graemevw Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Im setting up a 16g cube (15x15 17" high). Its my first saltwater and will have easy corals and inverts. Ill probably get one or two tiny gobies. I wasnt planning any bigger fish but am thinking one more open water fish would be nice. What options do I have? Ive read the sticky thread in beginners lots. Im not a fan of clowns. I do like green chromis which it suggests is ok in 10g but they get to 4" right? I like banggai cardinals but ive read different things about them. They only get to 3" and apparantly arent that active but most people seem to suggest bigger tanks. There are a few others in that thread that I quite like too but am mostly curious about the above. Any other easily kept mid water fish? Tank will be set up with rock in a sort of high mound in the center. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 A single chromis or bangii would be fine. Your choice depends more on what you like more. A chromis or a similar damsel species would equate to more color and movement. A bangii has impressive contrast, however, is a much more sedentary fish. Link to comment
graemevw Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Thanks. I like them both equally but for different reasons. Ive plenty of time to make my mind up though. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 A few other fish ideas http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+128&pcatid=128 http://www.thatpetplace.com/Chrysiptera-springeri-springers-damsel-206799 http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+1511&pcatid=1511 http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+2158&pcatid=2158 All relatively peaceful, especially for damsel species. Link to comment
graemevw Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 There all nice, I like the starcki, nicer that a yellow tail blue. Ill keep my eye open in local shops so I can get a look in real life. Link to comment
Clown79 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 There are various options it just depends on compatability. I'd choose 1 then look for a fish thats compatable. Chromis are bright and free swimming Royal gramma are nice Purple firefish are beautiful Bangii seem to just sit there.lol. Orchid dottyback There are a lot of options. Link to comment
jestep Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 +1^ to Clown79's suggestions. But, I would lean towards an assessor basslet. They're smaller than orchid dottybacks and royal grammas. Wonderful fish almost always have a lot of character and they are available captive bred from ORA and a few other breeders. Springer's damsel would be way up on my list. Cheap, like $5 - $10, very peaceful and most will eat flatworms. They have been much less aggressive than blue/green chromis in my experience. Link to comment
graemevw Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Thanks for all the options. Final decision will be up to my wife now. She has always been borderline on even having a tank but ive bought one anyway. Ill let her pick Link to comment
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