[UPDATE...BACK TO SQUARE ONE ]The hunt for the 4th fish

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by JJL, Apr 26, 2011.

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Which fish is best? (34 gallon, 2 clowns, Royal Gramma, many corals & inverts)

  1. Helfrich's Firefish

    12 vote(s)
    52.2%
  2. Longnose Hawkfish

    7 vote(s)
    30.4%
  3. Yellow Watchman Goby

    4 vote(s)
    17.4%
  1. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    Just to let everybody know my quest for a dragonet is over. Though I still think it is an awesome fish I do not believe there is a high chance that I will be able to keep the fish alive for a large period of time. In the end the expense (for all of the pods) and risk is not woth it all
    Still on the hunt for my 4th fish though
    I think I might have narrowed it down to three choices
    1. Helfrich's Firefish
    2. Longnose Hawkfish
    3. Yellow Watchman Goby
    Let me know which one you like best :)
    Also if you have had any it would be a lot of help if you could please tell me your experiances with the fish
    Good or Bad?
    Pictures of the fish are welcomed too :)
    JJL
     
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  3. BlueWaters10

    BlueWaters10 Skunk Shrimp

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    Im a big fan of the Helfrich, but too cheap to buy one. I have never had good luck with the longhose hawks. They seem to be the only one we cant keep alive. We have had 2 YWG and they have been great fish. It is hard for my family to keep one out of each tank!
     
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  4. thepanfish

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  5. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    Thank you for the suggestion, but I have read they are really reclusive sometimes, and I am not a huge fan of fish that do not come out much. Since my tank is only 34 gallons I like there to be a lot of movement inside ;)
    JJL
     
  6. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    Thank you for the input. This is a very hard decision......
    JJL
     
  7. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    They are actually very active, mine was and so were the ones at the store.
     
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  9. kss2801

    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    I really like hawkfish, but i have shrimp in my tank.
     
  10. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    I do not have any, but thank you for the info. I actually did not know that they actually kill shrimp. I though they were just know to "bug" them.
    I though I saw one in my LFS with a Coral Banded Shrimp?????!!!!!?????
    Maybe it was a specifically nice hawkfish :laugh:
     
  11. tattooedsoul87

    tattooedsoul87 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    get the YWG and then a pistol shrimp with it
     
  12. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    I do not really like the sand storms though I have seen videos of them and they are AWESOME ;)