good nano fish

[CoolWaters]

i want to make a tank for a friend but she doesnt have a huge tank so wat kind of fish do you recommend for a 5g or smaller?

small and easy to take care of.

i was thinking about clowns but they seem to be too common =/

 

[Fuzz16]

a clown would probably be the only thing you could do..but i think he may outgrow the tank. with a 5g you might be able to do a yellow tail chromis, which are pretty i think. but it would mainly have to be an invert tank and what not

 

[CoolWaters]

i was actually thinking about polys and flags but i dont think she'll like looking at ocean plants and rocks.

i personally dont like damsel...

wat do u think about Clown Goby (if i can fine one yellow)?? they get about 2" which is good

 

[TheFool]

Clown goby, neon goby, maybe one of the small dottybacks if the tank is not too tall.

 

[TRe]

what about a pistol shrimp goby pair???? is 5 g too small????

 

[CoolWaters]

that'll be cool Tre but maybe later once the tank is established. thos gobys dont come cheap...

lol i was acutally thinking about BTA and clowns....but at my LFS they have some anemones and clowns in thos 3g display tanks.

 

[FishGeek]

GET A CHALK BASS!!! THEY ARE GREAT!! Here is mine: http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/saltwater-general-discussion/45163-look-my-chalk-bass.html

 

[TRe]

i was acutally thinking about BTA and clowns....but at my LFS they have some anemones and clowns in thos 3g display tanks.

weve already been through this.. anemones dont belong in a nano tank especialy a 5g or under ....btw the tank at the lfs prolly gets weekly/daily water changes to make that possible
oh yea my watchman goby was only $16 and so was my pistol shrimp so around $30 for both *thumbsups

 

[Lorna]

I agree with Tre any nano is way way too small for an anemone. Besides, the water parameter fluctuations that are bound to happen in a tank that small would undoubtedly do in a nem in no time at all. They require pristine water conditions and and established tank with really good light.

Clowns are too small for a 5g also, in fact I wouldn't put one in a 10g. The only thing I would think about in a 5 would be as Fool said....neon gobie, clown gobie or a yashi gobie & shrimp pair....