Favorite Nano-Fish?

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Orange spotted prawn goby is my favorite ever. Excuse the messy tank.

 

[Pete polyp]

Rainsford goby

Firefish

 

[JoeJoe822]

Loving the Orange spot, and Rainsford gobies!!

 

[Paul87]

Here are some I have in my 40 that would do well in a smaller tank probably.

Orchid Dottyback

Ruby Red Dragonet (if you can feed them)

Rainfordi Goby

I love them all!

 

[JoeJoe822]

Orchid dotty back! Very nice! Are dragonets finicky? Pod eaters?

 

[Paul87]

Orchid dotty back! Very nice! Are dragonets finicky? Pod eaters?

It depends on how 'nano' you are talking. The Dottyback would do great in a 30 gal. but if not many tank mates would probably be fine in a 20 gal. As all dragonets are pod eaters, yes they can be finicky. I have a pair of the ruby reds that eat pods all day, plus eat prepared foods (which usually doesn't happen). The Rainfordi goby is a great choice for a nano fish. They will do great in a 10 gal but require some sort of algae in their diet. These are just fish I have in my tank. I wouldn't suggest any dragonet to any new tank or new hobbiest.

 

[manny mandarin]

Love ruby reds never had one but they're the fish that made me start the hobby

 

[JedClampett]

tie between hippo and lion fish.

Definitely a rainbow parrotfish for sure

 

[Titanwerx]

Candy basslet

 

[CoralNerd]

• Yasha Goby pared with Pistol Shrimp
• Tailspot Blenny
• Neon Blue Goby
• Firefish
• Greenbanded Goby
• Tanaka's Pygmy Wrasse
• Pink-Streaked Wrasse

These guys live in my 85g comfortably.

 

[Cameron]

Clowns. I'm surprised that nobody has said clown fish yet. I'm not sure if it's because I'm boring or because I always had clown fish in the house growing up, but clowns are my favorite. Here's a couple pictures of mine.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

I really like the black cap basslett.

 

[914joe]

I have a few masked and red spotted gobies that are cool little guys.

 

[Randomhero68]

Leopard wrasse

 

[slip66]

I really like the black cap basslett.

Do they hide a lot? Or do they swim around a bit? Thought about getting one in my 30 gal shallow setup.

 

[mute0514]

Any blenny has tons of personality but I have to admit my absolute favorite is the starry blenny

 

[Tigerman]

A lot of gobbies being suggested in this thread. I thought they couldn't do well in a nano tank? Or maybe I'm misunderstanding the purpose of this thread. Are you guys just referring to small fish?

 

[Wilsoni]

Gold Assessor! I love mine, it has such a great personality

Assessors are incredible fish! My LFS has a beautiful Macneill's Assessor that I'm tempted to snag. They're kinda pricey though...

 

[Wilsoni]

+1 on Flaming Prawn Gobies. They're the Ferrari of gobies... Those fins...

 

[michellejy]

A lot of gobbies being suggested in this thread. I thought they couldn't do well in a nano tank? Or maybe I'm misunderstanding the purpose of this thread. Are you guys just referring to small fish?

Some gobies get their nutrients from the sand, so they would likely have a hard time in a small tank. Many are very small and shy, so a small tank without larger, intimidating fish is great for them.