Firefish compatibility

[Euphylliaphyle]

Does anyone have experience with adding a firefish to a nano already having the following population? Not talking about size, just species compatibility in relatively confined quarters.

Existing fish:
Six-line wrasse
Yellow clown goby
Neon dottyback
Bangaii cardinal
Atlantic pygmy angelfish

Thinking about it, but I can see a few potential issues. Have you had any issues with any of the above when introducing a Firefish? If so, did they work it out?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

You've got a couple of aggressive fish that would make me concerned to add a firefish to this tank. But I don't think anyone can really answer you without knowing the tank size and the amount of rock you have.

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

You've got a couple of aggressive fish that would make me concerned to add a firefish to this tank. But I don't think anyone can really answer you without knowing the tank size and the amount of rock you have.

Thanks... I have a 36 gallon tank and about 55 pounds of rock. Here's a visual:

Everyone in there so far get along. One of them is another (tiny) goby. He pretty much goes where he wants without hesitation and eats with the (relatively) big boys, who are aggressive feeders. I know the two are very different species, but both being gobies...

 

[BryanM]

6line and dottyback make this addition tricky. If everyone in there really are model citizens it might work, you appear to have enough rock and places to hide, so that's great.

btw, 36 gallons does not compute as nano in my head :)

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

6line and dottyback make this addition tricky. If everyone in there really are model citizens it might work, you appear to have enough rock and places to hide, so that's great.

btw, 36 gallons does not compute as nano in my head :)

Thank you. What is the convention for gallons = nano? What would you classify 36 gallons as?

 

[BryanM]

Thank you. What is the convention for gallons = nano? What would you classify 36 gallons as?

Small :)

10-20 in my head for nano

 

[mcarroll]

Existing fish:
Six-line wrasse
Yellow clown goby
Neon dottyback
Bangaii cardinal
Atlantic pygmy angelfish

If you want your fish to have plenty of room to grow and live, I would add no more.....I might even remove one or two.

Attitude-wise, I would only trust one or two fish on your list. ;)

I have a 36 gallon tank and about 55 pounds of rock.

Nice!

btw, 36 gallons does not compute as nano in my head :)

It's a big nano. (50 gallons and smaller; 36")

55 gallons is the smallest "not small tank".

125 Gallons (72") is the smallest big tank.

;)

These are all fun/marketing terms of course....but this is how I spin them to at least be more functional:

• NANO TANKS – Nano's really aren't great for fish....that's the main fundamental characteristic. At best you can comfortably house some nano sized fish (clowns being the exception!)....everything else is a compromise vs the fish.
• REGULAR TANKS – "Not small tanks" are OK for some smaller fish, but are hard to grow out bigger corals and won't allow you to have big fish.
• BIG TANKS – Big tanks are for big fish and big corals.

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

Existing fish:
Six-line wrasse
Yellow clown goby
Neon dottyback
Bangaii cardinal
Atlantic pygmy angelfish

If you want your fish to have plenty of room to grow and live, I would add no more.....I might even remove one or two.

Attitude-wise, I would only trust one or two fish on your list. ;)

I have a 36 gallon tank and about 55 pounds of rock.

Nice!

btw, 36 gallons does not compute as nano in my head :)

It's a big nano. (50 gallons and smaller; 36")

55 gallons is the smallest "not small tank".

125 Gallons (72") is the smallest big tank.

;)

These are all fun/marketing terms of course....but this is how I spin them to at least be more functional:

• NANO TANKS – Nano's really aren't great for fish....that's the main fundamental characteristic. At best you can comfortably house some nano sized fish (clowns being the exception!)....everything else is a compromise vs the fish.
• REGULAR TANKS – "Not small tanks" are OK for some smaller fish, but are hard to grow out bigger corals and won't allow you to have big fish.
• BIG TANKS – Big tanks are for big fish and big corals.

Thank you. I admit that error #1 in my journey was not getting a larger tank!

Big fish and big corals would be nice!