I recently picked up a 24 gallon JBJ Nanocube to add to the ever growing collection. I also got a 150 watt 20" Current USA Sunpod and a Hydor Koralia #2 (seems like a lot, but really isn't all that much flow), and I plan on getting a Tunze Nano Skimmer and maybe even a HOB refugium. My question is, what do you think I should put in there, fish wise? I want something a little more exotic, hard to find. I don't intend on putting any clowns in there (that's usually what everyone does) and I don't want seahorses yet (my light is too bright). I had originally planned on getting a pair of yashia shrimp gobies and a pistol shrimp, but since those fish stay so small I thought I might find either something else, or something in addition to. Not quite sure how I want to go yet...so, help me out. Thanks.
Nano Fish Ideas
- Thread starter camaroracer214
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A 24 gallon hardly qualifies as a nano FYI. 
Yes I know it's called a nano-cube.
Silly name really.
Having said that, there are many species available to you. Look into the dottybacks of the genus Psuedochromis, damsels of the genus Chromis or Pomacentrus, Basslets of the genus Serranus - just for starters.
There is a sticky thread in the nano-forum. You can go there and look - even though you don't have a nano. :wink:
Yes I know it's called a nano-cube.Silly name really.
Having said that, there are many species available to you. Look into the dottybacks of the genus Psuedochromis, damsels of the genus Chromis or Pomacentrus, Basslets of the genus Serranus - just for starters.
There is a sticky thread in the nano-forum. You can go there and look - even though you don't have a nano. :wink:
Matt_":257qx4go said:You can click on the link in my sig.
FWIW I made the oh-so-arbitrary number of 30 gallons and under my personal definition of "nano", but everyone has a different number. Compared to the ocean we've all got pico-sized reefs anyhow.
That we do.
On the other hand "nano" means Very, or Extremely small eh?
The thing is Matt, we were all keeping 20 and 30 gallon reef tanks as a norm for 20 years before the term "nano" was ever uttered with regard to aquaria. To me "nano" describes a tank that is "VERY" small, certainly smaller than "normal". As far as I'm concerned, and based on doing this for many moons, 20 is the cutoff. If you look around, you'll find that is more or less the accepted range on the nano sites and such. Calling a 30 gallon a nano is well into strange territory from my point of reference, not to mention 40 gallons which I have no problem just calling silly.
It's an arbitrary term on one hand, so who cares? On the other hand a line needs to be, and has more or less been drawn for the sake of clarity. After searching around before making this post, most seem to concur with my 20 gallon rule it seems. Otherwise we'll be answering questions on what fish someone can put in their 55 gallon nano...
Just a ramble, at the end of the day we're all keeping picos as you say. :wink:
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