Favorite oddball fish? And would you keep one?

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There are a lot of different fish species out there in the saltwater hobby, and some of them are considered "oddballs" either due to behavior, looks, or availability. Some of them need a specialized setup like mudskippers, which need not only a land area but also a thick digging substrate to make burrows in. What would you say is your favorite oddball fish, and would you want to personally keep one?

 

[Baldyreef]

There are a lot of different fish species out there in the saltwater hobby, and some of them are considered "oddballs" either due to behavior, looks, or availability. Some of them need a specialized setup like mudskippers, which need not only a land area but also a thick digging substrate to make burrows in. What would you say is your favorite oddball fish, and would you want to personally keep one?

I want to eventually get around to keeping garden eels, and possibly mudskippers as well

 

[littlefoxx]

Always wanted a flounder in my tank!

 

[CrewePD210]

I have a narrow lined puffer, and a Chameleon Wrasse. I don't ever really see them for sale much.

 

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I want to eventually get around to keeping garden eels, and possibly mudskippers as well

Garden eels are always so fun to look at. They would be cool to keep in a nice wide shallow reef tank setup.

 

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Always wanted a flounder in my tank!

If they didn't eat everything small I would love to keep one as well. Maybe for a future predator build

 

[littlefoxx]

If they didn't eat everything small I would love to keep one as well. Maybe for a future predator build

Yeah for sure! Im doing a reef this time around and the only predators Ill have are my moray eels

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Always wanted a flounder in my tank!

I've always thought those are cool fish. I doubt I would ever have a tank that would be suitable for one.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I want to eventually get around to keeping garden eels, and possibly mudskippers as well

Mudskippers do best in a half level tank. If you want to look into garden eels, here is an article I posted on them;

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/garden-eels.1080/

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Flounders! I currently have one, it's a miniature species of sole that comes out at night to hunt amphipods. Very engaging little guy!

 

[mfinn]

I've seen a few different Frog Fish that would be cool to have a tank for.

 

[Baldyreef]

Mudskippers do best in a half level tank. If you want to look into garden eels, here is an article I posted on them;

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/garden-eels.1080/

Thanks! The article is super helpful, if I end up going through with a build in the future I’ll definitely make sure to make a thread to document it

 

[littlefoxx]

I've always thought those are cool fish. I doubt I would ever have a tank that would be suitable for one.

Yeah exactly why I havnt gotten one to try.

 

[Baldyreef]

I've seen a few different Frog Fish that would be cool to have a tank for.

I would love a warty frogfish but I dont want it eating my other fish lol

 

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Yeah for sure! Im doing a reef this time around and the only predators Ill have are my moray eels

Nice I love reef setups for eels, what kinds of morays do you have?

 

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Flounders! I currently have one, it's a miniature species of sole that comes out at night to hunt amphipods. Very engaging little guy!

That sounds adorable, do you have any pictures or videos of him hunting?