Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > Reef Discussion
Blogs FAQ Calendar

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 06/16/2013, 06:46 AM   #1
d2mini
Registered Member
 
d2mini's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 10,344
Which one of your fish has the most personality?

Blennies and gobies tend to have pretty good "personality".
My pink spot goby is fun to watch... but he's kinda grumpy.

Out of my larger fish, there's something about my blue throat trigger that makes him seem to have that little extra sumfin-sumfin compared to the other fish.
Almost like a big goofy dog.

What fish do you have (or want to get) that have the most personality?







__________________
-dennis

Elos Diamond 120xl | Elos Stand | Radion G4 Pros | GHL Profilux Controller | LifeReef Skimmer | LifeReef Sump
Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.
d2mini is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 06:59 AM   #2
Saltydrip
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,826
My big personality fish would have been my lawnmower, but then my kole tank decided that he was a threat to his food and one day I no longer saw him anymore. I think my female ocillarus is the winner now. She is non stop checking things out around the tank. She will swim around all the other fish and hang with them for a bit befor someone else gets her attention and then she will pal around with them.


__________________
Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.
Saltydrip is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 07:02 AM   #3
dunc101
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 758
Those are some amazing photos! I absolutely love the one of your blue throat trigger!

Mine would be my melanarus wrasse. He's always doing circles around the tank, especially at feeding time. My favorite part though is when I catch him going to sleep. He's sleeps right under where my clown pair sleeps. So the clowns, every night, will keep "nudgeing" him out of the way showing him that it is their territory and not his. Next thing you know the melanarus comes back in the picture and dive bombs in the sand right beneath the clowns... Pretty funny. lol.
Sorry, I don't have any pics, especially not as good as your =).


__________________
Duncan
dunc101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 07:07 AM   #4
Cstaricansrfer1
Registered Member
 
Cstaricansrfer1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Orange Park, Florida
Posts: 292
+1 melanurus wrasse. He always just has a goofy way about him that is very entertaining to watch.


__________________
75 Gallon Mixed Reef
Cstaricansrfer1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 07:08 AM   #5
mcrbar910
Registered Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 233
My blue spotted jaw is amazing!


mcrbar910 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 07:12 AM   #6
EllieSuz
Premium Member
 
EllieSuz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 3,858
My favorite has to be my green Mandarin, Munch. He defies everything you read about them. He beats feet to the same spot every morning to eat Nutramar Ova from a tube feeder. He snatches enriched brine shrimp out of the water column every evening. He sleeps in the same spot every night. Mandarins don't taste good, so nothing seems to scare them. My clown tries to chase him away from her side of the tank, but he's oblivious.


__________________
"You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish)

Eileen

Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.
EllieSuz is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 07:15 AM   #7
d2mini
Registered Member
 
d2mini's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 10,344
That's awesome about the melanurus... never would have thought that!

ohhhh yeah... blue spotted jawfish.... I might have to get one of those some day.


__________________
-dennis

Elos Diamond 120xl | Elos Stand | Radion G4 Pros | GHL Profilux Controller | LifeReef Skimmer | LifeReef Sump
Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.
d2mini is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 07:44 AM   #8
mcrbar910
Registered Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 233
Quote:
Originally Posted by d2mini View Post
That's awesome about the melanurus... never would have thought that!

ohhhh yeah... blue spotted jawfish.... I might have to get one of those some day.
He is amazing and has do much personality! ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21371390218.050390.jpg


mcrbar910 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 09:15 AM   #9
ssteal
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 100
My powder brown tang probably mine. Let's me pet him


ssteal is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 09:29 AM   #10
johnike
Moved On
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bureau County Illinois
Posts: 5,406
Either my Starry Blenny, or Flame Hawk.
Absolute fun to watch.



johnike is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 09:29 AM   #11
fazilosman
Registered Member
 
fazilosman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Posts: 163
Hoeven's wrasse for me, he now has a yellow tang, hippo tang and flame angel in his motorcycle gang. It's amazing how these other fish follow him around and even try to mimic his behavior. He rules the tank and has no problem letting you know when he is hungry and ready to eat. He simply comes to the front glass and starts to flick his tail section really violently thus stirring up the sand bed. He has also broken off some polyps from my LPS and SPS doing this. When he gets in that mood, I simply move away from the tank and ignore his temper tantrums.


