what else could i put in my tank fish wise

[pondy]

Just wondering what else I can have in my tank fish wise. I have 2 false percs. and a six line wrasse. What else can I have? The tank is a 29 gallon reef tank, and Im just looking for some ideas, What I would like to get is a lawn mower blenny or something to that magnitude. What else if anything can I get? The tank has 40 pounds of live sand and 55 pounds of live rock. Any ideas?

 

[otto13]

You can really load up on invertebrates. They create a lot less waste than fish. Shrimp are great. How about a pistol shrimp with a hi fin goby. They create a relationship with each other. Pretty neat stuff.

 

[tim_12]

I'd do the shrimp / goby thing. I've never seen it in person before, it sounds pretty neat. If not, I'd probably get another small goby.

 

[pondy]

Sweet I think I might do that I was looking at gobbies/pistol shrimp relationships and it sounds awsome. hope tha tI can do this, ummmm, This sounds awsome, are there anymore Ideas that you all can think about?

 

[ithorian_r]

what about a purple or red firefish?

 

[fishmamma]

Hi Pondy!! Those fish suggestions above are what I would say to add.....I love LMB's but had a bad experience with one, just do some reading....some (not all) will not eat anything but algae off live rock and will eventually starve to death in a tank that size. If you can purchase one at LFS you could probably ask to see it eat flake and/or take it back if after a couple of weeks it wasn't eating prepared foods but that ivolves catching it first.

IMO gobies rock! I have three of them paired with 2 pistol shrimp in my tanks. They are so fun to watch but do make a mess of the tank.
I would love to see some pics of your set-up, sounds like you are building a gorgeous tank. :joy:

 

[fishmamma]

PS- have you considered any other type of blenny? Bi-colors can be quite the characters. If you stayed with a small goby you could probably get away with adding both a bi-color and a goby/shrimp pair to your tank. :thinking:

 

[bbb]

We have a bicolor blenny in our 29 gallon and he is fun to watch. Here's a kind of blurry picture of his head in a barncle.

 

[sweetdawn]

think carefully on your choice cause it might be all the fish for your bioload. i have probably fifty non coral things in my 29 gallon tank but only two of them are fish

 

[pondy]

Thanks for your suggestions, Im very excited about all of this. I cannot wait to get a bi-color and goby/shrimp pair. That gets me so pumped because I didnt think that I would be able to get many for fish. I thought at the most I would be able to get one,and you all would sugget not to get anymore then that. Im for sure going to get a goby/shrimp pair. what would you suggest? Thanks for all the suggestions. It really gets me excited. Thanks, I will try to get some pics. of my tank. I just have a crummy camera. Hopefully soon.

 

[dmitry]

I'd say get a Bicolor Blenny. I used to have one in a 29g and he was always out and about. Great fish. A Firefish is also a nice idea and they stay small, but they are also quite shy and you may not see a lot of it.

 

[pondy]

Hey man what else did you have in your 29 gallon. Email me so we can talk about trading corals also. Anyways I think that is what Im going to do. A Bi-color and a gobi/shrimp pair. Thanks all

 

[fishmamma]

Good choice Pondy!! My suggestion would be to stay with a smaller high fin type goby (like a Barbershop/Red banded or Yasha Hashe) or maybe a yellow watchman . I think Randall's may stay smaller too..... Some gobies can get quite large (4+ inches) and may push your bioload a bit as a 5th fish. So excited for you to get the goby/shrimp pair and bi-color. You will be adding so much activity and personality to your tank.

I will try and post a pic of one of my smaller gobies.....not the best picture Pondy, sorry!

 

[fishmamma]

I woould link this if I knew how....
Search for "Post your Goby/Shrimp Duo" and a good thread full of photos of different gobies and their shrimp buddies will come up.

 

[pondy]

Hey when I finally get everything rolling and get a decent camera I will put some pics. on here. Thank you all for your help. Im so excited and it gives me a ton of fire to do more with my tank and something to look forward to. Thanks. Pondy

 

[dmitry]

I had two Clowns, a Sixline, and a Bicolor Blenny. I added a Coral Beauty when I was getting ready for the upgrade. She was the only one to survive the move, alas.