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View Poll Results: Best fish for a 30 gallon look down cube?
Catalina goby 6 9.84%
Court jester goby 3 4.92%
Candy hogfish 5 8.20%
Ocellaris clownfish pair 36 59.02%
Royal gramma 11 18.03%
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Old 07-23-2012, 07:18 PM
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Hey everyone,

I'm trying to decide what Fish to put in my 30 gallon tank. There will be mostly montipora's maybe a clam or 2 in the future. I would really like to put a candy hogfish in, but what fish would go well with it?

Any I've kinda narrowed it down, but any suggestions are welcome!

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Old 07-23-2012, 07:24 PM
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I thought catalina goby preferred colder water?

Only one fish going into the tank?
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I thought catalina goby preferred colder water?

Only one fish going into the tank?
Yeah I just looked it up, and your right. They do prefer colder water, but you can get ones allcimated to reef temps.

I'm looking for a lower maintence tank, so I don't want many fish.
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Yeah I just looked it up, and your right. They do prefer colder water, but you can get ones allcimated to reef temps.

I'm looking for a lower maintence tank, so I don't want many fish.

Try a small harem of royal grammas.

I heard you can acclimate a Catalina, but it will not have the same life span. An LFS here is now labeling them as such and runs a separate tank for them.

Good luck. Gramma is my vote!
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Yellow watchman goby (if you don't get the yellow coloured candy hogfish), flame hawk, Bangaii cardinals or a Cherub angel.
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I like watching my cherub angel and 6 line from above the leds really set off their color for above
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Try a small harem of royal grammas.

I heard you can acclimate a Catalina, but it will not have the same life span. An LFS here is now labeling them as such and runs a separate tank for them.

Good luck. Gramma is my vote!
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i really like my clown fish pair how they have taken to the anenomies and also the royal gramma coloring is awsome . mandrine goby got lucky and he eats pellets and flakes also mysis shrimp to . but the blue spotted goby i like the most .
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I saw a really cool frog fish that would be nice...
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i love my yellow asessor. calm and perfect size.
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