Suggestions for Stocking a Tiny Tank

[Sea Witch]

While I'm planning a large system, I'm going to start a little 12-14G tank. It seems small to even put a fish in there......

Could you folks give me some suggestions for what I could stock it with aside from the usual LR and LS. I won't try to grow anything too exotic. Maybe some zoa's or a soft coral or 2.

A shrimp or two?
A crab?

What do the experts say?

[lorenz0]

what are the diamentions?

[Sea Witch]

I think it will be the Oceanic biocube, 15.5" X 15" X 16.7".

[fishytime]

Here's a short list..... Pom pom crabs, porcelain crabs, sexy shrimp, trimma gobies, eviota gobies, clown gobies, yasha family of gobies (stongiobiops)

[Leah]

The smaller the tank the less leeway you will have but it can be done.

You could add some crabs I would say a couple. And you could put a shrimp in maybe a Peppermint or scarlet Red cleaner.

For coral you could do say a Sun coral, some Frogspawn, Hammers, Zoa's. All lot will depend on what you have for lights.

You will be topping up quite a bit.

And you could even go with a neon gobie.

[RedCoralOnlineStore]

Those nano Fish that Fishytime suggested are great for a nano! I love the little trimma gobies! And I would stock it full of the little shrimp and crabs that go unnoticed in the larger systems! Live those little inverts! There are tones if great options for a nano! Coral - zoas, frogspawn, bubble corals, some really nice fuzzy mushrooms out there, tonnes of options! Nanos are nice to incorporate those little things that disappear in a large tank!

[ponokareefer]

I had put a pistol shrimp/goby pair in my nano when it was set up. They can be a lot of fun to watch. Yasha goby's are very nice looking.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/tbs/goby_shrimp_tb.jpg

[gobytron]

I had put a pistol shrimp/goby pair in my nano when it was set up. They can be a lot of fun to watch. Yasha goby's are very nice looking.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/tbs/goby_shrimp_tb.jpg

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[toytech]

in my 15 gal (long) i have a yellow watchman goby a blue and gold blenny and a mandarine dragonette, plus a cleaner and peppermint shrimp and a porcelain crab , oh and coral of course.

[Aquaria]

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74703 I use this site when I stock nanos check here after though because even I don't agree with all his choices

[TheMikey]

In my 15g I have two clowns and a YWG. All seem very happy!