[ben]

Hi guys, anyone know much about these fish and their availability?

cheers
ben

[Dave.I]

Hi Ben,

TMC almost always have them and they are a nice fish.They can be a pain to feed to start with but once they are feeding they are ok.Theyre prone to bacterial infections.To be honest there are alot more fish i would recommend over cling fish.

Dave

[clippo]

I've had one - it initially did well (I suspect because it was stealing eggs from some gravid peppermint shrimps I had in that tank at the time). When the peppermints stopped carrying though it went down hill very quickly. I never saw it take any small foods I offered it.

[tommo]

They take some real training and tlc whilst settling, but prove reasonably tough once initial weaning has been overcome. Treat like a dragonette is the best advice! If you have the dedication to keep a Crinoid too, then that's even better!!!!

[ben]

sounds like too much work,lol

ill keep looking, thanks guys

[Dave.I]

Are you setting up a nano Ben?

[ben]

yep. just thinking about what fish to have. hard to find something a bit different, thats easy to get and not too expensive

[Dave.I]

Yeah its tricky Ben.How about these dwarf dartfish?
http://reefbuilders.com/page/2/
TMC had some a month or so ago and i didnt know what they were so didnt bother.Next time i will find out the price and maybe grab a few and see how they get on.They looked great!

[ben]

yeh interesting. says they can be trouble with feeding. let me know if you get any

[tommo]

How bout some panda coral gobies?

or maybee some green banded gobies?

Or some firecrackers,

or even some upside down gobies,

What about some banded shrimp gobies in their various forms,

i hear ya, what about something thats not a goby,

well, theres always red blotch perchlet,

the smaller soapfish, like suttonia suttoni

Marine waspfish of various colour and form

curious wormfish

springer's damsel

fowleria cardinals (these have cropped up at TMC recently, i have three at work they are gorgeous if a little shy)

???? i dunno, theres loads, its just hard to find inspiration really!

[ben]

cool, thanks tom. nice list for me to research. the hardest part is to find a fish that doesnt hang around the bottom.

i know they are very common but ive always liked randalls gobies, so may get a pair with a pistol shrimp. thats if i can find a male/female pair