What fish for 10G reef tank

themartin · 08/27/2007, 08:40 PM

Hey there,

over 1 month old 10G nano.........now what fish to put?

I like blennies and gobies. Already have true percs in my 55G.

Have to be reef safe and no jumpers.......this tank has no top or lid. I won't put one.

- AC 300 mini-refuge with 50w heater
- 2X24W T-5 HO
- 280 GPH on 2 PH
- Green mush, Clove frag, xenia frag
- 2 bumble bee snails
- 2 trochus snails
- 1 hitchicker snail

anguswu · 08/27/2007, 09:35 PM

Flaming prawn goby. Pretty small!

FUA · 08/27/2007, 09:44 PM

I have a royal gramma and a yellow watchman goby in my 10g. The yellow watchman goby has a lot of personality which definately makes up for his lack of color.

LaurentSeattle · 08/27/2007, 09:45 PM

The flaming prawn goby usually trades around $150, when you can find one... Try harder anguswu...

What about the firefish? Usually around $10, or less ?

InLimbo87 · 08/27/2007, 09:53 PM

<---Lenny says:

Tailspot blenny FTW

themartin · 08/28/2007, 06:53 PM

Wow......Flaming prawn goby.......very nice fish except i'm a guitar collector, not a fish one.

On Live Aquaria, the minimum size for a royal gamma is 30G.

What about the Golden neon goby, jumpers?

Firefish.........jumpers say Live Aquaria

Looks like most nano fishs are jumpers. I'm not planning a lid on my tank.

Don't know really, what about your experience?

Thanks

Saltwaterstart · 08/28/2007, 09:29 PM

Gobys shouldn't jump.

You could always try a pistol shrimp- and goby, and get lots of fun watching them pair up.

Any blenny will also not jump and will make a good addition

FUA · 08/29/2007, 04:39 AM

themartin, My royal gramma is doing fine in a 10g. Yeah it is probably a good idea to pay attention to tank size reccomendations. but some fish can get by in smaller tanks. of course they would do better in a larger one. saltwaterstart has a good idea for the pistol shrimp/goby pair. that would probably give you hours of entertainment.

nUgZ · 09/15/2007, 08:36 PM

Check out Trimma gobies. There are several different species available now and they are all great nano fish.

Aussie_hippie_2 · 09/15/2007, 10:14 PM

Personaly, I like Firefish, neat little critters, that seem to look good in any display. Not sure about jumping though, since I've never actually kept one.

cherubfish pair · 09/16/2007, 02:47 PM

The yellow watchman goby I had was always getting down into my sump through the plumbing

PSam · 09/16/2007, 03:46 PM

ime, firefish can, do, and likely will jump

kingfisher62 · 09/17/2007, 08:12 PM

This hi-finned banded goby is pefect for a 10g, one of my favorites!

Eklikewhoa · 09/18/2007, 07:18 AM

Red head

Yashia and Randalls

nUgZ · 09/18/2007, 09:27 AM

Here are two pictures of my Trimma.

08/27/2007, 08:40 PM	#1
themartin Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9	What fish for 10G reef tank Hey there, over 1 month old 10G nano.........now what fish to put? I like blennies and gobies. Already have true percs in my 55G. Have to be reef safe and no jumpers.......this tank has no top or lid. I won't put one. - AC 300 mini-refuge with 50w heater - 2X24W T-5 HO - 280 GPH on 2 PH - Green mush, Clove frag, xenia frag - 2 bumble bee snails - 2 trochus snails - 1 hitchicker snail

08/27/2007, 09:45 PM	#4
LaurentSeattle Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 761	The flaming prawn goby usually trades around $150, when you can find one... Try harder anguswu... What about the firefish? Usually around $10, or less ? __________________ Check out Hydro Planning: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1242372 Current Tank Info: Still building my RedSea Max

08/27/2007, 09:53 PM	#5
InLimbo87 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central FL Posts: 3,197	<---Lenny says: Tailspot blenny FTW __________________ We are forever responsible for that which we tame... Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

08/28/2007, 09:29 PM	#7
Saltwaterstart Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 458	Gobys shouldn't jump. You could always try a pistol shrimp- and goby, and get lots of fun watching them pair up. Any blenny will also not jump and will make a good addition __________________ -Geoff A hero need not speak. When he is gone, the world will speak for him. Current Tank Info: 29 gallon bio-cube- Planning 135 gallon SPS reef

09/16/2007, 02:47 PM	#11
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	The yellow watchman goby I had was always getting down into my sump through the plumbing __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

08/27/2007, 09:35 PM	#2
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	Flaming prawn goby. Pretty small!

08/27/2007, 09:44 PM	#3
FUA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 863	I have a royal gramma and a yellow watchman goby in my 10g. The yellow watchman goby has a lot of personality which definately makes up for his lack of color.

08/28/2007, 06:53 PM	#6
themartin Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9	Wow......Flaming prawn goby.......very nice fish except i'm a guitar collector, not a fish one. On Live Aquaria, the minimum size for a royal gamma is 30G. What about the Golden neon goby, jumpers? Firefish.........jumpers say Live Aquaria Looks like most nano fishs are jumpers. I'm not planning a lid on my tank. Don't know really, what about your experience? Thanks

08/29/2007, 04:39 AM	#8
FUA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 863	themartin, My royal gramma is doing fine in a 10g. Yeah it is probably a good idea to pay attention to tank size reccomendations. but some fish can get by in smaller tanks. of course they would do better in a larger one. saltwaterstart has a good idea for the pistol shrimp/goby pair. that would probably give you hours of entertainment.

09/15/2007, 08:36 PM	#9
nUgZ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,566	Check out Trimma gobies. There are several different species available now and they are all great nano fish.

09/15/2007, 10:14 PM	#10
Aussie_hippie_2 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bozeman Posts: 127	Personaly, I like Firefish, neat little critters, that seem to look good in any display. Not sure about jumping though, since I've never actually kept one.

09/16/2007, 03:46 PM	#12
PSam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,036	ime, firefish can, do, and likely will jump __________________ ..no vemos las cosas como son las vemos como somos nosotros...

09/17/2007, 08:12 PM	#13
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	This hi-finned banded goby is pefect for a 10g, one of my favorites! __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

09/18/2007, 07:18 AM	#14
Eklikewhoa Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Above water Posts: 1,442	Red head Yashia and Randalls

09/18/2007, 09:27 AM	#15
nUgZ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,566	Here are two pictures of my Trimma.