Small nano fish

Nano reef fish

I am just looking at getting a 24 - 30 gallon reef tank together as my apartment too small for anything bigger. Just looking at what small when mature fish are out there im talking about 2.5 inches and less.

 

You could also do shrimp.. They have barely any bioload... I've had psuedochromis's, clowns, yellowtailed damsels, royal gramma's, and other's in my 12 gal nano...

 

I have been searching and searching trying to find a good list of fish that would be better suited for nano aquariums. I have recently gotten back into the hobby now that college is done, and i have gotten my own place it is small thus the nano is a must. I picked up a Finnex 30gal M tank with no lights and i bought a 24" 380 watt mh/vho orbiter. Just trying to get a list of fish that when mature will be no longer than 3" and are reef safe

 

It's just my personal pref, but if I started a nano, I'd put my clowns and BTA in there. With a few hermits and a few and scrimps.

 

Certain Clowns, six line, yellow clown goby, neon blue.gold goby, jawfish with precision feeding, firefish, some chromis......and some shrimp of course.

 

i would def. put clown fish in there, its a must have, some cleaner shrimp, neon blue blennies, chromis? oh the black percula's are awsome!

 

Maybe some more exotic damsels like talbot damsels. They're gorgeous. Almost any goby.

A flasher wrasse would do well. Not a school mind you, but a male. Try a mccosker's or for a similar looking, but cheaper alternative, a carpenter's flasher wrasse. Just make sure that the tank is covered since they are known jumpers.

 

A chromis or two would be fine in a 10 gal or higher. but not lower

 

Good suggestions above...

I would consider adding...

Rainford's Goby


Latin Name Ambligobius rainfordi
Common Name Rainford's Goby
a.k.a. Rainford's Goby, Old Glory





Very beautiful, relatively inexpensive, and generally available fish that is great for a Nano...very peaceful, albiet a bit shy till has been in tank for a long time.

Stays very small --- 1 1/2" max.

Mine fell victom to Snowflake Eel in Nano. Eel now moved out and am awaiting replacement goby from LFS...

Keep eye out for one.


;D

 

chromis, clowns, 6 line wrasse, or you could do a really cool species tank, I.E. seahorses or something simular, thats what my 24g will end up as when i setup my new 75