Nano Compatible Fish / Inverts

[@ombomb]

I think we ought to start a list of fish which are potentially Nano compatible. Some fish will obviously be suitable for some Nano's and not others but I think it's worth doing.

I'll get the ball rolling:

Amphiprion Ocellaris (Ocellaris Clownfish) (Nemo)

Beautiful orange bodied fish which generally have 3 white bars which ring the fish with a thin black outline.

Good reef tank fish which, depsite some micsonceptions, do not need anenomes to thrive in an aquarium, but will host some corals. A single fish can be kept in a tank around 10G, with 20G recommended for a pair. They can be territorial and feisty but are not overtly aggressive and while they will force other fish out of their territory, will not chase them far. Hardy fish, which will eat a wide range of food and are a good starter for a nano tank.

Max length 4" (although generally not more than 3" in an aquarium)
sg 1.023 - 1.027
temp 75 - 79F

Does anyone have pic I can use?

 

[steelhealr]

This was in my nano startup thread:

Nano-Reef Fish

Here is a brief list of some common or popular nano fish:
1) Gobies: Green and Brown Clown Goby, Catalina Goby,Citrina, Court Jester, Hi Fin Red Banded, Neon Blue, Hector's, Orange Spotted, Two Spot, Watchman Gobies, Shrimp, Yashia Haze
2) Firefish: Purple (Decorated), Helfrichi's, Common
3) Clownfish: Black and White Percula, True Percula, Ocellaris
4) Blennies: Harptail, Barnacle, Black Lined, Red Sea Mimic, Bicolor, Tailspot, Midas
5) Wrasses: Six line (20-30 gallons), golden or canary: one per tank unless paired mates
6) Basslets: Swissguard, Blackcap
7) Cardinalfishes: Pajama, Banggai, redtail
8 ) Clingfish
9) Jawfish: dusky and yellowhead (needs a deep sand bed)
10) Damselfish.: can be very pugnacious and aggressive. Look at the Yellowtail Blue Damsel (chrysiptera parasema)
11) Royal Gramma
12) Dottybacks (Pseudochromis): caution, may be aggressive; less aggressive species are the Orchid Dottyback, Springer's and Sankey's (Black-and-White)
13) Hawkfish: flame (may eat your snails or shrimp)
14) Assessors: Yellow and Blue

SH

 

[@ombomb]

Well there's several posts in your start up thread that should be pinned seperately IMO.

 

[jdavis28]

any thoughts on putting a mandarin goby in there? I was considering it.

I heard there are kits online which would allow the enthusiast to put copopods in the tank and thus supplying plenty of food for the madarin goby.

TIM

 

[Ben]

i wouldn't risk it with mandarin goby's. IMO they need tanks from 55 gallons and up to keep them sucsesfully.

DD

 

[bunjiweb]

any thoughts on putting a mandarin goby in there? I was considering it.

I heard there are kits online which would allow the enthusiast to put copopods in the tank and thus supplying plenty of food for the madarin goby.

TIM

Unless you buy one that you can see feeding on frozen food i very much doubt if a mandarin could be kept in a small tank, primarily as there isnt enough LR for them to graze for copeopods and flatworms.

Ben