Stocking a 12g Nano

[rad]

Im at the point now where Im getting pretty close to actually having things in my tank. So far all I have in my tank coral wise is:
torch
candy cane
zoo frags
Fish wise:
Green Clown Goby
I wanted to add some actual critters in these up coming months and I just wanted to kick some ideas around and see what people thought. Initially I just wanted two more clown fish, a fire shrimp, a red reef crab, and maybe a red reef lobster. What Im on the fence about is the lobster. Has anyone ever kept one of these in a 12g? How aggressive would you say they are? Ive seen blue lobsters in 12g just not red reef lobsters and I dont want anything to happen to ninja (my clown goby) so this is an important question. Also if I didnt get the lobster I was thinking about getting a bi-color blenny. (or maybe both....gasp!) What would happen if I put in 4 fish instead of the recomended maximum of 3? Im looking for real life experiences, even if it is that your tank crashed. Remember, its for the fishies. :happyfish

 

[catawaba]

IMO, the lobster will catch/eat the goby.
I have one ocellaris, one bicolor blenny, one skunk cleaner and a small clean up crew.
***)

 

[yerboy]

i have a purple lobster in my 12g and he doesn't bother anything in the tank. He minds his own business and only comes out to feed.

 

[rad]

well damn. and purple are supposively the more aggressive ones. do you have a slow moving/perching fish like a goby in your tank?

 

[metalhead]

i am also interested to know, how many small fish can go in a 12 G nano

 

[rad]

I did some other searching and found out some more info on the subject that you would probally be interested in metalguy. For my 12g nano Im going to put in three fish. All small mind you. Thats almost recomended. Completely ideal would be two. Pushing your luck would be four small fish. Im almost thinking about doing just that and just keeping a real close eye on my levels. If it makes me too uncomfortable Im going to have to return a fish. Keep in mind everyone on this site has said nothing good about keeping four fish in a 12g. True, I too think my bioload would be maxed out but its still plausible that it will work. No one on here that Ive talked to so far has tried it, they only say its a bad idea so we will see. But its definately aight on three fish, a shrimp and crab and corals.

 

[skipperdz]

you can manage 3 in a 12g if they are small like mentioned by rad, however depending on the sizes i wouldnt recomend it. i have one maroon, and i may get a 2nd fish but not sure cuz my anemone its rather large (looking to upgrade tank size) imo id stick to 2 fish, you want and open road not a traffic jam

 

[rad]

I agree. Two fish is definately the sold way to go. But a maroon shouldnt be in a 12g either. But then again a dwarf lion and a maroon clown is in a tank on here somewhere. Theres all kinds of different possibilities you can have some recomended and most not so. But my fish (green clown goby, bicolor blenny, perc clown) would all be around an inch long. Where as a maroon and a dwarf would both be at least two inches, so I see it as being on the same parallel.