Favorite Small Fish

mkutsch · Sep 22, 2016

If you're not that experienced? A fire fish or green banded goby. If you're experienced? Blue striped pipefish. If you have money and experience? A flaming prawn.

mkutsch · Sep 22, 2016

Also, you really need experience for the pipefish, and I lost mine to not small enough mesh covering, found it dead in the morning out of the tank....

mosesobe1 · Sep 22, 2016

My favorite the Royal Gramma.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+21+53&pcatid=53

mosesobe1 · Sep 22, 2016

Here you have a better picture.

tom reilly · Sep 22, 2016

Royal Gramma. very colorful.

oldcrusty · Sep 22, 2016

rebekwl said:
I don't have one, but I love catalina gobies. Here's a link: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/...G-B-4395&t=1&gclid=CMvFx-WClc4CFcEmhgod7wwH0g

Clown gobies are really adorable too

Catalina gobies require colder water conditions than the average fish. usually below 72 degrees I have had some in my beginning years of Saltwater Aquariums usually didn't last more than a couple of months. Didn't use chillers then.

oldcrusty · Sep 22, 2016

1.0reef said:
Catalina gobies are cold water fish.
Trimma gobies, Eviota gobies, nocturnal goby, cleaner gobies, flaming prawn goby, white cap goby, most other small gobies and blennies will work. Possum wrasse, pink streak wrasse, assessors, and small liopropoma or lipogramma basslets will also work.

They do make some small affordable chillers that are a PC processor heat sink with a Freon tube through it that chills the water for around 75 dollars designed for 20 gallon tanks and smaller on ebay

mkutsch · Sep 25, 2016

Royal grammas are truly stunning, yes, unfortunate that they get a bit bigger than 3 inches... If you want something colorful (and too unappreciated nowadays, in my opinion...) and reef safe, I would suggest a possum wrasse (white lines are the most colorful). Hardly reaching 2 inches, and a peculiar look, they're pretty cool fish.