Favorite *Small* Fish

[eatbreakfast]

but spot feeding?
thank you

Move slowly and use a pipette, or broadcast feed into the flow and let it flow around.

 

[jp_75]

perfect! one more question: which gobies are easier to keep?
also, is stigmatura ok to keep in pair? any other blennys what i could keep with stigmatura?
thx

 

[eatbreakfast]

perfect! one more question: which gobies are easier to keep?
also, is stigmatura ok to keep in pair? any other blennys what i could keep with stigmatura?
thx

Any of the captive bred gobies will be easiest, though there are many easy wild caught goby species.

I don't believe stigmatura blennies form bonded prs. If the tank is larger than 4', then midas, starry, orange spot blennies are all possibilities.

 

[jp_75]

what about stigmatura and lineatus together? tank is 60 gallons.

 

[eatbreakfast]

what about stigmatura and lineatus together? tank is 60 gallons.

No, those two most likely won't work together in a 60g, they are too closely related.

 

[jp_75]

ok,one more question: how would smaller gobies do with fish like longnose hawkfish? hear different opinions...thx again!

 

[Zack K]

Yellow clown goby.
Biggest personality for the smallest fish in my 220.

I can second this. He shows up the canary blenny most of the time.

 

[eatbreakfast]

ok,one more question: how would smaller gobies do with fish like longnose hawkfish? hear different opinions...thx again!

Trimma and Eviota will be prey to hawkfish.

 

[64Ivy]

Carmabi (Candy) Basslet.

 

[cpbartak]

For a single fish in a small tank like this, I'd hold out for a Magnificent Fan Shrimp Goby (Flabelligobius sp.)/shrimp pair, but they come available very rarely. However, you asked for favorite small fish, not nexessarily ones that are easily obtainable, so...

Another rarely seen option that I'd love for a small tank would be a Gulf Signal Blenny (Emblemaria hypacanthus), but they need a bit cooler water. Not catalina goby cool, like 70/72 degrees is perfectly fine. They're found in the Sea of Cortez:

 

[Katrina71]

@eatbreakfast Thanks for your tips. He? She? Is doing fantastic. Stays out in the open and swims with the others too.

 

[shrimped]

Get a WartSkin Angler or Yellow Head Jawfish

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Carmabi (Candy) Basslet.

Love these guys! Just can't touch them bc of the price.

 

[ppatches24]

How old is that fish?

 

[Jesterrace]

Many of the fish being listed aren't really suited to a 10 gallon tank (including Clownfish). A Pink Streaked Wrasse would probably be number 1 on my list for visibility, some pest removal and just personality.