What Fish Have Great Personality?

[Nohatch]

I've seen a ton of personality puffers. They are great to watch.

 

[Afterburner]

My Flametail Blenny is a really friendly guy, he gets along great with everybody. Good looking too.

I agree with the Flametail Blenny having a great personality, but sometimes mine sleeps in and is missing for most of the day in a cave. They do have a nice bonus because they love to eat green hair algae, and mine eats just about anything, including bits of shrimp if you cut it up small enough (whenever I have shrimp for dinner I set one aside - uncooked - and dice it up). Great reef safe fish, but not always out and about.

 

[Zoe’s Reef]

Bicolor blenny! Such a personality when he spits sand. Also, I'm very partial to a Randall's goby and tiger pistol shrimp duo.

 

[Lindaanne60]

Unfortunately I already have my tank aquascaped which is not suitable for a jawfish, I really like those guys

 

[Lindaanne60]

I am trying to find a unique fish with some good personality for my 20 gallon tank, something besides the normal goby and clownfish.
What comes to your mind?

A 20 gallon saltwater tank is extremely limited to what you can have. Live aquaria has a nano fish section. I’d recommend a tail spot blenny yellow or white banded or Tanaka wrasse. You have to be very careful not to overload your tank and especially the kind of fish. There’s not much swimming room in it.

 

[BamboozleBean]

A 20 gallon saltwater tank is extremely limited to what you can have. Live aquaria has a nano fish section. I’d recommend a tail spot blenny yellow or white banded or Tanaka wrasse. You have to be very careful not to overload your tank and especially the kind of fish. There’s not much swimming room in it.

I agree, I have a very minimalist rock scape for lots of room.

 

[jeffchapok]

Flame hawk. Great color, tons of personality, and mine is a shameless photobomber.

 

[BamboozleBean]

Flame hawk. Great color, tons of personality, and mine is a shameless photobomber.

Wow nice fish, does he give any inverts a hard time?

 

[Fishnut]

barnacle blennys

 

[BamboozleBean]

barnacle blennys

Would I need something for them to hide in like a shell?

 

[Pbh-reef]

Would I need something for them to hide in like a shell?

They will hide in small holes in live rock, you can also get them a small cluster of barnacles to hide in

 

[jeffchapok]

Wow nice fish, does he give any inverts a hard time?

Something chews on any starfish I have and I suspect it may be him, but I'm not certain. Other than that, no.

 

[Dal-Reef]

Midas Blenny are super cool. Ours will even eat out of your hand and is a chow hound. He will wiggle all over the tank looking for snacks. Great personality and gets along with all of the other fish

 

[BKLYN651]

My pajama cardinal is my favorite. He just floats around the tank nice and slow. Had for about 6 years.

 

[BamboozleBean]

My pajama cardinal is my favorite. He just floats around the tank nice and slow. Had for about 6 years.

Cool fish, do they prefer to be together or alone?

 

[BKLYN651]

Just have one. The fish in back is a hawkish.

 

[C_mo97]

Not gonna lie I love the personality of my yellow tang. He’s always zooming around the tank and when I put food in he acts exactly like the yellow tang from Nemo (bubbles) lol.

 

[Susan22]

Long nose hawk fish.....one of my favorites. Used to come up to great me at the top are feeding time ......love the doggy type paddle they do

 

[EmilyXLC]

If you’re open to upgrading in the future, the Valentini Puffer makes a fantastic, enthusiastic little addition to an aquarium. I had a VERY tiny baby one in my Cube.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Midas Blenny are super cool. Ours will even eat out of your hand and is a chow hound. He will wiggle all over the tank looking for snacks. Great personality and gets along with all of the other fish

I've always wanted one of these guys...