Looking for neat or unconventional fish stocking ideas!!!

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by Corbin

(except the damsels, no one cares about damsels)

Ditto

[strickrick]

Probably my favourite odd ball that I've yet to come across in-store is the yellow striped clingfish. I'm gonna try and get one the next time I place a live order. Or maybe a curious wormfish. There both odd ball enough to try, right?

[jorjef]

Okay here ya go...

Red Rooster Pygmy Waspfish
or
Dragon Sea Moth

[noirsphynx]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

I am a big fan of wrasses. In fact, if I wasn't so scared they'd all just jump out of the tank I'd do an all wrasse tank. I really like the leopard wrasses, especially the potter's wrasse. I'm pretty keen on trying out a mystery wrasse; how do leopard's get along with other wrasses? Are they delicate or more pugnacious?

Oops, forgot you said open top:reface: I think the leopard's would need to be with other peaceful wrasses. I have a black now so we'll see how she does with others once my new tank is up and running.

[noirsphynx]

Originally Posted by jorjef

Okay here ya go...

Red Rooster Pygmy Waspfish
or
Dragon Sea Moth

I'd do a red pygmy wasp, so cute. The sea moth is cool I've seen them in person and they shed their skin like a snake but they're very difficult to care for. You'd need to have very little(or none) rock work as they are bottom dwellers and constantly searching for live critters to feed on.

[MKLKT]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Now there's an idea. I had a Midas blenny that was, without a doubt, the coolest fish I ever had. So much personality in such a small fish. I've been tempted to get another midas blenny but maybe neat to try something a bit different. How's their attitude? I know some blennies can be a bit territorial.

I've never seen mine be territorial in a tank with 14 other fish of varied behaviours. They aren't shy fish either, when food is coming (seaweed or mysis is what mine loves) it'll swim right in your face and doesn't get pushed around by bigger fish. It's more of an attention seeker, really. Haha.

[Proteus]

If your still thinking of anthias. I have three species and my stocky pinks are probably the hardiest. They eat anything from mysis to flake. Not only they mingle with all the fish.

+1 on the assesors there hardy never seem to sleep and peaceful I have a yellow assessor and def one of my faves