What Are Some Yellow Reef Safe Fish?

MONTANTK · Oct 3, 2021

Yellow candy hogfish

BadSquishy · Oct 3, 2021

A foxface will do well in a 75 gallon. I have one in my 90 and he’s a very happy camper. He’s best friends with my clownfish.

Mr Cypher · Oct 3, 2021

yellow assessor, yellow coris wrasse, pastel (blue head) Tile fish Clarkie clowns flame wrasse has a lot of yellow on them golden dottyback yellow tile fish

Mr Cypher · Oct 3, 2021

yellow assessor, yellow coris wrasse, pastel (blue head) Tile fish Clarkie clowns flame wrasse has a lot of yellow on them golden dottyback yellow tile fish

Tnops · Oct 3, 2021

Alright thanks guys! I'll get a one spot foxface or maybe a longnose butterfly fish but got to research it first

Tired · Oct 3, 2021

kittenbritches said:
Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone actually enjoy their watchman goby? Mine is a grumpy little creep who I see less than once a week. I just chuck some food into his cave because I'm afraid he'll starve.

I had one in my prior tank. He wasn't active, but he was always visible, perched at the entrance to his burrow. He had a pistol shrimp- did yours? They seem to be more confident with a pistol shrimp. A yellow watchman and a tiger pistol wouldn't be super showy, but would be a nice option for this tank, or for most tanks.

Tnops · Oct 3, 2021

I will get some sort of sand sifting goby eventually

Tnops · Oct 3, 2021

vintage detritus said:
Listen ye not to the ravings of the Tang Police. Either fish will do fine in a 4' tank.

the Foxface Police

Mikedawg · Oct 3, 2021

canary blenny; captive bred, reasonably priced, colorful and swim in open areas

kittenbritches · Oct 3, 2021

Tired said:
I had one in my prior tank. He wasn't active, but he was always visible, perched at the entrance to his burrow. He had a pistol shrimp- did yours? They seem to be more confident with a pistol shrimp. A yellow watchman and a tiger pistol wouldn't be super showy, but would be a nice option for this tank, or for most tanks.

He doesn't have a pistol shrimp -- I didn't know they were pals! I have a scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp, and it doesn't sound like the pistols are good tankmates with other shrimp. :(

Tired · Oct 3, 2021

Tiger and candycane pistol shrimp are perfectly safe with other tankmates, unless the other tankmate shoves itself into the pistol's burrow (which a cleaner shrimp won't do), or the pistol is starving. About the only thing they'll kill is maybe the occasional worm.

You should look 'em up. Shrimpgobies and pistol shrimp have a symbiotic relationship. The nearly-blind pistol shrimp relies on the goby to watch for danger, keeping an antenna on the goby whenever it leaves the burrow, and digs a burrow for them both to live in. The watchman will flick its tail if it sees danger, warning the shrimp to hide, before hiding itself. Get a pistol shrimp for your guy, chuck in a big handful of tiny shell/rubble bits for it to build with, and watch them go. Pistol shrimp are stunningly good architects, even though they can't really see. Their claw mechanism is also fascinating.

Rmckoy · Oct 3, 2021

Foxface rabbit fish

be warned . Touching its spines hurts like nothing comparable .

i cant think · Oct 3, 2021

Rmckoy said:
Foxface rabbit fish

be warned . Touching its spines hurts like nothing comparable .

It’s apparently a bee sting but around 2x worse - I mean, their spines are venomous no matter if it’s the dorsal or anal. Mine when I got it jumped and the person bagging it got it by his side and plopped it into the bag stress free for both of them.