Shyest fish in your tank

[tydeck]

Thought this might be a good topic. Searched and couldn’t find a previous thread.

My shy guy is my Royal Gramma. Always comes out for food, but really never leaves his home of caves and tunnels.

I haven’t the opportunity for a good picture yet

 

[Cheese Griller]

All of my fish are out the majority of the time but if I had to choose one, my helfrichi firefish is probably the most timid, which is very on-brand for firefish.

 

[Tamberav]

Hasslets goby, I see it about once every 3 months

 

[Bucs20fan]

The gramma you have will only hide for a time, pretty soon it will be out and about. Trust me.

 

[Joe31415]

My shy guy is my Royal Gramma.

Same here. Mine was a bit of a bully when I first got it, but now he hides behind a rock if I'm even in the same room.

 

[kados]

Scribbled Mappa Puffer. Comes out to eat expensive meaty chunks of food then back to the cave most of the day.

 

[Zach B]

Marine Betta I suppose it is pretty nocturnal though lol

 

[kevgib67]

My royal gramma was shy and hid a lot the first 2-3 weeks but after is always out and about, although it’s always the first to bed. I’ve had he/she for 15 months.

 

[ryanjohn1]

My flame cardinal. He’s all about that night life when the tanks dark

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thought this might be a good topic. Searched and couldn’t find a previous thread.

My shy guy is my Royal Gramma. Always comes out for food, but really never leaves his home of caves and tunnels.

I haven’t the opportunity for a good picture yet

This will differ based on types of fish and types of tanks. I have many tanks and unusual fishlike Harlequin tusk and dwarf angels. Shyest would be Naso tang and a couple of my yellow tangs

 

[Sailaway]

Thought this might be a good topic. Searched and couldn’t find a previous thread.

My shy guy is my Royal Gramma. Always comes out for food, but really never leaves his home of caves and tunnels.

I haven’t the opportunity for a good picture yet

My scissortail dartfish is very easily spooked, my sharknose goby is also a little shy but he is definitely more curious of me and likes to show off and dig around in the sand for me. My clowns are most definitely not shy.

 

[tydeck]

My royal gramma was shy and hid a lot the first 2-3 weeks but after is always out and about, although it’s always the first to bed. I’ve had he/she for 15 months.

Hope mine starts exploring soon. I can just see his head sticking out of his cave. Eats like at champ when foods outs. But then right back to the cave.

ive had him for Maybe 3 weeks

 

[tydeck]

This will differ based on types of fish and types of tanks. I have many tanks and unusual fishlike Harlequin tusk and dwarf angels. Shyest would be Naso tang and a couple of my yellow tangs

I agree with you. I figured In my case a mixed reef IM15. Tank size is a major factor.

 

[steveschuerger]

Ironically my shyest fish is also my most aggro one. Splendid Dottyback. Hides in the rocks mostly except to give chase, mainly to the bangaii.

 

[Zach B]

Edit. Sorry

 

[JoJosReef]

Exquisite firefish. Made a cave and stays there till the flow turns off for food. When I'm running late for feeding though, he comes out to say 'hi, where's my dinner?' :~)

 

[JoJosReef]

Ironically my shyest fish is also my most aggro one. Splendid Dottyback. Hides in the rocks mostly except to give chase, mainly to the bangaii.

How is your Bengaii? Shy also or pretty social?

 

[CookieRdReef]

My marine beta for sure. Comes out when he's really hungry. Avoids eating if any fish looks at him.

My royal gramma charges and bites hand about anytime I am on the left side of my 180. He's not shy and kinda mean.

 

[davidcalgary29]

Ironically my shyest fish is also my most aggro one. Splendid Dottyback. Hides in the rocks mostly except to give chase, mainly to the bangaii.

Dottyback behaviour is pretty interesting; they seem to either be on display all the time, or very cryptic. I never see my yellow dottyback (now transitioning to an "overripe banana dottyback") except during feeding time, and don't see my elongate dottyback for weeks at a time.

 

[steveschuerger]

Dottyback behaviour is pretty interesting; they seem to either be on display all the time, or very cryptic. I never see my yellow dottyback (now transitioning to an "overripe banana dottyback") except during feeding time, and don't see my elongate dottyback for weeks at a time.

He will beg for food when I’m at the tank along with the clowns. By begging I mean come out and look like it’s saying “I’m here feed me” then dart back in the rocks.