Fish for frag tank?

[45ZoaGarden]

What is a good fish for a frag tank? My frag tank is nearing the end of its cycle and is just about ready for fish. It’s a 24 gallon Jbj nano cube with a bare bottom. No lr except rubble in the nem bin. Just curious to see what everyone’s putting in their frag tanks! Lfs recommends a sixline wrasse as a good, low maintenance, pest eater.

 

[Crabs McJones]

6 line is always good for consuming pests. Otherwise clowns are always a popular pick :)

 

[Dempsey941]

Sixline, pink streak, possums wrasses are all good options. Blennies help with algae. Or you get a super sexy pair of clowns.

 

[CuzzA]

I would want pest control. A six line and springeri damsel.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

All great suggestions!

 

[45ZoaGarden]

I wanted to avoid the clownfish though because I have one in the dt and it is a nuisance ;Hilarious

 

[jaghorireefs&mma]

I know this may sound crazy but an aquacultrued mandiran goby

 

[45ZoaGarden]

I know this may sound crazy but an aquacultrued mandiran goby

I said no lr.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

And I’m not babysitting the tank to feed a mandarin 10 times a day lol

 

[vetteguy53081]

Many fraggers seems to have a clown in their tank or tang for algae control

 

[Reefer40b]

Smaller style tangs zebrasomas are good for frag tanks and wrasses. I also do like some clownfish in mine!

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Smaller style tangs zebrasomas are good for frag tanks and wrasses. I also do like some clownfish in mine!

If I had a bigger frag tank I would go with a tang.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Do clowns do anything beneficial

 

[CuzzA]

Do clowns do anything beneficial

Kill euphylia.

 

[Reefer40b]

Do clowns do anything beneficial

They feed corals with their poop, but know not really, more like just my frag tank buddies.

 

[nereefpat]

The 6 line is tailor made for this.

If you want something a little different, a 4 line wrasse would be less common. Or a starkii or occelate damsel.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Kill euphylia.

Hahaha yeah, mine swims in my euphyllia to get me to do a dance and shoo him

 

[Jesterrace]

What is a good fish for a frag tank? My frag tank is nearing the end of its cycle and is just about ready for fish. It’s a 24 gallon Jbj nano cube with a bare bottom. No lr except rubble in the nem bin. Just curious to see what everyone’s putting in their frag tanks! Lfs recommends a sixline wrasse as a good, low maintenance, pest eater.

For a small frag tank with just one fish the 6 line is a great choice and a role that it is ideally suited for. I never recommend them for community tanks due to their pescacidal maniac nature, but in a tank by themselves with nothing to do but eat pests, they do very well.

 

[Jesterrace]

Do clowns do anything beneficial

Clowns will offer zero benefit to a frag tank other than color and motion. A 6 line would be a much better choice for that application as it is a working fish.

 

[Hersheyb]

A pair of clown will remind u to keep ur hands out of the tank... At least mine does...