My 12g Eclipse

bubbles02

Member
Well...I had this tank set up in PA for about a month and a half and now I moved to NV and its been set up for about a month.
The tank:
12g Eclipse
13W 5500K *wish I could get a better light in there!*
25-30lbs live fiji rock
1" - 1.5" of sand
Inhabitants:
10 hermies
2 snails
2 peppermint shrimp
1 Firefish
Everyone is doing fine. I had wanted to do some easy, simple corals, but i can't because of my lighting. So oh well!
Heres what I'd like to get in the future:
1 Pearly jawfish
1 Royal Gramma
1 Green Clown Goby
1 Candy Cane Goby
1 Catalina Goby
The list is just a run down of things i had in mind so it's not definite cause I'd like to here your guy's opinion as to how you think these guys would get along. And I know I can't have to many cause the tank is so small so I want to pick and chose. Also, does anyone have and opinions on a more active fish that I could put in to get so more life rather than just the gobies that tend to perch a lot, that would fit in this size tank?
Thanks for any advice!
Also, as anyone heard anything about the Deco Kit 3gallon with the 18W Compact with 50/50 14,000°K actinic and 7,400°K daylight. I'd like to get one and experiment with it.
 

ci11337

Active Member
I would add a yellow clown goby(yellow is better than green
) and a royal gramma. Jawfish need a really deep LSB and cat. gobies like coolwater. Not sure what a "candycane goby" is. You might consider a neon goby too, they are really cool.
 

quaos

Member
The yellows are cute but they get transparent looking at times. I think the pattern on the green clown gobies make them a better buy.
 

bubbles02

Member
lol...funny you said to get a neon goby...i had that on my list, then took it off.
I really like the brown gobies also...I was stuck between colors. I've always like the greens though.
I guess I will pass on the jawfish, although I really like those guys...i think Im going to talk to the people at my LFS about him and see what they think also. And I didn't notice that the Catalina need cooler waters, thanks for pointing that out!
The Candycane goby is also called a Hi fin Red banded goby(I've just know it as a Candycane) They are neat little guys and I had one in my tank when it was back in PA and he used to just float in the current. Cool fish to watch!
Any other tips?
 
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