Good focus fish for a nano

[Taipan]

If you can track one down - a Flame Hawkfish. Very animated and personable. Most are peaceful and won't stray towards smaller fish/inverts. Like any other fish; it depends on its personality - every fish is different.

[tlhood]

Boxfish are pretty neat, I really want a cowfish. But I wouldn't get one until I upgraded my tank.

Based on suggestions, I am thinking a couple blue chromis (the dark blue with black), a blue damselfish, or a black cap basslet.

[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

[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.