Lipogramma klayi

i cant think · Sep 29, 2022

I’m still planning a long term stocking list for my 3’x16”x1’ tank. So far these are the fish I’ve come up with;
- Pseudocheilinops ataenia trio
- Wetmorella tanakai pair
- Centropyge multicolor
I want to keep numbers lower however, due to lower numbers I’d like for them to be rare or on the rarer side of uncommon fish. I have a book about different hawkfish, basslets, dottybacks and other families. In this book I came across the genus of Lipogramma and specifically the L. klayi stuck out to me due to its smaller size. L. trilineata is also a nice species however I prefer the klayi. Any information on either of these two Lipogramma species in captivity would be great!!
If you think this species would be a bad move then I would love to hear some alternatives.

P.S. In the tank I plan for SPS and Atleast one Clam (Currently I have a Deresa residing in the tank).

Mark Novack · Oct 1, 2022

The three that you have listed sound like a nice choice. The Wetmorella I have and although small its one of my favorites. It just roams and bobs around and picks at the rocks. I think that it is eating some montipora nudibranchs too. The angel is mostly herbivore.

ChiCity · Oct 1, 2022

if you’re planning a bright sps system…
lipogramma/liopropoma might not be the best species to house in such a system.

these are deep water fish that prefer subdued lighting.
you might not see them as often in highly lit systems…
which would be a shame given the price.

if you want the fish more than the sps,
then i’d roll with a moderately lit lps system

i cant think · Oct 1, 2022

ChiCity said:
if you’re planning a bright sps system…
lipogramma/liopropoma might not be the best species to house in such a system.

these are deep water fish that prefer subdued lighting.
you might not see them as often in highly lit systems…
which would be a shame given the price.

if you want the fish more than the sps,
then i’d roll with a moderately lit lps system

I don’t mind having a fish I may not see as often (I already have that with 7 others in the tank). My aim is the rarer fish over the common fish but minimal fish (Both to have more room for coral growth - Larger colonies - but also for the fish to have enough room and be the show pieces).