Whats your top 5 fish??

[AquaticFinatic]

I'm having trouble making a fish list so I am asking the question from you fellow reefers for some help!! I need your top 5 lists.

I have so far:

yellow tang
tail spot blennie
two perc clowns
two yellow gobies
lawn mower blennie
two cleaner shrimp

My tank is 200g 5x30"x26 tall no corals yet.Thanks in advance and look forward to your lists.

[Oilers]

The following fishes in my tank are my favorites.
1) Purple tang
2) Sailfin tang
3) Powder blue tang
4) Yellow tang
5) Flame angel

[frizzo1983]

I'm having trouble making a fish list so I am asking the question from you fellow reefers for some help!! I need your top 5 lists.

I have so far:

yellow tang
tail spot blennie
two perc clowns
two yellow gobies
lawn mower blennie
two cleaner shrimp

My tank is 200g 5x30"x26 tall no corals yet.Thanks in advance and look forward to your lists.


Dusky Jawfish
Orange Shoulder
Unicorn Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Potters Dwarf Angel

[cale262]

My favorite work fish in no particular order;

Lawn mower blennie
Diamond back gobie
Kole tang
Cleaner wrasse
Yellow coris wrasse

[toytech]

hmm hard to only pick 5
copperband butterfly
ornate leopard wrasse
christmas wrasse
yellow eye kole tang
and better throw in a bucket load of fairy and flasher wrasses for good measure

[Nano]

I don't have five so i cant say lol, but my favorite is my scooter blenny not sure why.. but i love him.

[Tom R]

1 - Majestic Angel
2 - Majestic Angel
3 - Majestic Angel
4 - you get the idea

and maybe an Orchid Dottiback

[Myka]

For affordable fish??? Heheehhehe.

~ Yellow Coris Wrasse and/or Melanurus Wrasse and/or Grey Head Wrasse (all good scavengers and eat flatworms and bristleworms)

~ Fairy/Flasher Wrasses are colorful and get along nicely in groups provided there is only one super male.

~ Yellow Headed Jawfish are entertaining and attractive fish.

~ Firefish are colorful and active. I love Purple Firefish. Kept singly though.

~ Majestic Angels are as reef-safe as Angels get, but not really considered reef-safe. Love them though, gorgeous fish.

[lastlight]

- Big Tangs (I have none): Sohal, Naso, Vlamingi

- Kole (have)

- Leopard wrasses (have 2)

- Black cap basslet (settled for Royal Gramma for now)

- Tailspot Blenny (have)

[George]

In no particular order:
Scribble Angel
Venusta Angel
Majestic Angel
Multicolor Angel
Multibar Angel

[lastlight]

In no particular order:
Scribble Angel
Venusta Angel
Majestic Angel
Multicolor Angel
Multibar Angel

You're not an SPS guy are ya? :biggrin:

[The Grizz]

My top 5 in my reef tank:

Blonde Tang ( have )
Powder Blue Tang ( have )
Copper Band Butterfly ( have )
Lieutenent Tang (have )
Sailfin Tang ( have )

My top 5 in my FOWLR

Valintine Puffer ( have )
Flame Angel ( have )
Blue Spotted Puffer ( have )
Niger Trigger ( have )
Clown Trigger or Koran Angel ( want )

[untamed]

I do love any Naso tang, but your tank isn't big enough for vlamingi or unicornis... Go with elegans (blond Naso).

[lastlight]

I do love any Naso tang, but your tank isn't big enough for vlamingi or unicornis... Go with elegans (blond Naso).

What are your thoughts regarding your own 2 monsters going forward? Given that your tank is large yet has a somewhat unconventional footprint for large tangs...

[FitoPharmer]

Leopard wrasse
Mandarin dragonet
Purple tang
Achilles tang
CBB

[Lance]

My Fave Five:

Aussie Harlequin Tuskfish
Chocolate Tang
Sailfin Tang
Kole Tang
Copperband Butterfly

[Mrfish55]

In no particular order
Majestic angel (mom has one in her 135 for 10 years, gorgeous specimen)
Blue face angel
Copper Band butterfly (my nemeses, can't keep one alive, finally gave up)
Mandarin goby
Seahorse (I have one with great personality)

[Snappy]

Marine Beta
mandarins
banded pipe fish (get a pair)
powder blue tang (I kinda' dig most of my tangs actually):wink:
coral beauty
pencil wrasse (I kinda' dig most of my wrasses actually):wink:
etc.

