Livestock Suggestions.

[gsw0716]

Hello, i have a 25 Gallon Cube. I think I'm maxed out in terms of livestock, but would like opinions if I could add one more fish and if so what.

Current livestock

2 ocellaris clowns paired up
1 firefish goby
1 neon cleaner goby
2 skunk cleaner shrimp
Various hermits and snails

 

[Tahoe61]

Possum Wrasse, Red Dragnet.

 

[Gjedde]

I have a soft spot for jawfish and anything that lives in the sand. I dont think you are pushing it too much.

 

[gsw0716]

I asked my lfs about jawfish cause I love them but he said a 25 may be too small. Yeah, I just would like to add one more dude to my tank. I tried a sixline but it died quickly, thinking of one more small dude.

 

[viceversabrd]

I think a jawfish would be okay in a 25, they stay near their burrow so I dont think they need a ton of space for swimming or anything like that

 

[Gjedde]

I think a 25 would be fine. As viceversa said they dont really move. They find a spot and stick with it. You just need to make sure you have a decent bit of sand and rubble for it. I have one in my 150 and it takes up the smallest corner of the tank, about a 5 gallon cube worth of space.

 

[gsw0716]

I think a 25 would be fine. As viceversa said they dont really move. They find a spot and stick with it. You just need to make sure you have a decent bit of sand and rubble for it. I have one in my 150 and it takes up the smallest corner of the tank, about a 5 gallon cube worth of space.

Do you think it would spar with my firefish goby? Also, what do you feed it and are they relatively hardy?

 

[Gjedde]

I will be honest in that jawfish are a fish i have had difficulty with over the years for whatever reason. Ive lost two to jumps, and 1 to sickness. This current jawfish seems healthy and is eating along with the otherfish whatever drifts by its cave in the water column. They are pretty timid fish so my vote would be to go for it.

 

[Gjedde]

I like the idea of shrimp goby pairs but ive got some big wrasses that would absolutely capitalize on the shrimp as soon as if went in the tank.

 

[gsw0716]

I like the idea of shrimp goby pairs but ive got some big wrasses that would absolutely capitalize on the shrimp as soon as if went in the tank.

Yeah, I'm going to look around for one, if not I'll settle for maybe a diamond goby now that I have a better lid and lost one due to jumping.