Favorite Fish - Page 2

mtracer · 02/13/2006, 03:40 PM

Flame Angel

MiddletonMark · 02/13/2006, 03:47 PM

Between my Midas Blenny [great, easy fish ... out a lot, interesting personality] and my Sunburst Anthias [shy, difficult fish ... I'm the only person I know who has had one last over a year].

I wouldn't really recommend a Sunburst, very skittish, don't do well in groups - but for a 3' tank, a better `star' fish than some more swimming types [Tangs,etc].

All IMO.

Petie · 02/13/2006, 05:07 PM

My Mandarin is my favorite, he is out in front quite often and doesn't hide when you walk up to the tank to look him in the eye.

AllenFord_SC · 02/13/2006, 05:47 PM

My favorite definetly has to be the Regal angel.

Ti · 02/13/2006, 05:50 PM

powder blue tang

puffer21 · 02/13/2006, 06:12 PM

purcupine puffer

Amphiprion · 02/13/2006, 06:20 PM

Name says it all--the ocellaris clownfish. Couldn't ask for an all-around better fish.

jwhitlow1031 · 02/13/2006, 06:55 PM

never even herd of that ocellaris clown, going to check that one out..lol

One Eyed Bunny · 02/13/2006, 06:58 PM

Either a six-line wrasse or a potter angel.

El Langostino · 02/13/2006, 08:10 PM

."Oh..and my least favorite fish in my tank are my Chromis. They are way to aggresive and personally I think I can fill my bioload with a prettier looking fish but my attitude is if they are doing well in my tank then I guess I will keep them"

Yeah, I dislike my chromis as well. They're cheap, hardy, and have decent color to them, but I bought three under the impression they 'might' school...however, none of them get along particularly well and the largest hates the other two and constantly chases them.

Oh well, some aggression is to be expected with the tank full of damsels I have: 3 chromis, Maroon Clown, False Percula clown

My Maroon is my favorite fish probably simply due to the fact that he gets along great with my false perc, allowing him to roam as he pleases in my 90 gallon tank and hasn't even nipped any of his fins. The only aggression EVER directed towards the false perc was when I acclimated him and the maroon sort of chased him for about 30 minutes to let him know who the boss was.

chillaxr6 · 02/13/2006, 08:19 PM

my fiance likes the royal dottyback pretty color and turns from purple to blue under actinics . . . but i personally love flame angel and cinnamon clowns . . . my flame is the most stress free . . . everyone tries to muscle him around the tank but he just ignores them and just nips at the LR . . . no ducking or diving or running away just his same old whatever look in the face to whoever crosses his path . . . cinnamons are cute and got lots of character . . .

jimbo045 · 02/13/2006, 09:12 PM

Spotted Mandarines, way stronger than the striped. JD

Kawaii · 02/13/2006, 09:16 PM

I really like my Blue star leopard wrasse.

Fishfirst · 02/13/2006, 09:21 PM

I really like achilles tangs for looks
and then for my dream fish, moorish idol

jwhitlow1031 · 02/13/2006, 09:27 PM

wow, yea thats a great looking fish...i also wanted to encourage people to add lots of pics from their tanks to show off their fish

Teremei · 02/14/2006, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jwhitlow1031
never even herd of that ocellaris clown, going to check that one out..lol

See the small pic in my avatar? That is an ocellaris (false clown). most of them are tank raised. They are one of the most hardy, and least aggressive of the clownfish. I have 2. They are my fav.

zimmy1979 · 02/14/2006, 02:32 PM

I have a pair of true percula clownfish and I think the female can be aggresive. I see her swim over to the chromis hide out and bug the hell out of them for no reason and then swim back to her coral.

Lpabsolute · 02/14/2006, 06:34 PM

purcupine puffer

jwhitlow1031 · 02/14/2006, 07:01 PM

oh, ok false percula clown, lol i just wasn't familiar with the other term

JRPhd · 02/15/2006, 09:46 AM

Who can resist a copperbanded butterfly fish that is actually eating frozen? They zig. They zag. They nip LPS when you're not looking...

Anyone have experience with those smaller hogfish? Like the Candy Hog Wrasse, Peppermint Hog, or Candy Stripe Hogfish as seen on Marinecenter?

tedmc2 · 02/15/2006, 10:22 AM

I'm a blenny fan. My bicolor has great personality and is no trouble.

jgoodrich71 · 02/15/2006, 10:28 AM

My favorite was a breeding pair of true percs I had about 10 years ago. I guess these days they would be called onyx clowns. Never had the time or resources to raise the fry.

