Fish in a 5 gallon

[Jack Sparrow]

Hi, I have a 5 gallon reef aquarium and I am wondering if I can put a four stripe damselfish in it. If it is too big can I just keep it for a year or two and then sell it back and get a young one. I would only be keeping it with a clown goby

 

[Maritimer]

Welcome to Reef2Reef, Cap'n Sparrow!

Five gallons is pretty small for a Dascyllus damselfish. They're among the more territorial damsels, and that's just not enough territory to keep that fish happy.

~Bruce

 

[SDReefer]

You will encounter territoriality issues if you put those two fish together in such as small tank. I would recommend either only the clown goby or upgrading to a 20+ gallon system.

Good luck!

 

[Ranjib]

Clown goby is best on that size , some folks keep tailspot blenny as well, I like them as well.

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Could i put a fire fish in?

 

[eatbreakfast]

A firefish would be fine. A smaller species of damsel, such as springeri, kupang, or talbots would work.

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Ok, thank u guys for all the info