Fish for frag tank

ReefMaster48 · 10/17/2017, 02:44 PM

Hey Y'all!

Working on my frag tank. Its a 20L with egg crate on the bottom, a penguin 350 HOB filter (no floss, just holding live rocks and carbon). 6 corals right now, pulsing xenia, frogspawn, flowerpot, mushroom, silver xenia (recovering from cyano attack in another tank), and GSP. Plan to keep mainly softies, and LPS, maybe a few easy SPS. Also, just want a fish so that it adds nutrients to the water; eating algae and pests would be a bonus. Any thoughts?

mcgyvr · 10/17/2017, 04:01 PM

There are very few fish that would be happy in such a small tank..

Here are some "nano" fish you can look into..
http://www.liveaquaria.com/category/...fish?c=15+2124

der_wille_zur_macht · 10/17/2017, 04:07 PM

I'd look for one of the algae eating blennies, ie lawnmower blenny. It'll perch on frags from time to time but the benefit of having something that is constantly scraping off film algae would be great in a frag tank.

Knighthawk · 10/17/2017, 06:49 PM

Lawnmower blenny would be my choice.

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zooman72 · 10/17/2017, 07:14 PM

Lawnmower blennies get a bit big for a 20L, and need significant amounts of algae to survive (i.e. would need to feed it supplemental algae) - I would consider a smaller tailspot blenny possibly...

ReefMaster48 · 10/18/2017, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by zooman72

Lawnmower blennies get a bit big for a 20L, and need significant amounts of algae to survive (i.e. would need to feed it supplemental algae) - I would consider a smaller tailspot blenny possibly...

That was my concern with a lawnmower. My hope is that there will not be a large algae source, but it would be nice to have it cleaned up should it appear.

Tailspot blenny looks like a good option.

Any more ideas?

MurphyLong · 10/18/2017, 05:49 AM

Why not one of those little Yellow Clown Gobies?

ReefMaster48 · 10/18/2017, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by MurphyLong

Why not one of those little Yellow Watchman Gobies?

Dont they require a fine sand bottom? My frag tank is BB with egg crate.

Thoughts on a sixline?

Maybe I should focus on just getting a fish in there to poop and feed corals, if I dip the corals well, and keep up on WCs, there shouldnt be any or much food sources anyway.

MurphyLong · 10/18/2017, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ReefMaster48

Dont they require a fine sand bottom? My frag tank is BB with egg crate.

Thoughts on a sixline?

Maybe I should focus on just getting a fish in there to poop and feed corals, if I dip the corals well, and keep up on WCs, there shouldnt be any or much food sources anyway.

Mine never touched the substrate, he was always sitting on mushrooms.

ReefMaster48 · 10/18/2017, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MurphyLong

Mine never touched the substrate, he was always sitting on mushrooms.

HAHA! Thats funny! What did you feed him then?

MurphyLong · 10/18/2017, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ReefMaster48

HAHA! Thats funny! What did you feed him then?

My mistake, he was a Clown Goby, not a watchman... I'm not firing on all 8 cylinders this morning! He ate Reef Frenzy and loved it.

Heuristic · 10/18/2017, 06:52 AM

What about a 6-line? they don't really need very big tanks and will pick off any pests that you may get in there.

MrsReefK · 10/18/2017, 07:11 AM

A clown goby would be great. We have one in our DT, never have seen him on the substrate, only on the rocks and corals. At first the SPS were bothered by him and some bleached where he always hung out. I think now that our system is more established, the corals have grown prone to it, they don't bleach at all from him anymore. I don't suggest a Mating pair. I believe they lay their eggs in the SPS, bothering the heck out of them.

We have kept a 6 line in our frag tank. We have had one jump though in the past, we don't keep our frag tank covered.

I just moved a pair of clowns to our frag tank because I'm sick of them breeding in the DT and being so territorial.

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10/17/2017, 02:44 PM	#1
ReefMaster48 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 342	Fish for frag tank Hey Y'all! Working on my frag tank. Its a 20L with egg crate on the bottom, a penguin 350 HOB filter (no floss, just holding live rocks and carbon). 6 corals right now, pulsing xenia, frogspawn, flowerpot, mushroom, silver xenia (recovering from cyano attack in another tank), and GSP. Plan to keep mainly softies, and LPS, maybe a few easy SPS. Also, just want a fish so that it adds nutrients to the water; eating algae and pests would be a bonus. Any thoughts?

10/17/2017, 04:01 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	There are very few fish that would be happy in such a small tank.. Here are some "nano" fish you can look into.. http://www.liveaquaria.com/category/...fish?c=15+2124 __________________ Who me?

10/17/2017, 04:07 PM	#3
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	I'd look for one of the algae eating blennies, ie lawnmower blenny. It'll perch on frags from time to time but the benefit of having something that is constantly scraping off film algae would be great in a frag tank. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

10/17/2017, 07:14 PM	#5
zooman72 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lockport, NY Posts: 1,340	Lawnmower blennies get a bit big for a 20L, and need significant amounts of algae to survive (i.e. would need to feed it supplemental algae) - I would consider a smaller tailspot blenny possibly... __________________ 7 reef tanks, 5 freshwater tanks, 2 terrariums, 2 dogs, 3 boys, and 1 very understanding wife! Current Tank Info: Marine: Pair of 40B's, 45W, 50g cube, ADA 45F at home...IM Nuvo 20 and 10 at office!

10/18/2017, 05:49 AM	#7
MurphyLong HMFIC Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 331	Why not one of those little Yellow Clown Gobies? Last edited by MurphyLong; 10/18/2017 at 06:46 AM. Reason: Wrong fish!

10/17/2017, 06:49 PM	#4
Knighthawk Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 167	Lawnmower blenny would be my choice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/18/2017, 06:52 AM	#12
Heuristic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Sacramento Posts: 295	What about a 6-line? they don't really need very big tanks and will pick off any pests that you may get in there.

10/18/2017, 07:11 AM	#13
MrsReefK Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 981	Fish for frag tank A clown goby would be great. We have one in our DT, never have seen him on the substrate, only on the rocks and corals. At first the SPS were bothered by him and some bleached where he always hung out. I think now that our system is more established, the corals have grown prone to it, they don't bleach at all from him anymore. I don't suggest a Mating pair. I believe they lay their eggs in the SPS, bothering the heck out of them. We have kept a 6 line in our frag tank. We have had one jump though in the past, we don't keep our frag tank covered. I just moved a pair of clowns to our frag tank because I'm sick of them breeding in the DT and being so territorial. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk