8 Gallon Cube Fish

Post by **snoopdog** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:27 pm

Looking for ideas for maybe 3 fish for a 8 gallon cube, going in my office at work.

1) A Clown maybe a Perc, Maroon or GS Maroon.
2) ????
3) ????

The other two I would like to stay out alot, be really hardy and preferable colorfull. This is a small tank so they need to stay tiny.

NM354 · Post by **NM354** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:00 pm

green band goby, yasha hase goby, reinfordi goby, hectors goby. the hectors and reinfordi would probably stay out more.

Amphiprion · Post by **Amphiprion** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:19 pm

Would not put a maroon clownfish of any sort in a tank of this size. Perc or ocellaris would be a much better choice. others would be neon gobies, coral gobies, maybe some type of basslet (Liopropoma) or perchlet, possibly an urchin clingfish (a hard to find fish that I have always wanted) to name a handful.

Post by **snoopdog** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:23 pm

NM354 wrote:green band goby, yasha hase goby, reinfordi goby, hectors goby. the hectors and reinfordi would probably stay out more.

What are your hours on Monday or do you work.

danielmiller82 · Post by **danielmiller82** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:27 pm

a perc, a clown goby, and a maybe another small goby or a Gramma

Post by **snoopdog** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:34 pm

Clown Gobies seem to have eating problems, never kept one for very long.

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:55 pm

Panther Grouper, Lion Fish, and an eel of some kind

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:16 pm

Yeah, Emperor snapper or a Maori wrasse.

I like the dottybacks (orchid dottyback i.e. Psuedochromis fridimani) or cleaner gobies. I think the poison tooth blennies stay pretty small if you ever see one for sale. It might be better to do one fish and a couple of peppermint shrimp.

I have seen some really large clownfish of all species so unless you can get a really small one and are prepared to trade it in you might rethink that one. Some of the clown brood stock at my brother-in-laws work were 4 inches minimum.

Post by **snoopdog** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:27 pm

I like the Dottyback idea, don't they kind of hover and swim to the contour of the rock ?

Jahdiel · Post by **Jahdiel** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:58 pm

1 Small lionfish / 1 small lunch fish / and 1 small supper fish

Did I say that

Post by **snoopdog** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:05 pm

Jahdiel wrote:1 Small lionfish / 1 small lunch fish / and 1 small supper fish

Did I say that

It'a whiskers would hang out this tank is so small.

NM354 · Post by **NM354** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:30 pm

I work monday from 3:30 - close (8:00). we havent had a shipment in a couple weeks so im not quite sure what all we have in right now. i am pretty sure we have a yasha hase. i would try comming in after tuesday when we get our shipment in.

Post by **snoopdog** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:45 am

How much do they go for.

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:26 pm

Grammas are too mean for a little tank like that, a bicolor pseudo would be a more likely small colorful fish for the tank. Looks a lot like the gramma... we have em all the time.

Post by **snoopdog** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:36 pm

It is really hard for me to get across the bay though, my schedule can be pretty hectic during the week.