As far as the small hogs, they are a bit shy, but pretty hardy. I find they usually do well.

fragaholic · 02/15/2006, 10:42 AM

My fav was my Midas blenny....RIP buddy....

Awsome personality, loved how he would back up into his little caves. Poor guy ended it all and jumped for it, hes missed.

Cutiewitbooty · 02/15/2006, 10:46 AM

Hmmmm let's see

Some of my favorite fish are

White Stripe Maroons
Lemon Peel Angels
Blue Girdled (majestic) angel
Achilles Tangs and Atlantic Blues
Lawnmower Blennys
Copperband Butterflys

nevermore84 · 02/15/2006, 11:07 AM

Flame Hawkfish. Have him in my 75g reef. Doesn't bother corals, other fish, crabs, etc.

He perches at the front of the tank quite a bit and I love how he will stay in one place and move his eyes around and watch you as you walk by the tank. Pretty cool.

02/13/2006, 03:47 PM	#27
MiddletonMark Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 14,441	Between my Midas Blenny [great, easy fish ... out a lot, interesting personality] and my Sunburst Anthias [shy, difficult fish ... I'm the only person I know who has had one last over a year]. I wouldn't really recommend a Sunburst, very skittish, don't do well in groups - but for a 3' tank, a better `star' fish than some more swimming types [Tangs,etc]. All IMO. __________________ read a lot, think for yourself Current Tank Info: 58g stony reef [250w10k, 250w 20k MH, 2x vho act, Octopus150, 6060 + 6000] ; 60g mixed tub

02/13/2006, 05:07 PM	#28
Petie Home for the unusual! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 146	My Mandarin is my favorite, he is out in front quite often and doesn't hide when you walk up to the tank to look him in the eye. __________________ Cherish (Yes it is the name on my birth certificate and NO i'm not a stripper!) Abnormality is the Normality for this Locality. :) Boycott Shampoo! Demand real Poo! Current Tank Info: Gone since the second flood 8-07

02/13/2006, 05:47 PM	#29
AllenFord_SC Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ridgeland, SC Posts: 703	My favorite definetly has to be the Regal angel. __________________ We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl..... Roger Waters, Pink Floyd Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Mixed, 55 Gallon sump, 35 gallon fuge

02/13/2006, 05:50 PM	#30
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	powder blue tang __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

02/13/2006, 06:12 PM	#31
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	purcupine puffer __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

02/13/2006, 03:40 PM	#26
mtracer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Clearwater Florida Posts: 39	Flame Angel

02/13/2006, 06:20 PM	#32
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Name says it all--the ocellaris clownfish. Couldn't ask for an all-around better fish. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

02/13/2006, 06:55 PM	#33
jwhitlow1031 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Elk Grove, Ca Posts: 455	never even herd of that ocellaris clown, going to check that one out..lol __________________ Some call it an obsession, i call it...well, yea its an obsession : ) To see pics of my tank click the little red house. Current Tank Info: 54 Gallon Corner tank, 130 watt pc lighting, 150watt MH, 140+ pds live rock, 2.5 inch sandbed, 3 powerheads and wavemaker, skimmer, etc, etc...lol

02/13/2006, 06:58 PM	#34
One Eyed Bunny Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Poughquag, New York Posts: 143	Either a six-line wrasse or a potter angel.

02/13/2006, 08:10 PM	#35
El Langostino Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 384	."Oh..and my least favorite fish in my tank are my Chromis. They are way to aggresive and personally I think I can fill my bioload with a prettier looking fish but my attitude is if they are doing well in my tank then I guess I will keep them" Yeah, I dislike my chromis as well. They're cheap, hardy, and have decent color to them, but I bought three under the impression they 'might' school...however, none of them get along particularly well and the largest hates the other two and constantly chases them. Oh well, some aggression is to be expected with the tank full of damsels I have: 3 chromis, Maroon Clown, False Percula clown My Maroon is my favorite fish probably simply due to the fact that he gets along great with my false perc, allowing him to roam as he pleases in my 90 gallon tank and hasn't even nipped any of his fins. The only aggression EVER directed towards the false perc was when I acclimated him and the maroon sort of chased him for about 30 minutes to let him know who the boss was.

02/13/2006, 08:19 PM	#36
chillaxr6 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: sydney Posts: 108	my fiance likes the royal dottyback pretty color and turns from purple to blue under actinics . . . but i personally love flame angel and cinnamon clowns . . . my flame is the most stress free . . . everyone tries to muscle him around the tank but he just ignores them and just nips at the LR . . . no ducking or diving or running away just his same old whatever look in the face to whoever crosses his path . . . cinnamons are cute and got lots of character . . .

