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11/30/2018, 10:33 AM | #1 |
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Ideal Fish to Add Movement/Activity to Smaller Reef
Hi all,
I'm a fairly experienced nano-reefer, though I've only ever kept Ocellaris clowns (a 9 year-old pair) and so,e yellow-head jawfish at one point. I'm setting up a new reef in a 55 gallon corner diamond, and I'm looking for an ideal fish to add some excitement/movement to the tank. The tank will have the usual small tank culprits (pair of clowns, firefish, goby, etc.). But many of the nano tank fish lack a lot of quick movement and excitement. So I'm looking for somewhat of a quick, constantly-moving fish that will be all over the tank and add some excitement. What are my options for a tank this size?
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11/30/2018, 11:31 AM | #2 |
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Flasher wrasse like a McCosker, yellow fin, carpenter's.
Small Halichoeres wrasse, like chrysus or biocellatus.
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12/01/2018, 09:38 AM | #3 |
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Wrasses, flame angel or coral beauty.
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12/01/2018, 11:09 AM | #4 |
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I agree with a wrasse. My melanurus wrasse used to swim constantly. You could set your clock to the time it went to bed and came out in the morning.
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12/01/2018, 07:57 PM | #6 |
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I like adding a chromis and a yellow-tailed damsel (1 each). They are active, pretty and cheap to boot. Don't try adding multiples. Even in a 120g, I had to remove all but one, as they will fight until there is only one left anyway. I also like having a wrasse in the tank, especially a fairy wrasse, because of their color and constant movement.
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12/03/2018, 04:40 PM | #8 |
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Nope. LA for example says a 70 gallon minimum, and places that sell fish tend to underestimate.
There are a few smaller dwarf angels, like cherub and flameback. But the two you listed get a little big and aggressive. My opinion is that the standard 75-90 would be a minimum. I've seen a couple different folks here recommend bigger tanks yet.
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FWIW, I've never had aggression issues with a Flame, but I've always had them in 75+. The only issue I've had is them sometimes nipping at stony corals. Surprisingly he leaves softies alone. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
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12/03/2018, 04:57 PM | #10 |
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To me, a 55 corner seems like it would have less footprint (swimming room) than a standard 55.
I wouldn't recommend it, but just my opinion.
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12/03/2018, 06:52 PM | #11 |
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Flame hawk, midas blenny, or possibly valentine puffer?
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12/04/2018, 11:26 AM | #12 |
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Smaller wrasses are always good (mystery wrasse is one of my favorites)... candy hogfish is another.
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12/04/2018, 12:22 PM | #13 |
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Midas Blenny, different clownfish variants, yellow wrasse, sixline wrasse (usually aggressive when 2"), melanurus wrasse, flasher wrasse, royal gramma (nice odd color),
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1 anthia, the bright orange ones with blue eyes, fast and out all day.
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I second the Anthias, My wife loves to point out my eighty dollar gold fish to friends. But I love him.
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I personally have had aggression problems in my tanks before with 6 line wrasses and royal grammars. Both of they became aggressive with new tank inhabitants. |
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