Best fish for 55 gal that stay up at night

[joeman829]

Hi, im looking to get a interactive fish that doesn't have to stay out all night, but one that will stay up so i can have some nightlife in the tank, as all of my fish go away for the night

 

[YOYOYOReefer]

my eels come out after the lights go off, but most of my fish hide in the rocks too.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Interested to see if there really are any. Naturally predators come out at night so the prey hide

 

[Blake509]

Marine betta is nocturnal and recommended for 55gal

 

[907_Reefer]

I've never had any fish that are active at night personally, but if you want some corals that come out at night, check out some NPS such as Tubastraea.

 

[Blake509]

Cardinals are also nocturnal and active at night

 

[KrisReef]

Try feeding/training your current school. Mine are chronically underfed, or maybe just trained to beg by rewardings them when I see them and they will all jump up for a midnight snack, now and again.

 

[YOYOYOReefer]

i dont have any in my tank but when i dive at night i almost always see Squirrelfish and soldierfish,

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I've haven't found this to be the case. All of mine, across all tanks bunch up at night in the corner of the tank and that's where they stay.

Cardinals are also nocturnal and active at night

 

[907_Reefer]

I have 3 Pajamas and they are not active at night in my tank..

 

[Blake509]

Ya I feel in home aquarium they have less need to hunt at night with us feeding during day

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi, im looking to get a interactive fish that doesn't have to stay out all night, but one that will stay up so i can have some nightlife in the tank, as all of my fish go away for the night

Cardinals
Clowns
Squirrelfish
Some eels

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Ya I feel in home aquarium they have less need to hunt at night with us feeding during day

Yeah, this is the problem you're most likely going to run into with nocturnal animals in aquariums - they're trained to feed during the day, even if they're nocturnal in the wild. If they don't eat during the day (when pretty much every aquarist feeds their fish), they'd starve. So, to get your fish acting nocturnal like they would in the wild, you'll likely have to start feeding them at night and readjust them to that nocturnal cycle rather than the diurnal cycle they've become accustomed to (autofeeders may be convenient for this).

I've heard that High-Hat fish are also nocturnal (as are flashlight fish and pinecone fish, but these require special care and colder water).

 

[joeman829]

Marine betta is nocturnal and recommended for 55gal

always wanted one but thought they got too big for a 55 gal, but i would love to get one

 

[joeman829]

I've never had any fish that are active at night personally, but if you want some corals that come out at night, check out some NPS such as Tubastraea.

i dose with copper and dont have a strong enough light for corals (found out the hard way lol)

 

[Blake509]

They do get big for that tank but aren't as active swimmers and that is the smallest recommend tank size also

 

[davidcalgary29]

My spotband butterflyfish and striped squirrelfish are always swimming around their (dark) tank late at night. The squirrelfish grows too big (and is too active) for a 55g, though.

What about the mysterious, ich-prone pineapple fish? It's nocturnal, and, according to Wikipedia, "popular with saltwater fish aquarists". On Mars, apparently, as I've never seen one offered for sale.

 

[joeman829]

My spotband butterflyfish and striped squirrelfish are always swimming around their (dark) tank late at night. The squirrelfish grows too big (and is too active) for a 55g, though.

What about the mysterious, ich-prone pineapple fish? It's nocturnal, and, according to Wikipedia, "popular with saltwater fish aquarists". On Mars, apparently, as I've never seen one offered for sale.

Yeah I googled some stuff and the pu apple fish popped up and I had never heard of it lol