put my hand in my tank to fix something or to pick something up my yellow tang will swim laps around my hand some time he/she will perch in my cuped hand. my cleaner shrimp will jump on my hand and clean it and will climb my arm as im cleaning the tank. i love all my fish.

Tangs and shrimp are notorious for clinging to their owners hands.