Kyl
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What have turned out to be your favourite fish additions to your nano tank? I thought about this question after posting about additional stock ideas when moving to a larger tank, but wanting to keep the nano sized fish.
Mine would have to ultimately be the tailspot blenny, though I have been fond of most of the livestock I've had at one time or another.
Just a small list and what I've come to find interesting about them over the past two years of nano tank life:
Mine would have to ultimately be the tailspot blenny, though I have been fond of most of the livestock I've had at one time or another.
Just a small list and what I've come to find interesting about them over the past two years of nano tank life:
- Pinkstreaked Wrasse (Wild): Very curious, cryptic, loves to cruise around picking at pods or other random things. Still shy, but at times will dart around and display to the rest of the tank.
- Tailspot Blenny (Wild): Nosy, shy, but also doesn't take any guff! Always perching on something, picking at any random algae on the rocks or snails. Keeps the bossy clowns in their place, but leaves everyone else alone. Has a grumpy looking face that can only incite a bit of a laugh when looked at.
- Bi-Colour Blenny (Wild): Much more timid than the tailspot, also larger. Tended to sit in it's rock hole most of the time unless feeding, a generally reclusive fish. It was removed in favour of the tailspot, but is in my larger tank exhibiting the same behavior.
- Golden Assessor (ORA): Much subdued colouring than I had expected, a very dull gold rather than vibrant as some online pictures have noted. Haven't observed any swimming upside down behaviour yet, but a very active, visible fish at all times.
- Neon Goby (ORA): A victim of my general ignorance when getting into the hobby (loss due to marine ich). It was an active, playful small goby that would always be perching against the glass. Funny enough it would usually hang around the sexy shrimp group than the other fish.
- Ocellaris Clownfish (ORA): What can I say, they're clownfish. Very distinct behaviour change since becoming hosted by an anemone! Very territorial of the anemone, to the detriment of other tank members should they try to co-habit (RIP porcelain crabs). Something to keep in mind, and the male is still very aggressive of the others while in QT so the behaviour seems to be set now.
- Rainford's & Hector's Goby (Wild): Tried twice with a small sifting goby, neither worked out. Very docile, but active fish while alive - slowly wasted away due to insufficient algae and sand-bed food sources.
- Firefish (Wild): Two attempts at this fish as well, both resulted in jumping out of the lidded tank without notice (while doing water changes). I feel they are just too shy and quick to jump when disturbed in shallow tanks. Even with a lid, a turn of the back for a moment and I missed the jumping events, not finding the fish till it was crispy on the floor behind the tank days later.
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