Random question of livestock choice

[JTrigger]

If you had to choose

i) Multicolor Angel
ii) Helfrich's Firefish
iii) red-headed goby

Which would u choose?

[Quinn]

Got latin names?

[JTrigger]

i) Centropyge multicolor
ii) Nemateleotris helfrichi

and the goby I have no idea what it's latin name is

JT

[bulletsworld]

Originally Posted by teevee

Got latin names?

Ah, Quinn your such a fish nerd! Just buggin.



Here’s a link of a pic of the Multicolor Angel
http://www.aquatechonline.de/Datenba...multicolor.htm

Here’s a link of a pic of the Helfrich’s Firefish
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/dartfish.htm

Here’s a link of a pic of the red-headed goby (scroll down)
http://www.gregrothschild.com/cathtml/mytank3.htm


Hey you (JTrigger),

Hard choice for sure….If it were my choice I would pick the Firefish or the Red headed goby. The firefish is beautifully colors! I can’t say I have seen one of those in person ever.

IMO, I would pass on the Multicolor Angel. Even though the Mutlicolor is quite pretty but I read this and thought UH O.H! Reef Compatibility: Keep with caution in a reef aquarium; may eat/nip large-polyped stony corals, soft coral polyps & clam mantles. O.H NO not the clams!

Any body else have suggestions?

[Quinn]

It's all about accuracy Lee.

The Centropyge spp. angels are a toss-up. Mine was fine with everything I kept but M. digitata... in retrospect I should have been happy he nibbled them on occasion. There are previous threads on this, I think the general conclusion was, suitable, with caution.

Who has the red-headed goby in stock? I wasn't aware of that species but apparently the neon gobies are being bred in captivity now. Apparently they have short-ish life spans (one year)?

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by JTrigger

i) Centropyge multicolor
ii) Nemateleotris helfrichi

and the goby I have no idea what it's latin name is

JT

Elacatinus puncticulatus

I have one and I loooooooove him. He is very small though. Dwarfed in my 90gal (with all the other gobies and blennies )

The fish you have in your list are all so very different. You've got a swimmer, a hoverer and a percher; large, medium and small; medium price, hefty price and small price. It depends on what you are looking for, if you're looking for a tiny splash of reasonably priced color then the redhead is for you. Of course if your looking to spend big bucks on a possible jumper then you'd want the firefish (I had a regular old firefish Nemateleotris magnifica. Loved him too till he jumped out of the tiniest hole in the back of my tank). I've never had any experience with angelfishes.

J&L often carries the readheded gobies, thats where I got mine from.

Christy

[JTrigger]

OMG, no way, I've never seen a red-headed goby at J&L! I was considering getting one shipped in.. LoL

JT

[Quinn]

Apparently Gobiosoma puncticulatus is incorrect, and as Christy stated Elacatinus puncticulatus is the proper name (according to Fishbase). I wonder how similar they are then to the Gobiosoma species?

[DEAD_BY_DAWN]

if you are looking for a Helfrich's Firefish i know of were you can get one but ive seen the cost on them $$$ try calling ryan at the denman pet gallery,there was one on the last list he had a few days ago.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by JTrigger

OMG, no way, I've never seen a red-headed goby at J&L! I was considering getting one shipped in.. LoL

JT

Hehe, you should ask them if they're gettin any in soon. They seemed to be pretty popular there for while earlier this year.

Christy