02/13/2006, 09:12 PM	#37
jimbo045 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiea, HI. Posts: 1,788	Spotted Mandarines, way stronger than the striped. JD

02/13/2006, 09:16 PM	#38
Kawaii Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 297	I really like my Blue star leopard wrasse.

02/13/2006, 09:21 PM	#39
Fishfirst Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 986	I really like achilles tangs for looks and then for my dream fish, moorish idol __________________ Proud member of the Tang Police Current Tank Info: Over 40,000 gallons of saltwater

02/13/2006, 09:27 PM	#40
jwhitlow1031 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Elk Grove, Ca Posts: 455	wow, yea thats a great looking fish...i also wanted to encourage people to add lots of pics from their tanks to show off their fish __________________ Some call it an obsession, i call it...well, yea its an obsession : ) To see pics of my tank click the little red house. Current Tank Info: 54 Gallon Corner tank, 130 watt pc lighting, 150watt MH, 140+ pds live rock, 2.5 inch sandbed, 3 powerheads and wavemaker, skimmer, etc, etc...lol

02/14/2006, 02:32 PM	#42
zimmy1979 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: City of Angels Posts: 405	I have a pair of true percula clownfish and I think the female can be aggresive. I see her swim over to the chromis hide out and bug the hell out of them for no reason and then swim back to her coral.

02/14/2006, 06:34 PM	#43
Lpabsolute Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Johns Island, SC Posts: 2,021	purcupine puffer __________________ "Do not float above me when I'm drowning in the abyss......float away from me.........float away" Current Tank Info: 54g Corner Reef Tank......and......5.5g Nano Reef Tank......and......20g Long Reef Tank.......and......27g Cube

02/14/2006, 07:01 PM	#44
jwhitlow1031 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Elk Grove, Ca Posts: 455	oh, ok false percula clown, lol i just wasn't familiar with the other term __________________ Some call it an obsession, i call it...well, yea its an obsession : ) To see pics of my tank click the little red house. Current Tank Info: 54 Gallon Corner tank, 130 watt pc lighting, 150watt MH, 140+ pds live rock, 2.5 inch sandbed, 3 powerheads and wavemaker, skimmer, etc, etc...lol

02/15/2006, 09:46 AM	#45
JRPhd Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SE WI for now Posts: 392	Who can resist a copperbanded butterfly fish that is actually eating frozen? They zig. They zag. They nip LPS when you're not looking... Anyone have experience with those smaller hogfish? Like the Candy Hog Wrasse, Peppermint Hog, or Candy Stripe Hogfish as seen on Marinecenter? __________________ Me fail Inglish, that's unpossible. Current Tank Info: 40g Oceanic stretchhex. 24" PC Aqua Lunarlights. 50lbs. Marshall LR. 2"SB. Heater. Maxi-900x2. Aqua C Remora Skimmer w/ maxi-1200. DIY HOT Fuge with Chaeto. mmmmm chaeto.

02/15/2006, 10:22 AM	#46
tedmc2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 384	I'm a blenny fan. My bicolor has great personality and is no trouble. __________________ In a world gone mad, only a lunatic’s truly insane - Homer Simpson Current Tank Info: 18" cube, 12" cube, ADA MINI-S

02/15/2006, 10:28 AM	#47
jgoodrich71 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 849	My favorite was a breeding pair of true percs I had about 10 years ago. I guess these days they would be called onyx clowns. Never had the time or resources to raise the fry. As far as the small hogs, they are a bit shy, but pretty hardy. I find they usually do well.

02/15/2006, 10:42 AM	#48
fragaholic Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 527	My fav was my Midas blenny....RIP buddy.... Awsome personality, loved how he would back up into his little caves. Poor guy ended it all and jumped for it, hes missed.

02/15/2006, 10:46 AM	#49
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	Hmmmm let's see Some of my favorite fish are White Stripe Maroons Lemon Peel Angels Blue Girdled (majestic) angel Achilles Tangs and Atlantic Blues Lawnmower Blennys Copperband Butterflys __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~

02/15/2006, 11:07 AM	#50
nevermore84 Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 67	Flame Hawkfish. Have him in my 75g reef. Doesn't bother corals, other fish, crabs, etc. He perches at the front of the tank quite a bit and I love how he will stay in one place and move his eyes around and watch you as you walk by the tank. Pretty cool. __________________ Mr. Ness I do not approve of your methods. Yeah? Well you're not from Chicago. Current Tank Info: 125 gallon reef