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eatbreakfast
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They stay small, so you are good with that one.
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
Marine bettas get fairly lg, I would recommend a minimum of 65g, preferably 75g.
Dwarf lionfish could work in your size tank, but they are capable of eating anything the size of their body minus fins, so the gramma, goby, and possibly wrasse could be on the menu.
Stew18
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What about a jawfish? Anyone have a blue spotted or yellow headed jawfish that can tell me about their personalities or temperament. I heard the yellow head have great personalities. Is this true?
melypr1985
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I have a Blue Spot Jawfish. I love him! He's so funny and has a great personality. I see him peeking around a corner checking to see if i'm still looking at him. He really doesn't like the camera. He also eats from my hands (some times) and will eat straight from a turkey baster if I feel like the other fish got all the food before he did. They are really cool. Although, you have to make sure your rockwork is securely stacked and set directly on the bottom glass. They will create burrows throughout your entire tank and constantly work on them. Mine has a favorite but does use the others at least once a week. You need to have a sandbed 2in+ I did 3 to 3 1/2 inches and he likes it much better than the measly 2 inches in my last tank.
D maul
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The blue spot needs 3 to 4 inches of sand and supply plenty of small rock rubble so they can create their burrows. They do much better if kept with mellow fish. Great personality and would always put a rock over his burrow hole every night.
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
Multicolors are almost guaranteed to eat corals, and are certainly on the more expensive side for dwarf angels, but by no means the most expensive.
Jawfish are very personable fish. They are prone to jumping, though, so a tight fitting lid is a must.
Blue spotted Jawfish are from cooler waters, so live shorter lives when kept in reef temps.
Provide rubble for any jawfish species to build their burrow.
I have kept a few species on numerous occasions and sand depth of 2"+ will suffice.
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What about a manta ray if I keep trimming his tail with a nail clipper and only feed him pods?
jasonandsarah
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Maybe?? You'd probably have to upgrade to a 10g tank though within a couple years! Lol [emoji4]
For the record I'd exney the nail clippers as well. Sawzall works best IME (witch is none)......
Stew18
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OK I have more questions. I used to have a starry blenny and my wife who isn't fond of the tank but is warming up to it loved the blenny and its personality.
So 2 questions......
Does the Starry Blenny and the Black Sailfin Blenny have the same personalities? And it looks like the Sailfin stays a bit smaller. Is this true?
Thanks
So 2 questions......
Does the Starry Blenny and the Black Sailfin Blenny have the same personalities? And it looks like the Sailfin stays a bit smaller. Is this true?
Thanks
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
The starry and black sailfin have similar personalities. The sailfin is only slightly smaller than the starry.
New to saltwater. Setting up a 24 gallon nano cube. So far I've decided on:
1 Clown(not sure which yet)
1 Royal Gramma
1 Skunk Shrimp
Would like to get 1 more fish in there is possible. Any suggestions? Goal with tank is mainly a soft/zoa tank with a few lps. Thanks
1 Clown(not sure which yet)
1 Royal Gramma
1 Skunk Shrimp
Would like to get 1 more fish in there is possible. Any suggestions? Goal with tank is mainly a soft/zoa tank with a few lps. Thanks
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
I would recommend getting something small, a firefish, clown goby, sailfin blenny, or a small watchmen goby.
Getting ready for my upgrade and need to figure out if these fish will be compatible and if a 180 will be large enough or if I should try to find a bigger tank
Flame angel
3 Fathead anthias
Starry blenny
Copperband butterfly
Moorish idol
3 midget reef chromis
Tangaroa goby
Kole tang
Purple tang
Blonde naso tang
Achilles tang
Red Solon fairy wrasse
Orange back fairy wrasse
Flame angel
3 Fathead anthias
Starry blenny
Copperband butterfly
Moorish idol
3 midget reef chromis
Tangaroa goby
Kole tang
Purple tang
Blonde naso tang
Achilles tang
Red Solon fairy wrasse
Orange back fairy wrasse
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
Most of those fish will work, but naso tangs will eventually outgrow a 180, and an adult achilles tang can have too much attitude for a 180.
All of the fairy and flasher wrasses are completely safe with inverts. Leopards, Anampses, and small Halichoeres species are usually safe with them, but there are exceptions.
Stew18
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Ok I have another fish questions.......
Anyone heard of a Sammara Squirlfish? How about a Popeye Soldierfish? Anyone have one? What size tank do you really need for them. Thanks for your time..
Anyone heard of a Sammara Squirlfish? How about a Popeye Soldierfish? Anyone have one? What size tank do you really need for them. Thanks for your time..
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
Both are fairly common and very hardy. They are not super active swimmers, but do get pretty large. A 120g would probably suffice, but they are capable of eating smaller fish.
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