fish for 30g cube

fishoholic · #1 05-16-2007, 07:27 PM

I have just set up a 30g cube tank with 2 false percs, 1 green clown goby, 1 sexy shrimp, 1 pom pom crab, LR, and zoos over to it. I was wondering if I could add a wrasse and what kind? Update: the wrasse is out because my boyfriend doesn't want a lid on the tank that will block out light. Any thoughts as to other types of small fish we could get? Thanks

saltaddict · #2 05-16-2007, 08:07 PM

You should'nt get a sixline wrasse as it may eat your sexy shrimp. Actually what you should do is buy more sexy shrimp so that it has friends. You also run the risk of your boyfriend beating you if you buy any more fish.

justinl · #3 05-16-2007, 08:30 PM

two words: flasher wrasse.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-08/ht/index.php

scroll down and pick a species.

corpusse · #4 05-16-2007, 08:50 PM

make sure you have a tight fitting lid

fishoholic · #5 05-16-2007, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltaddict

You also run the risk of your boyfriend beating you if you buy any more fish.

You'd never beat me you love me too much

The flasher wrasse sounds cool but our clown fish are aggressive (they leave the goby alone, I think beacuse he's so small) However they ripped apart a firefish

and I do not want them to hurt a more peaceful fish. If we get a wrasse I will get a tight fitting lid.

Delphinus · #6 05-16-2007, 09:12 PM

I *think* one of the smaller wrasses such as a 6line wrasse or a fairy wrasse (note not all fairy wrasses are equal - some do get larger than others, so check what species you'd like). The two downsides, 6lines do tend to get cranky as they age (mine killed a mandarin

), and fairy wrasses jump. In fact, I would suggest do not *ever* put a fairy wrasse into an open top tank, and make sure that the canopy is enclosed well enough that when they *do* jump, they get bounced back into the tank. If you have a cross brace in the tank I'd even think twice about it. Eurobracing should be OK though since they'll likely just flop about until they fall in again. I lost a pair (both fish of the pair) one night because the hood hatch was left open after feeding.

fishoholic · #7 05-17-2007, 08:42 PM

Bump, because of changes

Der_Iron_Chef · #8 05-17-2007, 10:07 PM

Moorish Idol. Heh. (I kid, I kid)

I'm partial to various types of pygmy angelfish, like the flame angel or lemonpeel angel. Some of them nip at corals and clams, though....but then again, some don't

kwirky · #9 05-17-2007, 10:09 PM

a sweetlips

Delphinus · #10 05-17-2007, 10:48 PM

I'm not sure what the recommendations are for tank sizes for the pygmy angels. To be honest, for me, a 30g would be pushing the limits on the small size for one of those, although certainly could be done for a while if you got a small one (and then had a plan to give her a bigger home when she gets bigger), but, it sucks to have to give up fish. Check the recommendations, other people might know it better than me, but like I said, for me I think a 30g would be on the small side.

Small tank fish that come to mind: bicolor blenny, orchid dottyback, various gobies, royal gramma basslet, a blue assessor ...

I think I've seen Firefish recommended for tanks in the 30g range but they too are jumpers, so a non-lid tank is a no-no for firefish IMO.

These are just suggestions "off the top of my head", you should double-check that 30g is within the recommendations for tanksizes for these.