Stocking suggestions for a 34g cube?

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Hopefully we'll be in our new apartment this week, so I'll get the tank cycling. My last reef was a 180g, so moving back to a nano size is gonna make me think hard about what I can keep. What kinds of fish would you put in a 34g cube? I'm looking for color and personality. :D

As for corals, I'm planning to go SPS dominant with some LPS and clams.

 

[melypr1985]

Just my oppinion of course, but these guys are just so much fun.

Yasha hase goby and pistol shrimp pair

Panda Goby

Purple firefish

Tanaka's possum wrasse

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Thanks for those suggestions! I'm thinking a goby of some type is a must, and a firefish possibly!

I'm actually considering a couple of basslets now. I know I want to get a candy basslet, but I'm also considering a golden assessor basslet. Just not sure if I can keep them both in the same tank. A royal gramma was another possible on my list...

 

[Tahoe61]

I always like the Royal Gramma, Yellow Tail Damsels, Clowns. Possum wrasse looks like an awesome fish. Personally I would try a golden assessor basslet. I would avoid Cherub Angel as I have not been able to keep them in tanks with sps and clams without issue.
Yellow Watchman Goby is also a nice nano fish.
I have kept trios of Fire Fish with success, they do need a lid at all times, and do better with other passive fish types.

Ooooo I am excited for you!

 

[ksfulk]

I've always liked the idea of a species type tank - particularily with smaller fish. I think an awesome tank would be a handful of bangaii cardinals and a few longspine urchins. But then again, I really love those fish. The LFS near me has a 30ish gallon cube thats got a dozen or so chalk basslets and a lone leopard wrasee that looks so very sharp as well.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thanks for those suggestions! I'm thinking a goby of some type is a must, and a firefish possibly!

I'm actually considering a couple of basslets now. I know I want to get a candy basslet, but I'm also considering a golden assessor basslet. Just not sure if I can keep them both in the same tank. A royal gramma was another possible on my list...

A candy basslet and yellow assessor would both be compatible together.

Other cool fish would include Lipogramma evides, sunburst anthias, curious wormfish, grammica goby, a small barnacle blenny colony, trimma or eviota gobies, pink streak wrasse, pike blennies.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

A candy basslet and yellow assessor would both be compatible together.

Other cool fish would include Lipogramma evides, sunburst anthias, curious wormfish, grammica goby, a small barnacle blenny colony, trimma or eviota gobies, pink streak wrasse, pike blennies.

So...yeah...I just checked the price on a Candy Basslet (Liopropoma carmabi) and...:eek::eek::eek: I believe I spoke way too quickly. Those guys are EXPENSIVE!! I was expecting to be between $100-$200, but I can't go almost $1k. o_O :rolleyes: Oh well...at least the golden assessor is within my budget... :oops:

 

[eatbreakfast]

So...yeah...I just checked the price on a Candy Basslet (Liopropoma carmabi) and...:eek::eek::eek: I believe I spoke way too quickly. Those guys are EXPENSIVE!! I was expecting to be between $100-$200, but I can't go almost $1k. o_O :rolleyes: Oh well...at least the golden assessor is within my budget... :oops:

You can always go for a swales basslet, they are the poor man's candy basslet. That's what I have.

 

[melypr1985]

You can always go for a swales basslet, they are the poor man's candy basslet. That's what I have.

We get these into the store pretty often. They are very very pretty!

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

You can always go for a swales basslet, they are the poor man's candy basslet. That's what I have.

We get these into the store pretty often. They are very very pretty!

Thanks! I'll definitely look into these as an alternative to the one I was originally thinking of. :-)