nano bottom fish,, Jawfish?

[liquidfunk]

Im starting a 18 gal via aqua PC tank, and plan do add a pair of perc clowns, but would also like to have a bottom fish, hopefully something more interesting than a scooter blenny... what are peoples favorites maybe a borrower, or something with an interesting personality? any recommendations??

[Physh1]

Not a jawfish IMO. They are way too jumpy for a nano and are very likely to become a carpet dweller. You'd be better off with a blenny of some sort. They also prefer much larger tanks with deep hiding spots. They feel more confortable like that....small tanks don't make them feel secure.

 

Cameron

[Reefy]

Sandshifting gobies are good.

[technoshaman]

Actually I think a pearly jaw would be fine in your tank except for the open top thing. I have a pair of bluespots in my 18 gallon cube with a yellow chromis and they have worked things out pretty well. Yellowheads are significantly lower key than bluespotted IME so you could do one maybe a mated pair in an 18. The problem is they are VERY jumpy until they get settled in and build their burrow - also large fish like triggers or even a pygmy angel will probably frighten them enough to jump.

 

They are worth setting up a species tank for - I am designing a larger tank for mine with plans to have a small colony mimicing their natural habitat in the Sea of Cortez.

[TZL]

well jawfish and good DSB don't mix, my pair of pearly jawfish make a royal mess of my DSB, they spit up mouthfuls of sand where ever they feel like. they have killed a couple mushroom corals that way.

[Raise]

red head gobies or yellow watchmans

[caja]

My yellow watchman is extremely shy and rarely comes out of his burrow under the live rock. Not sure if all watchman's are like this or if I just got a retarded one.