I've done some research here, and also read a bunch of previous threads/questions on this site and others, so I know that to a (large?) degree, the answer to this question is based on opinion... Yet I still struggle with it, so I'm soliciting help from you all.
I am thinking about getting a fish for my mixed reef tank. It's technically a 7.4 gallon tank, but the actual water volume is closer to ~5 gallons. Build thread linked on my badge if it's useful.
What is unclear to me is this: in a bare bottom mixed reef tank with only 5 gallons water volume, exactly what kind of fish, if any, is appropriate? I'm not interested in having any sad fish around... Fish that like to swim around a lot, or fish that would really prefer a substrate, are probably out of the question? Anyone here keep a happy fish under similar circumstances?
I am thinking about getting a fish for my mixed reef tank. It's technically a 7.4 gallon tank, but the actual water volume is closer to ~5 gallons. Build thread linked on my badge if it's useful.
What is unclear to me is this: in a bare bottom mixed reef tank with only 5 gallons water volume, exactly what kind of fish, if any, is appropriate? I'm not interested in having any sad fish around... Fish that like to swim around a lot, or fish that would really prefer a substrate, are probably out of the question? Anyone here keep a happy fish under similar circumstances?