Whats your favorite nano fish?

[Anonymous]

I'm in love with flasher wrasses right now...I have 2 Paracheilinius filamentosus in my 125, but I think one could do well in a nanocube. They're always out in the open.

 

[Meloco14]

Yeah I'd love a helfrichi, I'd be way too nervous about keeping a fish worth that much though. I'd be so paranoid about power outages, not keeping up with water changes, etc. They are gorgeous though. Hopefully one day I'll be confident enough in my reefkeeping to keep fish like that. I looked at those filamentous flashers, those are pretty cool. Are those equivalent in size and behavior to a sixline? It's hard to really judge anything by just descriptions on retail sites. Also, does anyone know anything about red striped gobies (eviota sp.)?

 

[fishfanatic2]

With the firefish, if u cant afford helfrichi, then id go with the purple firefish. IMO, with the brighter colors, it packs more bang into a small tank, where bang is hard to come by sometimes. :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Flashers are much more peaceful than sixlines, and their feeding behavior is a bit different. Sixlines will pick at the substrate constantly; flashers hardly do at all. They're a bit more of an open water swimmer as well.

 

[Meloco14]

thanks matt, that actually sounds much more suited to a small tank. I will look into those a little more. Can you recommend a reputable website that sells them? I doubt I'll ever find one at one of my lfs's. Thanks

 

[ded08221]

i have a 6-line wrasse in my 55 with a few pep and 1 cleaner shrimp. he has never picked on any of them. the 6-line is one of the wrasses least likely to pick on shrimp.

 

[Anonymous]

Not so sure about that ded...I have a neighbor whose 6 line systematically hunted down and killed 4 peppermints when he added them. They'll probably be OK with them if the shrimp are added first, and big. However, Paracheilinius and Cirrhilabrus, among others, are much more unlikely to harm shrimp.

Meloco, a LFS should be able to get them, they're not hard to come by, especially in SoCal. If that doesn't work, www.liveaquaria.com sells them. They're a fairly hardy fish, and take to prepared foods quite readily. They should be fed at least 2-3 times a day in small amounts.

 

[fishfanatic2]

I had a six line and a cleaner in me 29 gallon, and they did great until they both got sucked up the filter when the straining cup fell off. 8O