What fish has a special place in your heart?

[WheatToast]

My stippled clingfish (Gobiesox punctulatus) is by far the most personable fish I own. It normally assumes a drab, muddy-brown coloration and hides behind my overflow, staying completely still. However, when it notices me, it darts out, flares its white facial markings, and starts wagging its tail like a dog to grab my attention. During feeding time, it will attach itself to my hand and take pellets, frozen food, live food... basically anything I throw at it that isn't flake food and allow me to pet its back. It will even cling to my hands during tank maintenance when my other fish normally dart into my rockwork and macroalgae to hide from me. This complete lack of caution made it very easy for me to simply pluck it out of my quarantine tank (as seen in the pictures below) in preparation for acclimation to my main tank:

 

[Paul B]

 

[I never finish anythi]

Gotta be the flame angel for me . Be picking one up tomorrow.

 

[Slocke]

My first naoko. It only lived for two weeks but was such a fun and interactive fish for me. Sadly died of UNWD which was incredibly cruel.

 

[vlangel]

I get attached to all my fish and each has a special place in my heart.

 

[Jedi1199]

I have a few favorites...

Although I only had him for a couple weeks, my Copperband Butterfly stole my heart... He was so beautiful and active. After the first couple days he learned that I was the food dispenser and would follow me across the tank hoping for a treat.

Next would be my Yellow Tang. I got him as a tiny baby from Biota when I started my tank a couple years ago. He has grown from the size of a 50 cents piece to about 4-5 inches across...

After that would have to my Humuhumu trigger. Just a really cool looking fish and so much fun to watch... Unfortunately he is camera shy so I dont have a decent picture of him to share...

 

[tigre44]

Once had a Tierra batfish that I raised from about 2” to about 12” it would eat out of my hand

 

[afrokobe]

oh my naoko now recognizes what the frozen food container looks like. Yesterday, I filled it up and put some tank water to defrost and left it on top of the lid. He managed to jump through a 2 inch feeding hole to try to get into the container. He flopped around a little bit and fell back into the tank....

 

[littlefoxx]

We all have that one fish we just love, maybe it was our very first fish we got, maybe it is just one of the most vibrant fish in our tank, or maybe it is a fish we don't have but still love. I am wondering what is that one fish that has a special place in your heart. Curious to see what everyone says!

Max, my HLLE purple tang rescue. she sat at my LFS over 6 months (even when priced under 100 bucks) cause she had HLLE. So when I lost my beautiful purple Nix in an electrical issue I took her home. Shes my Mad Max and has a special place in my heart because shes different from everyone else but every bit as beautiful

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

We all have that one fish we just love, maybe it was our very first fish we got, maybe it is just one of the most vibrant fish in our tank, or maybe it is a fish we don't have but still love. I am wondering what is that one fish that has a special place in your heart. Curious to see what everyone says!

For me it’s Monkfish. Nobu makes an incredible Monkfish pate.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Hewbie!

 

[vlangel]

I really can't pick, I love em all! I have 8 fish, and each one has a name.

 

[afrokobe]

For me it’s Monkfish. Nobu makes an incredible Monkfish pate.

ankimo is amazing

 

[Ocean_Queenie]

My favorites: Queenie my grouper, Bounty (The Dog) Puffer

 

[Pickle_soup]

Naso Tang. Had one a long time ago, won't get another one unless I am pushing 500 gals...

 

[0ttr]

There's fish I have now, fish I aspire to, and fish I've had so...
Currently I have a pair of engineer gobies acquired cheap, raised from young, and approaching adult size that are just great to watch and full of personality. I really like them.


At one point I had a crown jewel fish--a clown trigger, and it was thriving and growing and was in a healthy tank. It was the best fish I'd ever owned and lasted a long time but was one of a couple times I've lost a fish where I could not explain the loss. It had a healthy appetite, never detected a water parameter problem, just lost the fish.

 

[jonelder68]

My mated clowns that will be 22 years old this January! Haven’t laid a cluster in 2-3 years maybe too old now? But they were both my first two fish purchases and still rocking!

 

[Ocean_Queenie]

Wow…that’s a long fish life, very nice

 

[OrchidMiss]

Jello, my biggest, baddest beasty.