[marie]

Achilles tang (have)
copperband (have)
orchid dottyback (have)
flasher wrasses (have 2)
mandarins (have 2)


would love to get another blonde naso someday if I have a big enough tank

[dsaundry]

Hmmm, tough to pick only 5, but here goes.

Majestic Angel {have}
Any Wrasse {have a few}
Soaring red hawkfish {have, thanks Paul at Oceanic Corals}
Banner Fish {Heniochus} {have}
Blenny's and Mandarin are cool too but I love my Banggai's too .....
oh well for #5 I will pick....a lawnmower blenny for their great personality. {Don't have}

5 isn't fair...don't even get into shrimp or eels or starfish....:sad:

[sully08]

[quote=Tom R;666760]1 - Majestic Angel
2 - Majestic Angel
3 - Majestic Angel
4 - you get the idea

and maybe an Orchid Dottiback[/quote

Pm'd

[untamed]

What are your thoughts regarding your own 2 monsters going forward? Given that your tank is large yet has a somewhat unconventional footprint for large tangs...

Nasos aren't nearly as active as say...Acanthuras tangs. It is unfortunate that both families are called "tangs" because they are so completely different.

[whatcaneyedo]

Volitan Lionfish
Snowflake Moray
Weedy Scorpionfish (never owned one, too expensive)
Mandarin Dragonet
Tailspot Blenny

[MMAX]

In my reef...

Blue Throated Trigger (never had a problem eating anything he shouldn't)
One Spot Foxface (same as above)
Single Female Ocellaris Clown
Pair of Zebra Dartfish
Orange Spot Sand Sifting Goby

Also have a Lawnmower Blenny. Although he does good work I'm choked at him right now. Any frag not glued down and that he doesn't like the placement of ends up on the sandbed,over and over again.

[Leah]

Queen Angels, have a Chrysurus and love it.
Anthia's have a pair of Lyretails, but love Squarespots too.
Lieutenant Tang
Red Scooter Blenny
Flashing Tilefish

[ferret]

Highfin snapper ( symphorichthys spilurus )
John's snapper ( lutjanus johnii )
Blubberlip snapper ( lutjanus rivulatus )
Yellowfin seabream ( acanthopagrus latus )
Taiwan tai seabream ( argyrops bleekeri )
i.e. most fishes from the Lutjanidae & Sparidae family

[daniella3d]

Niger triggerfish
copperband butterfly
designer clownfish, especially the black ice
mandarin dragonets
bangai cardinal

I have all these fish and love them all. I have the copperband for a year and the trigger for a year and half.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

My favourite are:

Seahorses (have 2 - but inappropriate for your tank)
Porcupine puffer (had a reef-safe one before)
Marine betta (have and love this hardy, beautiful fish)
Flasher/fairy/leopard wrasses (have over a dozen of these colourful reef-safe fish)
Copperband (finally have a good one that eats mysis & NLS pellets - thanks OC Paul)



Other fish I love are:

Purple tangs (lost mine last year)
Sohal tang (never tried)
Elongate tang (grows to big and fast for your 5' long tank)
Mandarin goby (have 2 - both eating mysis)
Cherub dwarf dwarf angels (have one)

[Brightwhite]

Regal tang
Sailfin tang
Mandarin
Blennys
Flame angel

My list is from fish I've owned.

[AquaticFinatic]

I thought asking this question would help lol. There are lots of nice fish in those lists so far. Mmmmmmmmmm I need a bigger tank! :mrgreen: I see that I will need to have two tanks one reef and one fowlr. Wonder how I can pull this one of past the wife?? Thanks guys so far.

[daniella3d]

I would be surprised if it would help because at the end this is all a matter of personal taste and also a matter of each fish personality.

Some people love their yellow tang, I hated mine with a passion.

