Fish Stocking Challenge
 

We have just started up a 28g long nano tank. This tank is BB with lots of zoo corals and some LR in it. I would like to get some small fish for this tank.

My challenge is what small fish that don't jump would be ok in a BB (bare bottom) tank, other then clown fish and damsels.

Any ideas? Thanks :biggrin:

Royal grammas, blackcap basslets, cardinals, blennies, dwarf angels, many types of gobies, i'm sure there are others these are just the first that came to mind

What is the minimum tank requirements for dwarf angels? I thought they needed more space or I would own one!

A rusty angel would be ok...pistol shrimp and goby too, some small yellow tail blue damsels..although they can preasent a challenge in some cases. Mine havent though...

Some good ideas everyone :biggrin: Some of this decision was made for me today when my boyfriend came home with a wonderful surprise of a very cute little yellow clown goby :mrgreen:

I will try to post pic.'s later. So far this silly little guy likes to perch on top of the edge of the plug at the back of the tank :confused:

I was going to say a yellow clown Goby :smile: I have two in my 24g. Aren't they super cute!

I pm'd you, I was wondering how your 2 gobies get along with each other.

My Rusty Angelfish swims the entire breadth of my 55G. I might feel guilty confining it to something half the size!

How about a Mandarin Dragonette (if it's eating frozen/mysis) and/or a Six Line Wrasse? You could also spice it up with some interesting inverts (linkia starfish, shrimp, etc.)

I was thinking about a 6 line wrasse (I really like them) but my concerns are: 1) do they need a sand bottom to sleep in? 2) is it likely that one will jump out or not? and 3) Will a six line pick on a yellow goby? Generally speaking of course.

Anyone know?

1-3) no, or at least not so with my previous six lines.
Rainford gobie might be a good choice, stays small, somewhat colourful, and generally pretty sociable.