5 gal suggestions [Archive]

so-smrt

Tue, 10th Jul 2007, 08:41 PM

i have a 5 gal hex w/ 1 mushroom, dragon breath, 4 zoos and a small kenya tree. the only livestock is a small fire shrimp. any suggestions as for anything else??

ClownReef®

Tue, 10th Jul 2007, 08:42 PM

Maybe a clown goby, or a goby/pistol shrimp pair. Or even a blenny..

blueboy

Wed, 11th Jul 2007, 07:54 AM

i would stay away from clown gobies, they can be rather difficult to feed.

Headless_donkey

Wed, 11th Jul 2007, 08:10 AM

on ORA's website they say they are tank raising clown gobies. That might be an easier option.

ClownReef®

Wed, 11th Jul 2007, 11:20 AM

i would stay away from clown gobies, they can be rather difficult to feed.

Yeah, they can be finicky eaters, but in a small tank you can target feed them. Id recommend cyclopeeze or brine shrimp. I personally love green clown gobies, they are very funny looking..LOL

jrnannery

Wed, 11th Jul 2007, 08:05 PM

i would stay away from clown gobies, they can be rather difficult to feed.

Agreed. RIP, little fella!! :cry

aprilmayjune

Wed, 11th Jul 2007, 08:17 PM

Neon gobies! I used to have a 20 gallon with a few and I loved them. Every time I would clean the tank they would clean me.

Or a pair of Catalina gobies-just as long as your temperature stays low. I had a pair of those also and they did great in my 5 gallon. They only get about an inch long but are extremely colorful.

ClownReef®

Wed, 11th Jul 2007, 08:25 PM

Or a pair of Catalina gobies-just as long as your temperature stays low. I had a pair of those also and they did great in my 5 gallon. They only get about an inch long but are extremely colorful.

Catalina gobies dont have a very long life span :(

so-smrt

Wed, 11th Jul 2007, 10:19 PM

great thanks for the help this is the tank in my 18 m sons room and he thinks the fire shrimp is the coolest thing but it hides ALOT so i really want something active and colorful. was also thinking of seahourse (i know neither active or colorful... but it is a SEAHOURSE!!!0 how cool is that!

caferacermike

Wed, 11th Jul 2007, 10:47 PM

If you can make it to the Aquadome in ATX they have been stocking a lot of mini fishes as of late. I'm a huge fan of red cap gobies, yasha gobies, tiger or AKA clown goby (they are really neat since they hang upside down inside caves waiting to pounce.) Oh hey wait that's the list we have in our 7g, 2x red cap, tiger goby, yellow watchman goby, cool little red with blue stripe (like a catalina but not), fire shrimp and finally a tiger pistol shrimp. They all have their little places and get along very well. Usually you can only find one fish at a time and the pistol is always tunneling and shoving sand out it's hole. He was bought to pair with the tiger goby but instead became close friends with the yellow watchman. When food hits the water everything comes out including the tiger pistol shrimp.