2 fish in a nano?

neon gobies survive in nature by eating parasites and such of of other fish. its hard to recreate that in an aquarium

 

Age has nothing to do with the difficulty of care for a fish or the skill of a reefer. Please stop telling people they cannot do something because you can't and your older than them.

A neon goby needs parasites to feed off of. They do not get enough nutrition from prepared foods. They also generally only live for 1-2 years any way.

 

this was in no way meant to be offensive and i do not appreciate you trying to twist things around in that way. i meant that when i was ten i definately did not have the resources to keep a neon goby and many people still do not no matter how old they are

 

Agree with the first part. I am twelve and breed fish, and have a full sps reef. Not to brag, but age has nothing to do with sucess, only determination, education and consistent water changes.

To put this simply 1.0reef, neon gobies have tiny mouths and specialized feeding habits. That is a barrier whether its a neon goby or a regal angelfish. I'd skip the neon gobies, ease of breeding has nothing to do with ease of care. Orange Spotted Filefish for example, only eact acropora polyps in the wild and usually wont eat anything else and die. However, the breed regularly in aquariums. Expecting a fish to just accept pellets is foolish, as it is not part of their natural diet. So, ask an LFS employee if he can feed it, and if it doesn't eat, just turn your back and don't buy it!

 

again i will say i did not mean it to be about the age, im fifteen i have a 90 gallon tank and 2 forty gallon tanks and i have a couple ritteris as well that are thriving. age has nothing to do with skill it does however have something to do with income. feeding a fish like that on a regular basis gets expensive and i know i cant afford that and i dont expect him to have a job. i was simply trying to give advice.

anyways that was great advise on the other hand.

 

o.k but like every LFS has really healthy fish! one has a wrasse with one eye and it seems fine weird!

 

what about a tiny dartfish? or a trimma goby?

 

good health doesn't nescisarilly mean its eating and LFS tanks are decieving. Most carry diseases but only outbreak after the fish is brought home.

 

this is because they will keep their tanks at a lower salinity in order for the parasites to go into dormant form and when they get into an average tank boom they all come alive again

 

dartfish are good nano fish but it depends on which one you get. i had one that always swam in the open but others just hide all the time. but generally the more it swims the bigger the tanks needs to be.