Wich Fire fish?

[hgbarwick]

I am thinking about getting a fire fish, wich one do you guys think would be best for my tank. He will go in a 12 gallon aquapod.

Stock list for my 12 gallon
1 Black Percula Clown
1 Bicolor Blenny
1 Randals Pistol Shrimp
Assorted Snails
Assorted Hermit Crabs
1 Emrald Mithrax Crab

 

[mr_o98]

I would go with the orange and white firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica). I think they would do better than the Purple Firefish in that size tank. I had both types, and the the orange and white did not swim around as much as the Purple Firefish did.

 

[sf05]

I think your fully stocked

 

[hgbarwick]

If I am fullly stocked than I won't add one. But the orange and white fire fish are nice looking.

 

[whiteshark]

Helfriches firefish!

 

[hgbarwick]

I love those guys. But I don't have $250 dollars to spend.

 

[bskiba]

i have one in my twelve gallon. bought it local for $70. smaller thatn the other two and a little better colored.I would get rid of the bicolor and get a helfrichi. cool fish. love mine.

 

[hgbarwick]

I am not getting rid of my Bicolor Blenny. He is colorful, very active, and very friendly! I can't get a helfrichi they are way to expensive. They may be more colorful than the other fire fish but the other two are also colorful.

 

[hgbarwick]

bump

 

[Sk8r]

The red and whites are less aggressive than the purples. I have one of each, and the fool purple occasionally quarrels with Sam, my largest [10 incher] bristleworm. He's twice ended up with a faceful of whiskers, but does this dissuade him? No.

 

[hgbarwick]

I am thinking my tank is stocked right now

 

[Angel*Fish]

Whether you're fully stocked dpends on other factors besides tank size and fish count.-- like how much LR, DSB, age of tank & amount of infauna, type of corals (SPS will not put up with any thing but perfect water eg phosphates)
In my opinion you could add a shrimp goby to go with that pistol shrimp if it's the right kind of shrimp. Get a smaller one like those striped highfin gobies.
There are a number of fish that stay small enough that you could add like clown gobies, rainford gobies... they virtually don't ad a thing to bioload

If it was me, depending on the lighting, instead of a fish, I'd add a BTA - but that can really add to your bioload as they are big eaters - you could just feed it enough so it does shrink-

HTH

Honestly with good hubandry including weekly water changes, I don't see why you couldn't add a firefish. Your blenny may not get along with it in a tank that size - might have to remove the new fish in that case. I'd add a piece of LR with lots of holes at the same time as the fish & get the teeniest one possible.

 

[Artik]

Prob Nemateleotris magnifica

 

[Serioussnaps]

Your fully stocked

 

[hgbarwick]

I do weekly 2 gallon water changes. I really don't want an anenome, I have had some bad experiences with them killing fish in my 90 gallon. The rainfords gobys are just plain awsome. Will my Bicolor Blenny get along with one of those? I am only keeping soft corals, zoos, mushrooms, and mabey some leathers.

 

[hgbarwick]

Bump