want 1 fish in 6 gal, what kind?

[surfsharkus]

That's a very nice fish pic. Do they do anything for the tank? Besides look cool! Janitorial?

 

[surfsharkus]

I kinda want to get something that has some other purpose (like cleaning or eating pests) and look cool. Still stongly considering a shrimp gobie. I know they dont clean, but they are still cool.

 

[The Saltwater Kid]

Tail Spot Blenny's (or just about any Blenny for that matter, some more then others) will munch on algae.

 

[surfsharkus]

I herd that blennies got to big and feed on pods

 

[rorchilles]

6line wrasse

 

[The Saltwater Kid]

Not the Tail Spot Blenny...they only get about 2 - 2 1/2" long max. They are the smallest of the Blenny's.

 

[surfsharkus]

how long sould I wait to put fish in my reef tank

 

[ZooZ]

yellow clown goby!!

 

[kingfisher62]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10207720#post10207720 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by surfsharkus
That's a very nice fish pic. Do they do anything for the tank? Besides look cool! Janitorial?

Sorry on the delay of my response .
No , they just look cool !

 

[The Saltwater Kid]

I would wait at least a month...longer if you can control yourself as the longer you wait the more mature your tank becomes and the less stress will be placed on any livestock when you put them in.

 

[kingfisher62]

I would go for it . I can't believe you held out this long . You certainly have more patience than me . I had two fish in my 14g cube after a week and they are still thriving. Although I did use LR and water from an established . I still think you are ready though!

 

[kingfisher62]

Well , have you got anything yet???????????????

 

[surfsharkus]

Oh.... yea I got a yellow gobie and a cleaner shrimp. Aclamatied them both for 1.5 hrs, 15 mins for temp, and every 10-15 mins after put about an ounce of tank water in each bag for another hour +. the shrimp is doing great but the gobie died in 2 days all my pram's are good. Love the shrimp! I bought a dendro in stead, still thinking about another fish may be a fire fish.

 

[surfsharkus]

sorry for the delay.

 

[kingfisher62]

Thats too bad. I wonder what happened to your goby?
When you said all your parameters were great, what were they?
Just trying to figure it out. Sometimes that just happens. Did you ask the LFS to feed the tank the goby was in? I like to see the fish that I choose have a good appetite, usually it is a good indicator that they are healthy.
That's my tip of the day.

 

[thecichlidpleco]

citron goby, very small, or get a sexy anemone shrimp for something that small, just as good as a fish

 

[Scuba Josh]

Arabian Pseudochromis - Pseudochromis aldabraensis - Very colorfull and a lot of personality.

 

[surfsharkus]

Talked to a the guy that sold the goby to me and said that my hermitcrab may have gotten it.