TOP 10 Most hardy fish ever... ? - Page 2

ACBlinky · 04/30/2008, 12:27 AM

1) Ocellaris & maroon clownfish (captive bred)
2) dottybacks (especially captive bred)
3) 3 & 4-stripe, domino, Talbot's, blue & bowtie damsels
4) Genicanthus angels (specifically Lamarck's)
5) grammas/basslets
6) chalk bass
7) sixline, Christmas, lunare, some fairy & other wrasses (provided you start with a healthy specimen, many wrasses are tough as nails once they're established)
8) many gobies (shrimp gobies, yellow & green clown gobies, and sand-sifters are all hardy, provided you start out with a healthy fish that's eating well)
9) some blennies (midas, lawnmower, bicolor & other common blennies in particular)
10) many dwarf angels (IF you start with a healthy specimen, these are durable and forgiving fish. Halfblack, pygmy, lemonpeel & coral beauties seem the toughest IME)

pRadaaaaa · 04/30/2008, 01:27 AM

Nice list AC! lol. Thanks.

Massengill · 04/30/2008, 06:24 AM

I'd have to go with a saltwater converted Molly too.

Ashlique · 04/30/2008, 08:29 AM

How hard is it to convert a freshwater molly to a saltwater environment?

haitwun · 04/30/2008, 09:00 AM

If you want to convert a freshwater fish to salt, you just have to do it really slowly. In my experience, though, mollies are indestructible.

As for real saltwater fish, my picks are:
1. tank-bred occelaris clown
2. yellow-tail damsel

These two could survive a nuclear winter...kinda.

elblond · 04/30/2008, 12:03 PM

Damsels, clownfishes and red spot hawkfishes.

Savas · 04/30/2008, 01:35 PM

Funny how the only fish in my tank are all on elblond's list

nick063 · 04/30/2008, 06:38 PM

domino damsel

04/30/2008, 12:27 AM	#26
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	1) Ocellaris & maroon clownfish (captive bred) 2) dottybacks (especially captive bred) 3) 3 & 4-stripe, domino, Talbot's, blue & bowtie damsels 4) Genicanthus angels (specifically Lamarck's) 5) grammas/basslets 6) chalk bass 7) sixline, Christmas, lunare, some fairy & other wrasses (provided you start with a healthy specimen, many wrasses are tough as nails once they're established) 8) many gobies (shrimp gobies, yellow & green clown gobies, and sand-sifters are all hardy, provided you start out with a healthy fish that's eating well) 9) some blennies (midas, lawnmower, bicolor & other common blennies in particular) 10) many dwarf angels (IF you start with a healthy specimen, these are durable and forgiving fish. Halfblack, pygmy, lemonpeel & coral beauties seem the toughest IME) __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

04/30/2008, 06:24 AM	#28
Massengill Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Minot AFB, ND Posts: 189	I'd have to go with a saltwater converted Molly too. __________________ I have small plans for my mini-reef tank Current Tank Info: 30 gallon salt

04/30/2008, 01:35 PM	#32
Savas Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland / St. Thomas once a month Posts: 764	Funny how the only fish in my tank are all on elblond's list __________________ If you can get your wife hooked into reef keeping, you can spend all the money you want! Current Tank Info: 24 gallon Aquapod Nanotuners 4.32 T-5 lighting upgrade; 24 gallon Aquapod with stock power compacts and actinic lighting; 12 gallon Aquapod with stock power compacts and actinic lighting.

04/30/2008, 01:27 AM	#27
pRadaaaaa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rainy City, Oregon Posts: 137	Nice list AC! lol. Thanks.

04/30/2008, 08:29 AM	#29
Ashlique Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 34	How hard is it to convert a freshwater molly to a saltwater environment?

04/30/2008, 09:00 AM	#30
haitwun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 282	If you want to convert a freshwater fish to salt, you just have to do it really slowly. In my experience, though, mollies are indestructible. As for real saltwater fish, my picks are: 1. tank-bred occelaris clown 2. yellow-tail damsel These two could survive a nuclear winter...kinda.

04/30/2008, 12:03 PM	#31
elblond Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, USA Posts: 121	Damsels, clownfishes and red spot hawkfishes.

04/30/2008, 06:38 PM	#33
nick063 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, Florida Posts: 246	domino damsel