AQSstudent
Community Member
I've got TWO fish that I'll mention 
First, my marine betta. Reading about these guys on the forums can lead one to believe they are hit or miss, as they are portrayed to be shy, unfriendly, un-safe towards inverts, and a fish that you may never see. My marine betta is far the opposite! He cruises my 75 all day, albeit at a slow pace. Whenever I'm in the room he's at the glass, begging for food. He also is trained to wait for me to crumple up a cube of hikari frozen food in the water column till it gets about half the original size, and then I lob it to him - he patiently waits for me to get done breaking it up, almost like a puppy who's trained to "sit; wait". (ok, that's a stretch, but that's how it seems!). Seriously awesome fish, glad I got him when I did.
Second mention goes out to my blue stripe pipefish. In a tank full of powerheads, stinging corals, and large (larger than him at least) fish, I was unsure if he would make it. 9 months later he is the trusty resident pod eater, and has filled out to a length of about 3 inches. He's WAY cooler than a mandarin, and the other fish never look at him twice - he must just look like a big armored worm to them. He's constantly cruising in between the aquascape, and even sleeps in the same spot every night upon flashlight inspection. Very cool and unique fish that I'm happy to have in my tank.
First, my marine betta. Reading about these guys on the forums can lead one to believe they are hit or miss, as they are portrayed to be shy, unfriendly, un-safe towards inverts, and a fish that you may never see. My marine betta is far the opposite! He cruises my 75 all day, albeit at a slow pace. Whenever I'm in the room he's at the glass, begging for food. He also is trained to wait for me to crumple up a cube of hikari frozen food in the water column till it gets about half the original size, and then I lob it to him - he patiently waits for me to get done breaking it up, almost like a puppy who's trained to "sit; wait". (ok, that's a stretch, but that's how it seems!). Seriously awesome fish, glad I got him when I did.
Second mention goes out to my blue stripe pipefish. In a tank full of powerheads, stinging corals, and large (larger than him at least) fish, I was unsure if he would make it. 9 months later he is the trusty resident pod eater, and has filled out to a length of about 3 inches. He's WAY cooler than a mandarin, and the other fish never look at him twice - he must just look like a big armored worm to them. He's constantly cruising in between the aquascape, and even sleeps in the same spot every night upon flashlight inspection. Very cool and unique fish that I'm happy to have in my tank.
