Nano/pico fish help

[Jamison Daniel]

Hey there guys I have a 10 gallon tank with a 10 gallon sump and I was wondering what kind of fish you guys would recommend for a tank of this size? I really like blennies and I also really like dragonetts. What are some sweet pico/nano fish you guys have kept? Looking for something unique.

 

[Jamison Daniel]

Also something reef safe!

 

[saltyhog]

Fish I have kept in my IM Fusion 10 gallon include barnacle blennies, gobies, firefish

 

[ReefAddiction34]

Flaming prawn goby!
Awesome little cryptic fish. They like to hide, but if you set up your aquascape just right you can still see them during the day. They have a great little dance to them.

 

[eatbreakfast]

A colony of barnacle and pike blennies is the best. Curious worm gobies are cool if you can keep them out of the overflow.

 

[Ranjib]

Dont go for dragonets. Blennies are mostly ok. Sometime they eat polyps (zoa in particular) if not well fed. Gobies will provide largest collection (clown goby, citrion goby), smaller clown will be ok. so is firefish (but its stretching, and they do better in groups). Frogfish can be an option (if you like them).

Sexy shrimp, pom pom crab are some non-fish choices , that I personally like a lot.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Barnacle blennies, trimma and eviota gobies

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[Jesterrace]

Also something reef safe!

Small Blennies, Small Gobies, Possum Wrasse, Firefish. Limit it to just a couple of fish for a tank that size.

 

[LetItReef]

A Tail spot or a Two spot blenny.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Dont go for dragonets. Blennies are mostly ok. Sometime they eat polyps (zoa in particular) if not well fed. Gobies will provide largest collection (clown goby, citrion goby), smaller clown will be ok. so is firefish (but its stretching, and they do better in groups). Frogfish can be an option (if you like them).

Sexy shrimp, pom pom crab are some non-fish choices , that I personally like a lot.

Most of the nano blenny species will not pick at corals at all.

Firefish DO NOT do better in groups in captivity. They gradually kill conspecifics, unless they are a bonded pr.

 

[Captain Quint]

Dont go for dragonets. Blennies are mostly ok. Sometime they eat polyps (zoa in particular) if not well fed. Gobies will provide largest collection (clown goby, citrion goby), smaller clown will be ok. so is firefish (but its stretching, and they do better in groups). Frogfish can be an option (if you like them).

Sexy shrimp, pom pom crab are some non-fish choices , that I personally like a lot.

I agree for sure. I don't believe a dragonet would do well as minimum tank size is ~30g.

 

[Jamison Daniel]

Thank you guys for all of the information I'm thinking about getting a large barnacle in my 10 gallon and then get like 2-3 barnacle blennies. But i don't know. What do you guys think about dwarf seahorses?

 

[Ranjib]

Dwarf sea horses require less flow. If you do a macro algae tank that will fit nicely with sea horses . Coral general require higher flow

 

[eatbreakfast]

Barnacle blennies are a lot easier to care for than pygmy seahorses.