New Fish Tank Pictures, and sad update

[thejoie]

I've never had the peppermint give the cocoworm a hard time...

I like the firefish, but they're too active. I've had two (both jumped) in my 30 reef at my parents house and they were very active. I need mellow, shy fish.

The tailspot blenny is PERFECT! He loves to hide in his hole in his rock and peek out. He does a lap around the rock looking insanely cute, and then back into his hole with his head poking out.

I want another fishie like him!!

PS Carol, I'm running a 29 gallon tank. I think I want 1-2 more fish MAX. Preferably smaller in size...

 

[thejoie]

These are great little wrasses.I keep one.
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Reef Aquariums: Multicolor Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse
Some favorite gobies
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Reef Aquariums: Greenbanded Goby
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Clown Goby, Yellow
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Red Head Goby
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Red Striped Goby
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Orange Stripe Prawn Goby
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Neon Goby
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Red Spotted Goby

great little fish
Drs. Foster and Smith Diver's Den - Wetmorella tanakai

great goby
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby

AWESOME suggestions!

I like the neon gobies too. A clown goby might be a good choice too. They're teeny!

 

[waterfaller1]

Got ya. Any of the small gobies I just posted would do well, or the Rose goby you like. I just added a new yellow clown goby. He is so bright and full of sunshine. We haven't had one for years. The smaller gobies are not as likely to jump as a fish like the yashia...very very jumpy!

 

[thejoie]

The tank originally was supposed to be an invert tank. Then I took my clownfish from my parents who weren't caring for him anymore. So I ended up with a 29 gallon. I love this simple tank! I might do another reef somewhere down the road... maybe...

 

[waterfaller1]

Good luck with it. I wanted to add, stay away from Rainford's and Hector's gobies. To spite their small size, they really need a big tank to do well long term.

 

[waterfaller1]

Some other very cool small blennies
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Reef Aquariums: Two Spot Bimaculatus Blenny
Blue and Gold Blenny
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Reef Aquariums: Bicolor Blenny

these are cool, but can be a little testy with other fish
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+23+89&pcatid=89

I have one of these...very cute blenny
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Horned Blenny

 

[thejoie]

OMG! I am loving the two spot blenny!!!

 

[waterfaller1]

I also keep a female red scooter dragonet,
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Red Scooter Dragonet
and female spotted mandarin,
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/detailed_image.cfm?pCatId=554
like your green mandarin, they are dragonets and do best with live foods. Of the three, in my experience, the red scooter is the most likely to take to prepared foods, mysis.
ORA breeds green and spotted mandarins who are raised on prepared foods now, even flake! They can be over twice the price, but well worth it.

 

[thejoie]

What are your thoughts on Green Chromis?
Green Chromis

I like this Blenny!
Dusky Yellow Streak Blenny - Ecsenius lividanalis

 

[waterfaller1]

The Escenius are my favorite family of blennies. Here is another real cool one, Lineatus
http://www.aquariumdomain.com/viewSpeciesMarine.php?id=169

 

[waterfaller1]

The dusky is similar to the blue and gold one I posted. They are neat little fish. Escenius blennies will pick at hard coral.{I know you don't have it now, but in case you might in the future}
Not a big Chromis fan. They are mid column swimmers, and are touted as schooling fish which is never true in aquariums. They get quite large too. When young and timid, they will stick together. As they age, one generally picks off all the others until there is just one left.

 

[waterfaller1]

I also keep this fish, he is my most prized fish in my tanks. I have kept him for years.
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productdetail.asp?did=1&cid=37&pid=225
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Bluestripe Pipefish
By the way, the Blue Zoo guys are awesome to deal with. They got me two Emperor shrimps. I had wanted them forever.
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=2&pid=1959&cid=84

 

[thejoie]

I've been very curious about pipefish. How hard are they to keep?