What fish gets recommended too often?

[Gumbies R Us]

As reef keepers, we love sharing with others what fish they should try in their tank. Maybe it is a fish we love in our tank, or one we think would go great with the reefers' current stock. However, is there one fish that gets recommended too much, maybe for the wrong reason? Let's discuss the fish that gets recommended too often!

 

[AlyciaMarie Verified Admin]

If anyone says clownfish, we're going to have to fight...

 

[corosato]

If anyone says clownfish, we're going to have to fight...

*backspaces*

 

[Goubli]

Clownfish 100%

 

[Kooma]

At most lfs it seems to be tangs. I cant understand how people end up with tangs in a 30 gallon constantly.

 

[BryanM]

Clowns, at least in medium to large tanks. I think they are brilliant in smaller tanks.

 

[exnisstech]

Clownfish 100%

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[BrianneG]

Royal Gramma... i really held off on getting one. They were not in my original stock list.

Then my sister kept nagging that i need one of those bright purple and yellow fish.. She doesn't even live with me and now has a fish in my tank named Corky.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Give me a C ("C")
Give me an L ("L")
Give me an O ("O")
Give me a W ("W")
Give me an N ("N")
Give me an S ("S")

What does it spell?
CLOWNS

 

[SaltyWalty]

Other than the affirmation clown Fish. I would agree with the tang statement. While they do clean and are good grazers they are very territorial, and can be bullies!

 

[BryanM]

Other than the affirmation clown Fish. I would agree with the tang statement. While they do clean and are good grazers they are very territorial, and can be bullies!

I think most of this is from lack of space.... or trying to have a purple :o, which I want so very badly, but just can't take the risk.

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

Dory + Nemo in a 20g because of the feels.

 

[bkwonnn]

Hippo tangs they become ****’s when large

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Hippo tangs they become ****’s when large

Yeah, I have heard this before that hippo tangs can be... interesting at times

 

[Gumbies R Us]

At most lfs it seems to be tangs. I cant understand how people end up with tangs in a 30 gallon constantly.

When you have a new person who just got into the hobby, doesn't know much about fish keeping, but sees a tang in this small holding tank. Yeah, it can be enticing to want one for your nano tank because "the LFS store did it."

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Sand sifting gobies such as Valenciennea sp. and Amblygobius sp. Too often recommended to "keep the sand clean". That behavior of scooping mouthfuls of sand and filtering it is in search of microfauna to eat. Its not filtering out detritus, algae, etc. If these dont jump from tanks, they routinely starve to death. I classify them like mandarins, that you need a really healthy established tank with a large diverse sandbed to sustain them, unless they convert to prepared foods. Unfortnately, too many people just see them as a sand stirring tool.

 

[Lasse]

Sand sifting gobies such as Valenciennea sp. and Amblygobius sp. Too often recommended to "keep the sand clean". That behavior of scooping mouthfuls of sand and filtering it is in search of microfauna to eat. Its not filtering out detritus, algae, etc. If these dont jump from tanks, they routinely starve to death. I classify them like mandarins, that you need a really healthy established tank with a large diverse sandbed to sustain them, unless they convert to prepared foods. Unfortnately, too many people just see them as a sand stirring tool.

I had this opinion too - but that was before I got one in a deal that encapsulated this fish with fish I really wanted. At first it behaved as I expected and showed a sunken belly - suddenly he/she began to act as our indoor cat - always begging for food. It is a fish from the Amblygobius family - not sure of the exact species though. These two photos show a wonderful fish with a belly that matches its owner

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Sincerely Lasse

 

[jmaneyapanda]

I had this opinion too - but that was before I got one in a deal that encapsulated this fish with fish I really wanted. At first it behaved as I expected and showed a sunken belly - suddenly he/she began to act as our indoor cat - always begging for food. It is a fish from the Amblygobius family - not sure of the exact species though. These two photos show a wonderful fish with a belly that matches its owner

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Sincerely Lasse

Like mandarins, there are exceptions to every rule. I have seen some that adapt well to prepared foods. But I'd argue over my years of professional aquarium care, the sgnificant majority of them die prematurely often to starvation, and no one seems to care like they do if it were a mandarin.

 

[Lasse]

Like mandarins, there are exceptions to every rule. I have seen some that adapt well to prepared foods. But I'd argue over my years of professional aquarium care, the sgnificant majority of them die prematurely often to starvation, and no one seems to care like they do if it were a mandarin.

I only feed with adult frozen brine shrimps and frozen freshwater cyclops - but a lot - around 30 gr a day. Aquarium 300 L (80 G) and 30 to 40 smaller fish. Very difficult to say the exact number because many of them are natural rock cavers and hiding places are not in short supply in my aquarium

However - I´m lucky to have this fish - its a rare beauty and does some cleaning now and than when its not begging for food

Sincerely Lasse