10x10 Rimless cube fish ideas?

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  1. Mobalized

    Mobalized Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    So im currently setting up a 10x10 rimless cube, its water capacity I believe is somewhere right around 4.5 gallons give or take a little. I am wondering what some fish everyone might like seeing in something like this? Something that is going to be fun to watch and have a bit of personality.
     
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  3. Seano Hermano

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    4.3229166666667 gallons of water. :)

    Instead of fish, I would get something like sexy shrimp. They don't need all the swimming room, and are pretty fun to watch. :) You could make it into a maxi-mini or zoa garden.

    If you do get fish I would try to stick with something small.
     
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    Ya I was trying to come up with a fish that would be suited for the tank although not many come to mind. I do like sexy shrimp though.
     
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    barnacle blennies, other small blennies and gobies, maybe a orange lined cardinal.
     
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    Some good ideas so far, I actually like the maxi mini garden idea with a couple sexy shrimp. I am not sure what the lighting requirements are though for maxi minis and am attempting to use CFL lighting in a desktop lamp for the tank.
     
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    Hmm..I'm not sure if you could do maxi-minis with cfl. I was thinking more long the lines of a par30 bulb in a desk lamp.

    Though you could have zoas under cfl.
     
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  9. Mobalized

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    Are the par 30 bulbs you speak of led or halogen? There is a awesome led bulb at my lfs I want but not ready to put all that money into this tank