I thought asking this question would help lol. There are lots of nice fish in those lists so far. Mmmmmmmmmm I need a bigger tank! :mrgreen: I see that I will need to have two tanks one reef and one fowlr. Wonder how I can pull this one of past the wife?? Thanks guys so far.

[paddyob]

1- Coral Beauty
2- Yellow Tang
3- pair standard Ocellaris (in RBTA)
4- tail spot
5- mandarin

[triggereef]

1)Chrysurus Angel
2)Radiata lionfish
3)Potter's leopard wrasse
4)Sunset/banana wrasee
5)Red sea sailfin tang.

[burgerchow]

7" sohal tang, pair of mated percs, royal gramma and some type of strawberry dotty back that I can't seem to I'd.

[Lethbridge]

1) Black Longnose Tang
2) Helfrichi Firefish
3) Flame Hawk
4) Gold Stripe Maroon Clown
5) Royal Gramma

[AquaticFinatic]

I find it amazing that all these lists are different! Not even any doubles lol. makes interesting reading and I have a lot of googling to do :mrgreen:

[Bblinks]

1,Tangs are my favorite(achilles,yellow,purple,black,etc)
2,Blenny(bi-color,midas)
3,wrasse(mystery,flasher,cleaner)
4,basslet(swissguard)
5,goby(cleaner,sand shifters)

[SeanPrest]

1.powder blue tang
2.regal tang (have)
3.lawnmower blenny ( got a sweet one a couple weeks ago its black with yellow fins light whitish blue speckles and red around his eyes never seen one like it before)
4.lunar wrass but you cant have snails or crustaceans plus its nipping at my blenny a beautiful fish though
5.clowns have a pair ocelleris

honorable mention goes out to a juv emperor(have one but its a little sick)

[AquaticFinatic]

I should mention my top five I guess not that they would all go together :mrgreen:

Copper band
Powder blue
White cheek tang
Lion fish
Yellow clown gobie (love the way they stick to the glass)

[AquaticFinatic]

1.powder blue tang
2.regal tang (have)
3.lawnmower blenny ( got a sweet one a couple weeks ago its black with yellow fins light whitish blue speckles and red around his eyes never seen one like it before)
4.lunar wrass but you cant have snails or crustaceans plus its nipping at my blenny a beautiful fish though
5.clowns have a pair ocelleris

honorable mention goes out to a juv emperor(have one but its a little sick)

Hope your emperor pullls through for you :biggrin:

[globaldesigns]

1.) Sohal Tang
2.) Blond Naso Tang
3.) Hawaiian Flame Angel
4.) Potters Angel
5.) Squareback Anthias

[fishytime]

chevron tang
powder blue tang
yellow tang
this trio seems to be THE algae busting crew

melenarus wrasse
mystery wrasse

and I cant stop at five so
bluespot jawfish

[AquaticFinatic]

1.) Sohal Tang
2.) Blond Naso Tang
3.) Hawaiian Flame Angel
4.) Potters Angel
5.) Squareback Anthias

Does your potters and flame get on ok? Thx

[globaldesigns]

Does your potters and flame get on ok? Thx

Yup, no problem. The potters did give chase as he was in first, but flame survived and now they do sometimes hang out together.

[Smittyburger]

Fav's in my current tank:


Picasso Trigger (has personality & colour!)
Long Horn Cow Fish (has personality & shape - weird though)
6 Line-Wrasse (has colour!)
False Clowns (classic)
Yellow Tang (classic)

[SeanPrest]

Hope your emperor pullls through for you :biggrin:

me too, love them want to see it grow up

[jjntm]

sohal tang
achilles tang
sailfin tang
hawaiian naso or blonde naso
mandarin's

all VERY nice looking and great personality

[freezetyle]

1) White cheek tang
2) Achilles Tang
3) Kiri trigger fish
4) Aurigua butterfly fish
5) Aussie Harlequin tusk

[RyanJ]

1- achillies tang
2- achillies x gold rim tang
3- clown triggers
4- clownfish (maroons)
5- dragonetts!!
I dont see many ppl with achillies.. I take it some ppl just are not up for tge challenge :p

