WTB Hyper active fish

[johnny roastbeef]

I am stocking a 300 semi-reef tank. The fish I have now are too mellow for my tastes. I'm looking for a few fish that are continuous swimmers. I have a few triggers, a tang and rabbit fish, but they divide their time between hanging out in the water column, and hiding in the rock work.

I would love to find a fish or two that are always swimming out in the open, they dont need to be aggressive fish.

Any suggestions?

 

[Domboski]

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[basiab]

I have a small tank so I am not familiar with the bigger fish. The sixline wrass is very active and I am sure there are other wrasses as well. Schooling chromis should aso work well as far as being active swimmers.
I like the blue chromis but I read that when they get older the stop schooling.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

i was thinking wrasses.

 

[mray]

Go for fairy wrasses, they are very very peaceful, colorful, and active.

 

[juiceguy]

some anthias would be nice depending on how aggressive your triggers are

 

[Domboski]

What kind of triggers do you have and what size? They may make a meal out of many of the suggestions above depending on species

 

[johnny roastbeef]

A pair of Blue Throat triggers at around 5" and a niger at 3"

 

[House of Laughter]

wrasses only stop swimming when the lights go out

Great fish - halichoeres species is my favorite.

House

 

[scarf_ace1981]

easy get rid of the triggers

 

[rookie07]

xmas wrasse...lineatus/pink margin wrasse...but wrasse tend to hover around the rocks, as they are looking for food.

CLOWNS!

 

[House of Laughter]

bar gobies as well. They move around all the time and only sit still when scared

House

 

[Brian65901]

He keeps on ticking

I have a 8" Sailfin and a 7" Hippo that are constant motion until lights out

 

[chalan]

everyone loves a clown..hovens wrasse is great and cheaper than a lineatus. and if your triggers dont eat the smaller fish than a fridmani psuedachromis will b very active once acclimated.good luck w your search

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Lionfish don't hide in the rocks but don't move much in the water column either.

A school(3 to 4) of Yellow Fin Sabraes(spelling) will be super active.

 

[SevTT]

I am stocking a 300 semi-reef tank. The fish I have now are too mellow for my tastes. I'm looking for a few fish that are continuous swimmers. I have a few triggers, a tang and rabbit fish, but they divide their time between hanging out in the water column, and hiding in the rock work.

I would love to find a fish or two that are always swimming out in the open, they dont need to be aggressive fish.

Any suggestions?

I love my six-line wrasse. It hides for a bit and then motors around the tank before hiding for a bit again. A couple months after getting it it spends a lot of time out in the open. Plus, it devours those annoying brown flatworms and several other types of small pests.

A couple of false perc clowns paired with a nice GBTA makes for a constantly-visible display.

A small shoal of chromis makes a fantastic -- and relatively cheap! -- display, but god help you if you ever need to catch them.

...I like having lots of small fish, can you tell?