help me pick 1 fish.

[Arati]

I have 15g tank i use for a frag tank and im thinking of adding a fish I cant have in my reef like a Rhino or frogfish or something unusual. it will be the only thing in the tank other then coral frags. I would like something interactive, that will do well in such a small tank.

thanks for any suggestion?

 

[INNEED]

helfrich fire fish there awsome but dont kno about keeping it in a 15 gal....

 

[Arati]

well I have a reef. I dont have any fire fish, but tyhey are cool and if I wanted one I could put it in the reef.

Im thinking of something non reef safe. something that is a predator. like ascorpion fish. but since I have never kept perdators, and I dont know alot about them im not sure what ones do good in a small tank.

 

[JJSBLM]

these following do well in small tanks

Painted Frogfish
Wartskin Frogfish
Falco Hawkfish
Flame Hawkfish
Dwarf Golden Moray Eel
Fu Manchu Lionfish
Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish


be mindfull that most of these listed fish are messy eatters & the lionfish are venomous. I would say try a flame angel or coral beauty, but with the small foot print of a 15g tank & the chance of them eatting soft coral it is not advised. What ever your choice is i wish you well.

 

[jerl77]

i nice damsel would be great for you haha ha ha ha

 

[NYreefNoob]

wartskin angler, but only problem on any fish like this is the amount of mess they make and doing wc alot more

 

[Arati]

lol thanks for the heads up guys i think ima try a small frogfosh.

how often do yo have to feed these guys?

since my plan is to do like 90% water change weekly I hope its not a problem.

 

[Arati]

im wondering if boxfish /cowfish are safe with these predators?

 

[NYreefNoob]

only problem with boxfish if stressed and they release it will kill everything in the tank

 

[guarda]

Peacock mantis shrimp.

 

[bigcapct]

only problem with boxfish if stressed and they release it will kill everything in the tank

Yes it will I found that out,only all the crabs and snails lived

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[JJSBLM]

box fish should not be put in any tank under 55g gallons in size.

 

[LongIslandAndy]

lol thanks for the heads up guys i think ima try a small frogfosh.

how often do yo have to feed these guys?

since my plan is to do like 90% water change weekly I hope its not a problem.

Hi
I like the frogfish idea, see if you can get one that is eating, another cool fish would be a dwarf lionfish easier to feed

have fun
Andy

 

[Arati]

Thanks for all the tips, im going down to the lfs this weekend and see hwat they have. -Andy- I will definetly make sure I see the fish eat before I buy it.


How often do frogfish eat? Im guessing they eat smaller fish and prolly big Mysis or something. I havent had time to do much research.. ill have to google it up tonite before I go to the lfs.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Frogfish aka angler fish will sit on corals and possibly irritate them.