fazilosman is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 10:35 AM   #12
that guy
Registered Member
 
that guy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 174
Mine would be my spotted mandarin which sadly has passed away due to unknown causes. He would follow me around the tank and when feeding time came he would go to his feeding spot and wait patiently for food which he would then slurp up like spaghetti.


that guy is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 12:01 PM   #13
moondoggy4
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: menifee So cal
Posts: 11,042
My PBT is always hungry and gets really mad if it does not get feed, if any other fish touches a rock or glass, it will go berserk if I clean the glass.


moondoggy4 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 12:29 PM   #14
Hrdyhssn
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 7
I am new on this filed. I have just only corrals.


Hrdyhssn is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 01:03 PM   #15
ag09g
Registered Member
 
ag09g's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 274
Definitely my ember blenny. He's a fat little ahole, but I love him! He refuses to eat anything but grazing blocks, so I have to throw one in every couple days/week. When he's out of food he gets angry and throws tantrums....and by "throws" I mean literally. Snails/rocks/coral frags, I've seen him attack and carry them to "better" locations. I once found a giant turbo snail in the middle of a torch coral that was situated dead center in the tank.

His names Alfred and he's a funny little man.


ag09g is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 01:08 PM   #16
mcrbar910
Registered Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 233
My jaws name is Boo Radley


mcrbar910 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 02:13 PM   #17
Almondsaz
Premium Member
 
Almondsaz's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: OP, Ks
Posts: 617
In my old 125 I would have to say it was my tailspot blenny, for my current little tank (40 gallon) I would definitely say it is my single clown. He plays like a dog all day in the duncan coral - doesn't pay any attention to the wrasses.


Almondsaz is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 02:19 PM   #18
xrayjeeper83
Registered Member
 
xrayjeeper83's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Orange Park, Fl
Posts: 619
My wolf eel my 75, he is always moving around watching my every move.
In my 20L I'd say my green spot puffer.


xrayjeeper83 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 03:29 PM   #19
vette.tech
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lansdale, PA
Posts: 367
Tailspot blenny!


vette.tech is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 06:17 PM   #20
mgrmax
Registered Member
 
mgrmax's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 376
Flame hawkfish. That fish always looks like he is plotting to lift your wallet.





Last edited by mgrmax; 06/16/2013 at 06:22 PM.
mgrmax is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 06:35 PM   #21
cloak
Moved On
 
cloak's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Stockton, CA
Posts: 14,854
I had a Red Sea Sailfin tang that was quite the character.


cloak is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 07:25 PM   #22
smartwater101
Registered Member
 
smartwater101's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 382
My spotted jawfish for sure. Jawfish are a lot of fun to watch. Very curious and always building their dens. Mine lives under a large group of star polyps.

More Pics : http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2303920




__________________
160 mixed reef: Hippo tang, Foxface, clownfish, 25+ nano gobies/blennies/cardinals
smartwater101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 08:03 PM   #23
Bigtown
Registered Member
 
Bigtown's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: San Francisco, California
Posts: 62
My six-line wrasse is just like a terrier - without the yippy bark. Comes to greet/challenge anyone who gets near the tank, always fun watching him peek into every nook and cranny for food, constantly flashing whenever anyone else gets near....

Side story - we thought we lost him for three months. Searched everywhere, looked around and under furniture next to the tank, etc. given their tendency to jump, finally gave up after a couple of weeks.

A couple months later I'm doing something in the sump and suddenly there he is staring up at me. Very fat, very happy. Can't say the same for the pod population in the refugium, which he'd meticulously wiped out...


Bigtown is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 08:11 PM   #24
Palting
Registered Member
 
Palting's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 6,912
My fish with the most personality would be the naso tang. He "works" for food He will come up to the front glass to check you out, then start doing water acrobatics. After a few summersaults and fast runs, he'll come up to the glass, look at you and see if that was enough. If I don't give food, he does it all over again! LOL!


The bluethroat trigger in the predator tank likes to show off and follow you around as you move across the tank, but the naso tang beats him personality wise.



__________________
Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :)

Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam
Palting is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/16/2013, 08:37 PM   #25
Scotty1772
Registered Member
 
Scotty1772's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Boothwyn, Pa.
Posts: 212
Long nose hawk fish has all kinds of personality


Scotty1772 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:19 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2025 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.