Good focus fish for a nano

[matt_C]

solorensis boxfish is the only boxfish that i would say for a 30 gallons as there max size is only 4 1/2 inches
Serranus tortugarum or chalk bass they have awesome reddish and blue color
max size of about 3 inches
Almost any blenny would be great if you want one that stay smaller. I would say ember blenny, tail spot blenny, or bicolor blenny. Blennies have great personally.
dottybacks get to aggressive.
Almost any hawkfish. i would add them last though.
Yellow candy hogfish or a peppermint hogfish.
As fars as Wrasse go. Sixline is always a great choice, as they are great little hunters. Lubbocks fairy wrasse have great color and stay small.
pygmy wrasses are good but very shy at first.


If your looking for something a little different go with a blue spotted puffer or any of the Canthigaster species. Although they eat anemones, so all anemones would be out. i've also heard of some nipping on polpys. The two i own only eat anemones and they love pellets.

[Samw]

I like the Cherub angelfish.

[tlhood]

Matt I saw you guys got some new fish in today?... Maybe I will stop by on the weekend to take a look.

[tlhood]

I saw a photo of a really beautiful fish, a springer's damsel, and have been trying to find some more information on it.

As I have an anemone (which is frustratingly massive) I can't take the puffer fish route, and I am quite hestiant about getting a boxfish as I am fairly new to the reefing scene and I heard they are quite easy to stress.

Here is a pic of the kind of damsel that caught my eye.

[pinkreef]

That's a cute little fish in the photo of the month

[tlhood]

That's an anthias isn't it? (in the POTM)

I'm pretty sure they need more room than what I have.

[neoh]

you should see the lemon citron goby.. I really like that guy. Out of the 30+ fish I have, he's by far my favorite.

They swim and just sit and stare at you, but they are pretty personable. Mine will eat out of my hand!

[tlhood]

Thanks for your suggestions everyone.

As I already have quite a few fish with yellow, purple, and black, I wanted something that had a nice contrast with the other fish and the corals (most of which are red/pink).

Over the weekend I found Stu, a blue sapphire (aka springer's) damsel. He is a beautiful electric blue with black markings. The picture doesn't even come close.

I chose one of the smallest of the bunch, as my research shows that younger springer's damsels are much more peaceful, while springers as a whole (adults too) are one of the most peaceful of the damsels.

So far there have been no issues with introduction with the other tank mates (unfortunately I hadn't planned to get Stu so early, just happened to find myself in the NE after missing my turn off Deerfoot.... and my QT wasn't set up, with the pump and heater being broken when I tried.) He set up shop around my monti caps, and is small enough that he hides between them and the rock when he is startled.

So far he eats like a pig, and loves to swim around the column.

[gtreef]

Nice choice, he's lovely!

[tlhood]

Thanks! He has his little spot of caves, but he isn't aggressive at all. He does his strut and is a little territorial, but he just fans his fins and presses up against others. No bitting or anything.