Recommendation for 8 gallon

[whoyah]

I would like to get some suggestions on fish for my 8 gallon. I have a small yasha in the quarantine. I would like to add another one or two fish that will be active in the top part of the tank. I was thinking of a royal gramma or fire fish but I wondering if they may be to big, The small gobies are awesome but I have no personal experience with them. Maybe a Hector goby? Neon blue? Trimma? Eviota? I will probably have to order any of the gobies with the except of the Neon Blue.

[Tamberav]

Hector gobies have special diets so don't get one of those.

 

You can probably get away with a gramma or firefish but I wouldn't do both. A safer bet is the small gobies, most are very easy to care for, eat like sharks so not much you will need to know.

[whoyah]

Thanks for the heads up on the Hector. The gobies look cool, I am just not sure about ordering a fish I never seen before. Any thoughts on trimma versus eviota?

[Mirya]

Curious myself, since I may eventually get my Yasha a fishy tankmate in my 8G. How much are the trimmas or eviotas in the water column? A lot of the pictures I see of them they seem to perch.

 

Also, slight hijack... how would a White banded possom wrasse or Tanaka's pygmy wrasse do in this type of tank?

[Rollermonkey]

It would be OK to keep one of the Pygmy wrasse in an 8g with a yasha, but you'd be maxed out and need to carefully stay on top of parameters. Things can go south very quickly in a heavily stocked nano.

 

I'd lean more towards a clown goby. The lower activity levels would do you well in the long run.

[whoyah]

Thanks for the suggestion of the pygmy wrasse. Interesting looking fish. I am pretty sure I have never seen one before..

[Nanofreak79]

I'd stick to the yasha and maybe a clown goby. I like to add different inverts to help diversify the tank and add some more movement.

[whoyah]

Any suggestions on inverts?

[Arkayology]

Any suggestions on inverts?

peppermint shrimp, pom pom crab, pistol shrimp, emerald crab are all good choices.

[kraig949]

You could also get 4 or so sexy shrimp

[Tamberav]

Any suggestions on inverts?

 

+ Arkayology and also sexy shrimp, Peterson shrimp, and anemone crabs.

[whoyah]

I am planning on getting a red striped pistol shrimp to go with my Yasha goby. I like the looks of sexy shrimp, pom pom crab, and maybe a porcelain crab. Thanks for the suggestions.

[whoyah]

A little update, I picked up a candy cane pistol shrimp and a Yasha goby for my nano awhile ago. The pistol shrimp is great addition to the tank. Very active and busy. The Yasha on the other hand is questionable. He spent 2 weeks in quarantine, being happy, healthly and eating well. I added him to the nano and he just disappeared down in to the shrimp's hole. I saw him the second day for a moment . No sign of him for a month. My gut says he is dead, so I picked up a Orange Strip Prawn Goby (Amblyeleotris randalli) the other day and added him to the nano. Still a little shy but active. I figured that if the Yasha was still alive then maybe the Orange Strip would lure him out. If not then I had a replacement.