which reef safe fish has the most personality?

btime · 06-28-2009, 12:37 PM

what do you think has the most personality and fun to just sit and look at?

D3monic · 06-28-2009, 12:47 PM

6 lines have alot of character. Bluespot jawfish seem to be quite entertaining as well. My six line got along with my Mandarins rather well but the six line managed to jam itself between two rocks and died.

DrHank · 06-28-2009, 12:58 PM

If you want character, you want a lawnmower blenny. Not a lot to look at but they are comedians.

DaveK · 06-28-2009, 02:58 PM

I must respectively disagree with the previous posters.

My choice for fish with the best personality that is reef safe is a spotted hawk.

Once they get use to the tank they are always watching everything. This is why they are sometime called coral guards. They almost seem to be taking an interest in whatever you are doing. Like blennies and gobies, hawks have no swim bladder, so they prefer to perch some place. Feeding is not an issue and they usually rush to the food.

The one downside to hawks is that they will eat shrimp, so they can't be kept with cleaner shrimp and the like.

Even non-reef people that see my tank pick up on the two hawks I have in the system. They are all around favorites.

One other interesting thing. Spotted hawks and related species are the only ones that have a tasselled dorsal fin.

iveka · 06-28-2009, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveK

I must respectively disagree with the previous posters.

My choice for fish with the best personality that is reef safe is a spotted hawk.

I have one and he is fun to watch. Like you said, I think he watches me as much as I watch him.

cindyp · 06-28-2009, 06:48 PM

mine would be the sailfin tang mine is crazy he likes to swim as hard as he can right up to the powerhead and then he will suddenly stop swimming and lets the powerhead blow him and he does backflips he does this over and over then chooses a a differant ph to play with he is the most fun fish I ever had

SeahorseBT · 06-28-2009, 07:15 PM

Blue spot jawfish all the way!

michael_cb_125 · 06-28-2009, 08:10 PM

Tell me I'm not Cute!

acemow · 06-28-2009, 10:31 PM

If you have a big enough tank for a sailfin tang, I agree that they are most entertaining. Mine interacts with the world outside the tank and is so much fun to watch. Also, blue/pink spotted shrimp goby is very personable, wanders around on rocks and the bottom taking in everything that goes on!

swissgaurd · 06-28-2009, 11:03 PM

id have to vote for maroon clowns
my maroon clowns like to uproot corals
create sandstorms
attack my hand
worse of all it spits sand at me when i stare at it.

sevonty · 06-30-2009, 01:02 AM

mated pair of manderians are the best they are constantly courting each other swiming around the tank.

Varga · 06-30-2009, 01:10 AM

Jawfish of any kind get my vote.

btime · 07-08-2009, 03:02 PM

ok thanks for posting your fish of choice, I added a Pearly Jawfish and a 6line to mt 29g biocube.

btime · 07-08-2009, 10:59 PM

my pic's

btime · 07-10-2009, 05:19 PM

I now Have a blue spot jawfish

I will post pic's when he finds a good place for me to take pic's of him.

06-28-2009, 12:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
btime Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	which reef safe fish has the most personality? what do you think has the most personality and fun to just sit and look at?

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D3monic Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minooka,IL Posts: 216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? 6 lines have alot of character. Bluespot jawfish seem to be quite entertaining as well. My six line got along with my Mandarins rather well but the six line managed to jam itself between two rocks and died.

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DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? If you want character, you want a lawnmower blenny. Not a lot to look at but they are comedians. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

06-28-2009, 02:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
DaveK Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelpahia, PA Posts: 1,357 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? I must respectively disagree with the previous posters. My choice for fish with the best personality that is reef safe is a spotted hawk. Once they get use to the tank they are always watching everything. This is why they are sometime called coral guards. They almost seem to be taking an interest in whatever you are doing. Like blennies and gobies, hawks have no swim bladder, so they prefer to perch some place. Feeding is not an issue and they usually rush to the food. The one downside to hawks is that they will eat shrimp, so they can't be kept with cleaner shrimp and the like. Even non-reef people that see my tank pick up on the two hawks I have in the system. They are all around favorites. One other interesting thing. Spotted hawks and related species are the only ones that have a tasselled dorsal fin.

06-28-2009, 06:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
cindyp Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 512 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? mine would be the sailfin tang mine is crazy he likes to swim as hard as he can right up to the powerhead and then he will suddenly stop swimming and lets the powerhead blow him and he does backflips he does this over and over then chooses a a differant ph to play with he is the most fun fish I ever had __________________ Cindy

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SeahorseBT Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 2,277 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? Blue spot jawfish all the way! __________________ -Blake My 34 Gallon Seahorse and Macro Tank-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...acro-tank.html My 46 Gallon LPS Tank-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-lps-tank.html My 120 Gallon Reef-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html

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michael_cb_125 Reef Shark Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 5,600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? Tell me I'm not Cute! __________________ All Fish are "Semi-Reef Safe"

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acemow Sea Pen Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 335 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? If you have a big enough tank for a sailfin tang, I agree that they are most entertaining. Mine interacts with the world outside the tank and is so much fun to watch. Also, blue/pink spotted shrimp goby is very personable, wanders around on rocks and the bottom taking in everything that goes on! __________________ Wow!!What a cool obsession!! My 75 g thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...llon-tank.html

06-28-2009, 11:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
swissgaurd Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: mississauga,canada Posts: 540 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? id have to vote for maroon clowns my maroon clowns like to uproot corals create sandstorms attack my hand worse of all it spits sand at me when i stare at it. __________________ [SIGPIC TANK ON PRODIBO 82 gallon mixed reef, dual 250 watt 20K radium, in a PFO pendant powered by icecaps,2x 110 VHO actinics/ ice caps.approx.70 lbs indo rock.tunze top up system. junior MTC calcium reactor.ASM G3 skimmer,SWISSGAURD, powder blue tang,mated pair of GSM's,multicolor angel,green wrasse,ocean tang, sps,zoos,softies,frogspawn,mushrooms,candycane,,xe nia, nass.,astrea snails,serpant,brittle stars,sea cucumbers tank running on redsea pro.converting to D-D salt

06-30-2009, 01:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
sevonty Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 17 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? mated pair of manderians are the best they are constantly courting each other swiming around the tank.

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Varga Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? Jawfish of any kind get my vote. __________________ Varga's Cube http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...on-cube-5.html

07-08-2009, 03:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
btime Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? ok thanks for posting your fish of choice, I added a Pearly Jawfish and a 6line to mt 29g biocube.

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btime Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: which reef safe fish has the most personality? I now Have a blue spot jawfish I will post pic's when he finds a good place for me to take pic's of him.

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