Nano Tank Fish Suggestions??

[jessed244]

Hi Everyone,
My brother is setting up a 12g Nano Cube, (or should I say I am setting it up for him) It will be a mini Reef, mostly just corals and inverts, However I thought I would put a fish or two in there.
First of what does anyone think about 2 fish?? Is that ok? or would you stick with 1 in a 12g?
Ok, So what fish would you suggest?? I am open to all that can go in this size tank and are reef and invert safe.
Thanks so much!

 

[o2ngk]

You can try one or a pair of percula clown fish if you are planning to have anenome as one of your invert. If no anenome, you can go with either chromis damsel or clown goby.

 

[cal559]

2 fish would be fine in a 12 gallon.

 

[mboswell1982]

you cannot do percula clowns in a 12g cube, they get too large, and you do not have to have an anemone to make clowns happy, especially tank bred clowns. if you want a pair of clowns, id suggest getting ocellaris, they are generally the smalles of the clowns
and the lighting on a 12g cube will not support a nem, but, u can probably get by with a frogspawn, and clowns will host in frogspawns

 

[tru conch]

i would go with a goby (watchman, clown, or firefish)
if ya want a more active swimmer, a 6 or 4 line wrasse would be a good choice.
or a blue or yellow tail damsel.
clowns and some damsels get too large for a 12 gal.

 

[rotarymagic]

yellow assessor basslet, they're just gangster as hell in a nano..

 

[tru conch]

assessors are sick, just hard to find either online or at LFS.

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by tru conch
http:///forum/post/2917752
assessors are sick, just hard to find either online or at LFS.
I got mine at the LFS for $75.. yeah he's sick.. they swim upside down, sideways, backwards hahaha..tough as nails too!!

 

[jessed244]

Thanks for all of your ideas.
I am still thinking, I have to go check out some of the fish you suggested.
Thanks again

 

[nanomantis]

An army of clown gobies.

 

[jtt]

Originally Posted by NanoMantis
http:///forum/post/2918255
An army of clown gobies.
+1

 

[jessed244]

Originally Posted by NanoMantis
http:///forum/post/2918255
An army of clown gobies.
How many exactly do you mean?

 

[jessed244]

Originally Posted by tru conch
http:///forum/post/2917721
i would go with a goby (watchman, clown, or firefish)
if ya want a more active swimmer, a 6 or 4 line wrasse would be a good choice.
or a blue or yellow tail damsel.
clowns and some damsels get too large for a 12 gal.
Can a 6 or 4 line wrasse really go in a 12g??

 

[spanko]

Follows a list of fish acceptable for 12 gallon or smaller nano tank copied from another site. Some people may disagree with some of them but here it is and let's see what happens.
-Blue Neon Goby
-Clown Gobies
-Eviota Gobies
-Panda (Clown) Goby
-Redhead Goby
-Trimma Goby
-Yellow Neon Goby
-Citron Goby
-Green Banded Goby
-Green Chromis Damsel
-Yellowtail blue Damsel
-Ocellaris Clownfish (False Percula)
-Percula Clownfish (True Percula)
-Yellow Assessor
-Blue Assessor
-Chalk Bass
-Lantern Bass
-Bicolor Blenny
-Tailspot Blenny
-Yellowtail Fang Blenny
-Threadfin Cardinalfish
-Three Spot Damsel
-Talbot’s Damsel
-Three Stripe Damsel
-Firefish Goby
-Helfrich’s Firefish
-Purple Firefish Goby
-Bicolor Psuedochromis
-Diadem Pseudochromis
-Fridmani (Orchid) Pseudochromis
-Purple Pseudochromis
-Painted Frogfish
-Wartskin Frogfish
-Blackray Shrimp Goby
-Orange Stripe Goby
-Orangespotted Goby
-Randall’s Shrimp Goby
-Yasha Hasha Goby
-Wheeler’s Shrimp Goby
-Yellow Watchman Goby
-Rainfordi Goby
-Royal Gramma
-Pearly (Yellowhead) Jawfish
-Possum Wrasse

 

[demartini]

candy basslet

 

[jessed244]

Thanks for all the help.
Another question -
Can I have a clam in the 12g, with No halide? Even if its up near the top?
Thanks

 

[subielover]

Nope.