Centerpiece fish

[40g Nano]

What would a good centerpiece for my 40 breeder be? It is a very open scape with plenty of swim space. I was thinking of a one spot foxface.
Thanks!

 

[40g Nano]

You can see it on my build thread

 

[40g Nano]

Live aquaria says a 70, not a 75
The only difference is height
I think with a lightly stocked tank with lots of LR in the sump it should be fine

 

[HeyJay]

A 40 breeder is too small for a fully grown fox face

 

[40g Nano]

Do they get bigger than 7”?

 

[40g Nano]

Any other larger fish for a 40 that look good?

 

[HeyJay]

Maybe a marine betta. A large fish that doesn't move much.

But any large fish is going to mean a large bioload, so you'll need to have really good nutrient export

 

[40g Nano]

Those seem very expensive
Don’t think I can afford that

 

[Tamberav]

A dwarf angel, many colors/types.

Foxface will grow fast and fish that large tend to make smaller tanks look awkward and unnatural.

 

[40g Nano]

I was thinking of a coral beauty or flame

 

[40g Nano]

I see lots of people saying that they don’t need much swimming space either

 

[40g Nano]

Can a hawkfish, blenny, and goby get together

 

[OrionN]

Coral Beauty and Flame Angels will get too big for a 40 gal.
You may get away with one of the Pygmy angels. Look at African Flame Back Pygmy angel.
Here are my Flameback in a 65 gal tank. Same footprint as a 40 breeder but significantly taller.
Single Flameback here


Harem of three here, at least they will be a harem soon. They have been together for 3 days.

I had a pair of Flame angel here but I think it is too small for the Flame angels

 

[40g Nano]

The flame backs are very pretty
Haven’t seen one yet at my lfs though

 

[Mooses]

Flame Hawkfish would be super cool perched on top of your rockwork!

 

[OrionN]

The flame backs are very pretty
Haven’t seen one yet at my lfs though

Be patient. Nothing good, only bad things happen fast in a reef tank.

 

[40g Nano]

I have been looking for like 5 months lol

 

[Mooses]

I saw one at a LFS this weekend. Was the first time I ever saw a Hawkfish, let alone a Flame. It was really cool!

 

[OrionN]

Have LFS order it for you. Live Aquaria just send me an email that they have them this AM. Order two and you can get free shipping

 

[Tamberav]

They also have hawkfish in stock and probably some nice gobies. You could probably hit free shipping and still get a few fish you like.