Great Swimming Fish: Who does it best?

[Rmckoy]

Tangs are constantly swimming .
but if we were to vote on fastest and most active . Trigger fish by far

 

[Miami Reef]

I choose anthias. I love those fish so much. They look so elegant.

 

[Cincyreefer513]

My Mccosker's Wrasse is a lot of fun to watch. Extremely active and interesting swimming behavior.

 

[DiloHunter]

I went for wrasses because I used to have a red coris wrasse and it would spend all day darting around my tank. It would spend its time either burrowing or swimming. I also voted for dragonets because I love the way they scoot around in short bursts looking for pods. I currently have a Spotted Mandarin Dragonet.

 

[Astronomical]

I voted dartfish and gobies. Dartfish because my dad has a beautiful Zebra Barred Dartfish in his tank that flairs his fins often and darts all around, as the name suggests, and gobies because blenny was not an option. I love watching my bicolor blenny!

 

[musicreef]

My purple Tang and Foxface are BFF and it's nice seeing them swim by but, my favorite fish to watch is my flame hawk. Not much of a swimmer. He just perches himself on a rock or frag rack and watches me watching him.

 

[Wieloch89]

Clowns for sure. They’re simple but have tons of personality and you usually always see them in pairs interacting with each other. Definitely worth watch for a while.

 

[Nemo&Friends]

I did not vote, as my choice as previously mentioned was my green chromis, but I want to make it more specific as there are so many way to swim.
My vote would be the following
Best endurance swimmer Green Chromis, never stop and swim face to the water flow.
Best water treader Clowns they can stay in the same spot for hours, even at night in a corner of the tank. I do not know how they sleep.
Fatest swimmer Firefish they disappear in a blink of an eye and I cannot tell where they went.
Best cruiser Hippo Tang and Foxface swim leisurely through out the tank, ignoring others.
Best explorers Sixline wrasse and Elfii angel. They are constantly checking rocks and going in and out of them.
Most unusual Pajama Cardinal. They look like a mechanical toy when they swim. They keep their body and their fins completely still when they advance, yet zero in to their target quite fast.
Best observer but poor swimmer Starry Blenny. Was continually watching what was going on around him.

 

[tharbin]

I voted for Dartfish because I love watching Firefish swimming around. They are very graceful and then, boom, they are gone. My favorite fish to watch though is not on the list. I find a large Niger Trigger to by almost hypnotic to watch. It just seems so effortless. Achilles Tangs are pretty much up there as well.

 

[thresher]

No love for hawkfish. I've always had an affinity for how they perch on the highest point and swoop down. Even better if you some small schooling fish for them to harass.

 

[i cant think]

I did not vote, as my choice as previously mentioned was my green chromis, but I want to make it more specific as there are so many way to swim.
My vote would be the following
Best endurance swimmer Green Chromis, never stop and swim face to the water flow.
Best water treader Clowns they can stay in the same spot for hours, even at night in a corner of the tank. I do not know how they sleep.
Fatest swimmer Firefish they disappear in a blink of an eye and I cannot tell where they went.
Best cruiser Hippo Tang and Foxface swim leisurely through out the tank, ignoring others.
Best explorers Sixline wrasse and Elfii angel. They are constantly checking rocks and going in and out of them.
Most unusual Pajama Cardinal. They look like a mechanical toy when they swim. They keep their body and their fins completely still when they advance, yet zero in to their target quite fast.
Best observer but poor swimmer Starry Blenny. Was continually watching what was going on around him.

What’s an “Elfii Angelfish?” They sound similar but I can’t figure out how I know it.

 

[Nemo&Friends]

eThis is an Elfli angel. They are under rated in my opinion. Mine must be close to six years.

Eibli Angelfish Care - Size, Life Span, Tank Mates, Breeding

Eibli Angelfish fish profile and care information such as tank size, tank mates, life span, diet, foods, breeding, behavior, tank setup and temperament.

www.fishlore.com

 

[GillMeister]

Niger Trigger. Not on the list but watching this brute move around the tank makes my face smile.

 

[i cant think]

eThis is an Elfli angel. They are under rated in my opinion. Mine must be close to six years.

Eibli Angelfish Care - Size, Life Span, Tank Mates, Breeding

Eibli Angelfish fish profile and care information such as tank size, tank mates, life span, diet, foods, breeding, behavior, tank setup and temperament.

www.fishlore.com

Ah! That’s how I know it - The eibli Angel, Centropyge eibli

 

[comically]

tangs and wrasses! I love watching my Vroliks wrasse and yellow tang swim around the tank

 

[Dburr1014]

Like all the fish to have there unique patterns of swimming.
Tangs are speed races, clowns wiggle, wrasses like to flash, some gobbies like to perch, ect... I like all of it.