Any suggestion on small (under 10cm) fish for open water, that don’t need multiple daily feedings like goldies? Not chromis either. And must be reef safe?
Small Open Water Fish?
- Thread starter moz
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In tonights LINE UP, we have....
Ignoring ubiquitous GREEN Chromis Chromis viridis
The below, sparse list , include the species LEAST aggressive of their groups.
Overwhelmingly Reef suited.
Keep in mind, some may be kept in SINGLES, sexed-pair, or trio/groupings.
Most won't peak around 100mm or smaller.
Don't ignore BLUE Chromis Chromis cyanea
Regal/Yellow tail Blue Damsel Chrysiptera parasema var. aff.
Common Clown Amphiprion percula
False Common Clown A ocellaris
GOLD STRIPE Maroon Clown Premnas biaculeatus
Pyjama Cardinal Sphaeremia nematoptera
Gold Lined Cardinal Apogon chrysotaenia
Banggaii Cardinal Pterapogon kauderni
Blue-Eyed Ghost Cardinal Apogon leptacanthus
Harlequin Chalk Bass Serranus tortugarum
Yellow/Banana wrasse..either avail species, Substrate dependent
Fairy/Flasher Wrasse MOST Pseudocheilinus and Cirrhilabrus spp.
I am ignoring, for now, Centropyge Dwarf angels
Ian, I'll help you find these ..when you're ready
Ignoring ubiquitous GREEN Chromis Chromis viridis
The below, sparse list , include the species LEAST aggressive of their groups.
Overwhelmingly Reef suited.
Keep in mind, some may be kept in SINGLES, sexed-pair, or trio/groupings.
Most won't peak around 100mm or smaller.
Don't ignore BLUE Chromis Chromis cyanea
Regal/Yellow tail Blue Damsel Chrysiptera parasema var. aff.
Common Clown Amphiprion percula
False Common Clown A ocellaris
GOLD STRIPE Maroon Clown Premnas biaculeatus
Pyjama Cardinal Sphaeremia nematoptera
Gold Lined Cardinal Apogon chrysotaenia
Banggaii Cardinal Pterapogon kauderni
Blue-Eyed Ghost Cardinal Apogon leptacanthus
Harlequin Chalk Bass Serranus tortugarum
Yellow/Banana wrasse..either avail species, Substrate dependent
Fairy/Flasher Wrasse MOST Pseudocheilinus and Cirrhilabrus spp.
I am ignoring, for now, Centropyge Dwarf angels
Ian, I'll help you find these ..when you're ready
Why not try a Midas Blenny? They spend most of their time in open water, unlike most of their cousins that hang round the reef. And they are great characters.
HTH,
Neil
HTH,
Neil
I second that, they make great additions and are ful of character.
Wow, thats quite a number of fish, I thought wrasses and Centropyge would stay near the bottom. Guess thats why I am here to learn from the masters.
Good choice, but...
Yeah,OVERALL there is NOTHING wrong with these guys.
They DO inhabit water column regularly.
I'm not confident recommending them, for their MULTIPLE FEED requirement.
[Overcome that, and they're in like Flynn!!!]
They are , after all, supposed mimics of Sea Goldies , Pseudanthias squamipinnis, to benefit from high nutritional value zooplankton when sneaking INTO schools...
The higher energy required to propel, and maintain themselves openwater, RAISES METABOLISM .
The activity, thus drains the fish, and necessitates MORE FREQUENT feeds. It is after all a daylong grazer, and avid planktivore.
The Pseudanthias, made the EXCLUDED/UNDESIRABLE list by Ian..... for the same reasons, methought?
Yeah,OVERALL there is NOTHING wrong with these guys.
They DO inhabit water column regularly.
I'm not confident recommending them, for their MULTIPLE FEED requirement.
[Overcome that, and they're in like Flynn!!!]
They are , after all, supposed mimics of Sea Goldies , Pseudanthias squamipinnis, to benefit from high nutritional value zooplankton when sneaking INTO schools...
The higher energy required to propel, and maintain themselves openwater, RAISES METABOLISM .
The activity, thus drains the fish, and necessitates MORE FREQUENT feeds. It is after all a daylong grazer, and avid planktivore.
The Pseudanthias, made the EXCLUDED/UNDESIRABLE list by Ian..... for the same reasons, methought?
Yeah,OVERALL there is NOTHING wrong with these guys.
They DO inhabit water column regularly.
I'm not confident recommending them, for their MULTIPLE FEED requirement.
[Overcome that, and they're in like Flynn!!!]
They are , after all, supposed mimics of Sea Goldies , Pseudanthias squamipinnis, to benefit from high nutritional value zooplankton when sneaking INTO schools...
The higher energy required to propel, and maintain themselves openwater, RAISES METABOLISM .
The activity, thus drains the fish, and necessitates MORE FREQUENT feeds. It is after all a daylong grazer, and avid planktivore.
The Pseudanthias, made the EXCLUDED/UNDESIRABLE list by Ian..... for the same reasons, methought?
???????????????What you on about?
I take it you have never kept one then??????????
Kanga
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I think Obi Wan has kept most things several times before
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The Midas Touch
Neil,
Wow! Plenty of question marks.
What did I do to deserve that?
Something wrong, perhaps, with info I offered?
FWIW
I have kept more than most people for 1-5years, in various tanks, while mentoring/teaching aquarists.
As well as personal imports, direct from collectors >>100 in the past few years...with more to follow into the future.
From the typical, mustardy-beige, and brighter yellow individuals to the elusive Blue Midas blennies.
I appropriately acclimatise, quarantine, wean onto aquarium fare, until feeding healthily and THEN passed onto retailers/hobbyists.
I will continue to recommend Ecsenius midas as a great aquarium specimen,BUT with the necessary notes of caution, and good advice.
My well-meaning and good intentioned reply aims to point out to Moz (Ian)
- Who doesn't have a large aquarium(unlike your own)
- Who doesn't have substantial amounts of live rock
- who doesn't WANT to keep any species requiring MULTIPLE DAILY FEEDS
Above are My reasons a Midas Blenny may not quite make HIS GRADING SYSTEM.
I'd hate to have a fish, as attractive/endearing as it, slowly starve, KNOWING I could PREVENT the situation.
I am adding to, and do not want to detract from this thread.
Neil,
Wow! Plenty of question marks.
What did I do to deserve that?
Something wrong, perhaps, with info I offered?
FWIW
I have kept more than most people for 1-5years, in various tanks, while mentoring/teaching aquarists.
As well as personal imports, direct from collectors >>100 in the past few years...with more to follow into the future.
From the typical, mustardy-beige, and brighter yellow individuals to the elusive Blue Midas blennies.
I appropriately acclimatise, quarantine, wean onto aquarium fare, until feeding healthily and THEN passed onto retailers/hobbyists.
I will continue to recommend Ecsenius midas as a great aquarium specimen,BUT with the necessary notes of caution, and good advice.
My well-meaning and good intentioned reply aims to point out to Moz (Ian)
- Who doesn't have a large aquarium(unlike your own)
- Who doesn't have substantial amounts of live rock
- who doesn't WANT to keep any species requiring MULTIPLE DAILY FEEDS
Above are My reasons a Midas Blenny may not quite make HIS GRADING SYSTEM.
I'd hate to have a fish, as attractive/endearing as it, slowly starve, KNOWING I could PREVENT the situation.
I am adding to, and do not want to detract from this thread.