Going to fish store soon....what are some good fish to buy

[Shipley18]

I'm looking for somethign that will have a unique activity that will work well in a 20 gallon tank any idears?

 

[aresgod]

clowns are cool, a pair would be fine in a 20, they are hardy, interesting, and friendly

 

[Shipley18]

hmm thansk anything else i could add then besides them or is that it?

 

[aresgod]

you could get away with 1 more fish, maybe a blenny, or a cardinal, something small though

 

[Shipley18]

thansk alot

 

[1979camaro]

there are really a fair number of options for a 20...have you considered checking out some websites/books for things which appeal to you and then asking here when you have some ideas? the clowns is the standard answer, and they are fun fish, but sometimes i think people fail to explore all of the alternatives thoroughly

 

[Shipley18]

like what.... lol

 

[aresgod]

go get a book on nanos or on SW fish, rent it from the library if you dont want to buy them....do some legwork your self, the options are too numerous to list. that is if none of the previous suggestions suited your fancy.

 

[1979camaro]

even poking around on websites like www.marinedepotlive.com and www.liveaquaria.com can give you a starting point to work from

 

[Shipley18]

oh ok sorry for wasting your time then

 

[1979camaro]

its not wasting our time...its just, like many other aspects of this hobby, there are so many answers its very difficult for us to cover them all

 

[Shipley18]

ok gotcha ya i was thinking about maybe one camel shrimp, a pair of neon blue gobies, and one yellow strip maroon clown fish, and maybe two sand sifting sea stars

 

[dbacksrat]

the yellow stripe maroon clown gets big (~6") and will probably not behave with your gobies...besides, a 20 gallon tank is probably too small for one

 

[KahluaZzZ]

camel shrimp might chew your soft corals

 

[wayne]

You really need to get some books and work it out for yourself - Scott Michaels pocket guide would be good and cheap (<20?). Recommending fish for you is pretty ridiculous as I don't know your tastes, and it's your tank, not mine.

 

[Shipley18]

woah that was kinda mean there kid, but whatever, if you didn't want to help you didn't have to post

 

[wayne]

I am helping you - it's just not really possible for us to pick fish for you - what if you don't like our selection? You have to educate yourself as to your possabilities.

For instance I will never recommend anyone to get common or perc clowns as frankly I don't like them, and I'm not thrilled by gobies either. But any of the larger, more interesting clowns is a bit big for a 20. I do like dwarf angels, and I think you should get a bicolour blenny, give the tank another 3 or 4 months without any more fish, then get a centropyge argi or similar.

 

[1979camaro]

look at it this way: you wouldn't want us to pick out a couch or a coffee table for you right? we don't know your style! we can't very will pick out fish for you either then because of the same problem

 

[aresgod]

and i definetly would not put sand sifting stars in a 20, 1 would die quickly, 2 would die instantaneously

 

[fibrechunk]

Personally I would go to your LPS and find out what they have. That would at least give you a starting point as to what you have available local. Then read into them and see if those fish are what you want and are fit for your tank.