Smallest Fish?

osras1 · Jul 30, 2013

What is the smallest fish that you can put in your aquarium? (juveniles dont count!)

kateater · Jul 30, 2013

Catalina Gobies are my favorite small fish but they like cooler temps.

Dixie_reefer · Jul 30, 2013

Red spotted gobies and clown gobies are pretty small.

Squishie89 · Jul 30, 2013

Clown gobies.

Genesis Corals · Jul 31, 2013

Neon goby is the smallest in my tank.

osras1 · Aug 1, 2013

i was going to say clown gobies

1.0reef · Aug 1, 2013

Eviota and Trimma gobies probably. Some are around 1/2 the size of clown/neon gobies.

Paul B · Aug 1, 2013

I was also thinking Clown gobies but I also sometimes keep brackish bumblebee gobies in my reef. Bluestriped pipefish would be the skinniest I think

Reef Fever · Aug 1, 2013

trimma gobies!!!

I keep a pair in this tank: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/nano-reefs/101501-project-frankenstein-5.html

Trimma tevegae by dezertdatsun, on Flickr

NanaReefer · Aug 1, 2013

Flaming Prawn Goby!

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pickupman66 · Aug 2, 2013

Oh my stars. while not predators, id be afraid my tangs would eat them....

_Alex_ · Aug 2, 2013

This guy was in our 90. But haven't seen him for a few weeks. Which is normal at times lol

Was sold to us as a Red Pygmy goby, had scientific name but can't remember it.

-Alex-

sherita · Aug 2, 2013

Barnacle Blennies! Cute little buggers

osras1 · Aug 2, 2013

Boy those are some small fish, I would think a nem would eat them

Reef Fever · Aug 3, 2013

_Alex_ said:
This guy was in our 90. But haven't seen him for a few weeks. Which is normal at times lol

Was sold to us as a Red Pygmy goby, had scientific name but can't remember it.

-Alex-

looks like a type of eviota to me!

_Alex_ · Aug 3, 2013

He was a cool little guy, not sure where he went though. Being in a 90 gal could easily hide. Lol

But last time we saw him in his normal spot for the last few months. He had a white cotton ball little spot on him. I would try and catch him and you would think be fairly easy but he always made it hard. And not wanting to stress him more I just left him. And had it for probably 2 months so not sure if maybe died. Or if our butt head hogfish finally found him, or if may be just found a really good hiding spot!

-Alex-

Reef Fever · Aug 3, 2013

_Alex_ said:
He was a cool little guy, not sure where he went though. Being in a 90 gal could easily hide. Lol

But last time we saw him in his normal spot for the last few months. He had a white cotton ball little spot on him. I would try and catch him and you would think be fairly easy but he always made it hard. And not wanting to stress him more I just left him. And had it for probably 2 months so not sure if maybe died. Or if our butt head hogfish finally found him, or if may be just found a really good hiding spot!

-Alex-

sounds like he might of had lymphocitis. If so they most usually recover, hopefully it pops back up one day!

Paul B · Aug 3, 2013

I have a bunch of these "Dot" fish. Here is a male, fully grown -------> , <---------:der:I recently took a picture of a school of them in the Caymans and you can see them here getting ready to pounce on that unsuspecting nurse shark, who seems to be trembling in fear.