[MarkoD]

1) moorish idol (have)
2) achilllies tang (want)
3) sohol tang (want)
4) porcupine puffer (one day when I have a fowler)
5) any sharks (one day when I have a huge tank)

[Brandon5555]

School of blue/green chromis
Red flame pipefish
Banded Pipefish
Banggaii Cardinal
Ocellaris Clowns
Red firefish
Garden eel

[evaneatspie555]

Yellow tang ( have )
Clowns ( have)
Scopas tang (want )
Firefish ( want)
Flame angel or bicolor angle (want)

[Gripenfelter]

Blue Throat Trigger.
Orange Diamond Spotted Sand Sifting Goby
Lionfish
Niger Trigger
Powder Brown

Unfortunately I'll probably be ditching the Niger trigger and Lionfish.

[Reef Pilot]

OK, here are mine...., I have all of these right now.
1. Copperband - a regal trooper, but swims like he's wearing a skirt
2. Pearlscale Butterflys - marauding devils, beautiful colour pattern
3. Royal Grammas - interesting pair activities
4. Azure Damsel - nice colour, and totally peaceful
5. Yellow Tang - bit of a bully at times, but nice colour

[Wayne]

In no specific order:

1) Flame Hawkfish
2) Green Spotted Mandrins
3) Clown Gobies
4) Powder Brown Tang
5) Black Saddleback Clownfish

[Proteus]

Yellow assesor (have)
Labouts wrasse ( have)
Lineatus wrasse (have)
Flame wrasse. ( have)
Sohal tang. (had)

[born]

- Magnificent Foxface
- Longnose Hawkfish
- Blonde Naso Tang
- Achilles Tang

- And even though it's an invert, have to mention Peacock Mantis Shrimp:biggrin:

[SkunkClown]

In no particular order. I have all of these.

1) Tomini tang
2) Royal gramma
3) Flame angelfish
4) Bicolor angelfish
5) Skunk clown

I'm quite fond of the bristletooth tangs. I like kole tangs and chevron tangs. I wish chevron tangs retained their juvenile coloration.

[Lampshade]

1) Bariene Tang - Pictures do not do this fish justice
2) Flame Hawkfish - He killed more shrimp than he was worth, but lots of personality
3) Lawnmower Blenny - Uglier than ugly, but saved me from the hair algae outbreak of '10
4) Engineer Goby - They've burried a few frags, but when they come out from the rock they're pretty much a foot long eel that will never hurt a fish. They also turnover the sand under rocks.
5) Copperband Butterfly - I've tried twice, won't again, my tanks too aggressive. Gorgeous fish and I give credit to people who have systems that can handle them.

[kien]

1. Powder Blue Tang

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4009/4537346938_c8eb628a84_z.jpg

2. Hawaiian Flame Wrasse

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4041/4361273487_4017111843_o.jpg

3. Queen Angelfish

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4006/4427806153_1e9bbe57da_o.jpg

4. Regal Angelfish

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2645/4428571224_0c346d15aa_z.jpg?zz=1

5. Flame Angelfish

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3623/3634304397_dc9bd5552f_o.jpg

I have them all :biggrin:

[Reefie]

LOVE the contrast in colours of the different fish!

1. Powder Blue Tang

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4009/4537346938_c8eb628a84_z.jpg

2. Hawaiian Flame Wrasse

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4041/4361273487_4017111843_o.jpg

3. Queen Angelfish

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4006/4427806153_1e9bbe57da_o.jpg

4. Regal Angelfish

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2645/4428571224_0c346d15aa_z.jpg?zz=1

5. Flame Angelfish

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3623/3634304397_dc9bd5552f_o.jpg

I have them all :biggrin:

[silentcivilian]

Ohhh.... top 5. Mine will be different!
1. Stonefish
2. Snowflake eel
3. Painted Anglers
4. Scribbled Angel
5. Majestic Foxface.

[DBM]

Net-caught multi-barred angelfish
Marine betta
Blue Spotted Jawfish
Pterleotris sp. from coral sea (crazy blue colour), only ever seen one
Myripristis vittata from hawaii (only ever seen one)