odie Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I am looking to add some fish in the next couple weeks. Tank is empty minus the CUC and has been up for 4 weeks. I hate fish that hide all the time cant stand it! But I am not a big fan of fish that just beg like puppy and dont show any kind of normal behaviour when I am in the room. What are some fish to avoid as they hide too much. I was thinking about getting gobies (clown, watchman, orange spot, court jester goby) and maybe a fire fish or Harptail Blenny or a Harptail Blenny but might eat my shrimp then maybe a sixline last so it wont pick on the others...but will see. I thought about a royal gramma but heard they can hide etc at times. I also thought about clowns but I heard they more fun to watch as a pair but seems everyone has one. Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Most of the fish you mention actually probably hide more than a royal gramma, so you may want to keep the gramma on your list. Firefish are generally kind of spooky and hide a lot until they get used to you. Court Jester/Rainfords gobies are a bit timid and can also be hard to feed. I think they need a larger tank to sustain them. Mine is in a 60 gallon and doesn't eat anything I feed him though I see him sifting through the sand and picking at the rocks all the time. You might want to think about a tailspot or bicolor blenny. They're out all the time and they're full of personality. A cardinal such as a pajama or bangaii may be a nice addition. Clowns are tons of fun to watch as a pair but they will probably do a lot of begging for food while you're close to the tank. Link to comment
aznt1217 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I would get a small African Midas Blenny. Clowns are great... the personality varies though. Royal Grammas are shy fish. I totally hear you on the swimming around though. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 firefish or dartfish, yellow/blue assesor, yellow-tailed damsel (you want Chrysiptera parasema), almost all gobies that will be out but not swimming a lot. Link to comment
edge121212 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 a royal gramma will hide all the time AT FIRST then when its used to the tank it should come out really nice fish Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I've heard that if you get fire fish to get 2. They will be muchmore visable. My favorite is still the 6 line. They are adventurous and curious. I can spend hours watching mine float in and out of the rocks. Link to comment
Bubbley_Guppy Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 A pair of ocellaris/percula clowns would be good maybe you can even try Benagaii Cardinals heard there good too Link to comment
OB1 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Just throw in a half dozen damsel varieties. That will be a busy tank Most saltwater fish will tend to hide until they a comfortable in their home. Link to comment
odie Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Just throw in a half dozen damsel varieties. That will be a busy tank Most saltwater fish will tend to hide until they a comfortable in their home. I guess it would be like my african cichlids, but with coral!!! Link to comment
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