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Hey folks, new here.

I set up a 7 gallon nano with really good LR and its been cycling for about 2 weeks now. I retrofitted the hood with 32watt 50/50 PC for some future soft corals. I do weekly 15% water changes. I also added a modified AC500 fuge filled with LR rubble and chaeto for nutrient export....its a pod factory.

Anyway, im looking for ONE reef safe small fish for my nano. I'd like to hear your voices, out of this list, what do you think is most appropriate, bio-load wise and spacewise? Again, this will be the ONLY FISH.

Citron clown goby
Purple Firefish
Percula/Ocellaris clownfish
Yellow watchman goby/pistol shrimp pair

If you can find them, I think the Pistol Shrimp/Goby pair is a great one. They live an intresting life together.

lil_mikey69, ive been watching the randalls goby and pistol shrimp which I really like. Liveaquaria says they get up to 4". If this is the only fish in my 7g, will he have enough space and the system able to support him? I'll be feeding mysis/formula one twice a week.

Personally I have a Randals Pistol Shrimp and a Hi Fin Banded Goby. They were the fist fish/invert(Well, besides some hermits and snails) into my 75 gallon. They would do fine in a 7 gallon. In fact, they will probably do better in a smaller tank, especially if there are no other fish. They are out a lot, but dart back into their burrow if any other fish swim near them. Without that threat they will be out more for sure. When they were alone my pair was out very often. The fish is almost always visible still, but the shrimp doesn't venture out nearly as much.

thanks for the advice.

as the only fish, how would a purple firefish do?
instead, would I be able to house a single percula clown?

more tank specs:
7gallon minibow
AC500 fuge with chaeto and 4 pounds premium aquatics LR rubble
50watt marineland neptune heater
10pounds natures ocean LS
8 pounds premium aquatics "nano" marshall and kaelini LR
aquaclear 20 powerhead
32watt PC retro

1 gallon (15%) water change weekly with "catalina real ocean water" topoff daily with distilled

Last edited by minibow7 at 26-Oct-2004 17:36

Well, the firefish do say small, but in my experience, they are rather active swimmers. That would make me hesitant to put one in a tank as small as 7 gallons. I'd say no, but I guess its a viable option.

I would defentinally say no to the Clownfish though.