Top 8 Fish You'll Regret (And 11 Great Alternatives)
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- As a beginner, you often see information telling you which fish to avoid, but you don't often see suggested alternatives! That's what this video is all about...
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Got a nano tank? How about these fish?? czcams.com/video/UmvFCLYTxyE/video.html
What about dragonets?
KrazyMuncher they are a bit harder to keep as they need a lot of copepods in the tank
Could you do one on fish to keep in a 15 gallon 🤔 like to take care of algea ect
U will probably regret the purple tang alternative is the sailfin tang
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I have two freshwater tanks that are thriving and I know nothing about reef tanks. But I’m gonna watch this anyways.
Ever since I got into saltwater I lost my interest in my freshwater planted tank, doesn’t even compete
Ooooook
😂 I think I have 5 of them fish on the list, it’s like you looked at my tank before you made this video, but I’m fish only
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I kept a neon dottyback as a lone specimen in a nano reef tank and it was one of my favorite fish I've ever kept because of its bold nature and bright colors. I eventually moved it into a large community tank with fish much larger than it (large Koran angel and a yellow tang) to avoid it being a bully. Definitely wouldn't keep it with anything close to it in size though!
Have all these fish in my reef. My copperband has been in the reef for 4 years
Lucky I have a lot of coral. :)
I have been doing this hobby for about 4 years and, I find your videos to be spot on with the time I have been doing this. with the tang and, some of the other fish and, they help me know more about the good fish I want in the future.
This guy is just out here releasing A+ content like it's no big deal
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I’ve literally just ordered my first marine tank! A Red Sea reefer XL! I’ve just found your channel and I’m absolutely hooked. You’re so informative to novice marine keepers like me! X
For a chromis alternative, you could keep pyjama cardinalfish. They school and are around the same size but imo aren't as active and stick to the rock work more.
I’m thinking about a small group of fire fish. Beautiful colors and they swim together
Banggai's are great too and I think they're captive bred now
One of the most honest breakdowns of fish destined to die slowly and proper alternatives to try.
Reef Dork is truly one of the hidden gems and a great added value to any list of youtube / Marine Biologists/ Hobbyists who are honest.
Watching this as I drive to the fish store to actually buy more fish for my tank! Great video, it’s a really thoughtful mindset to do this!
What an awesome video thanks for the Info I've wanted to get a reef tank going for some time now I've got a 180g aquarium already picked.
Absolutely love this info and have made me feel that I have definitely done my research to pick up what I should and shouldn’t have in my new 180 coming up soon.
Salim Parmar one fish he didn’t mention for schooling is flame fish. They are generally peaceful, although I would get 2 or 5. And they are ridiculous jumpers so a secure tank lid is a must. I do have a blue Tang, it was at Petco and suffering from tail rot. I got it for a give away price, quarantined for a month and now four months later it looks great. Now that is a pretty short time. I also have a Lavender Tang, I call it a girl. Her name is Trixie, and her colors are not bold, but she is beautiful, and she swims constantly when the lights are on. She adds a cool element to my 120 gallon tank.
Great informative video! i like how you care and prioritise the health of fish before the keepers desire for colour and aesthetics :)
Easy to do in a hobby so full of colour 🙂
had a pair of flame angels for years that didnt touch anything , and a flame hawkfish aswell , ..however the copperband never worked out for me ,fun video and nice to show alternatives.
I think one of the best shoaling fish are Ghost cardinals, if kept with larger fish like tangs they really do keep in a decent shoal. Some interesting alternatives put forward, I think success with a copperband is selecting the right tank mates and having a well established tank.
Thanks for the info. I'll research these alt fish. Especially the butterfly
I got very lucky with my yellow tailed damsel. He's entirely peaceful. Admittedly he's the exception to the rule. Thank you for the suggestions! :)
Great video Alex! keep up the good work my friend! 😀👍
2:13
Tang: "Worship me!"
Chromis: "Yes, lord!"
Nice video Alex.
You choose all the lovely fish that's not reef safe lol.
Your tank is looking good and a empire would look good! Keep going and what's next !
This is a great video!!! Thank you!
Very useful video, thank you very much
Cheers Reef Dork. Helps a lot
I actually don't have an aquarium.
Just doing a bit of research.
Thanks for this video, it concreted my plan to get a Royal Gramma instead of an Orchid Dottyback!
Thanks for the video!
Very useful, thanks Alex
5:00 There is TWO exception though for the zebrasoma tangs. The dejardini and sail fin tangs get bigger than the blue tang. But most of the others are good.
Nice job! We definitely end up narrowing down our fish choices and tanks with fish all end up having same fish! Lol
The only damsel I would recommend people get is the blue sapphire damselfish, extremely hardy, and much more timid and less aggressive than my clownfish.
have to say the talbot's damsels aren't bad. after a few years they get a bit territorial but since they never grow much are easily persuaded to give up.
I used to have a blue sapphire damselfish in my old 15 gallon nano reef.
It lived peacefully with my two clownfish for over an entire year!
Great job offering some alternatives
Brilliant video, wish I could have seen it a few years ago, because several of fish you mentioned, I have had in the past, and yes, I experienced exactly what you described, I had a bunch of Anthias all female, when one decided to turn into a male and boy did he rule the tank, sounds funny, but sad to see how it affected all the other fish.
thought clownfish were the only ones able to produce sgender change
Just found your channel. Thanks for the knowledge. Im looking at switching a 100l tropical to marine so getting as much info as possible. Want a pair of clowns(shock) cardinal and watchman goby to see how i get on with marine
Very helpful, thanks.
Great video! You are very funny! 😂
Awesome job bud!
Great Video! Thanks
Great video I enjoyed it.
Great vid reef dork
Wish I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say Chromis kill each other off. I’ve had 7 in a 90 gallon tank for over a year and they do great haven’t lost a single one. They definitely have a pecking order and I’ve seen few cases of battery and assault but no murders.
Kinda wish I had seen this vid before buying the sixline that I have subsequently nicknamed "The Wrassehole". Still probably the most colorful addition to my reef though :)
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A schooling fish you might want to look at is the neon blue rainbow fish ( pseudomugil cyanodorsalis). It is small and reef safe. Inappropriate reefer has a video on them.
Wow glad I clicked on this video, thanks!
Phenomenal video. Great perspective. Do you know if you can mix a Bellus angel with a coral beauty? I have seen it done in other tanks. But I have not found any specific information on their compatibilities.
I've never done it but yes, I'd have thought so - totally different genus.
Great Vid, thanks a lot :-) Greetings from Germany
Flame hawk fish can be very aggressive towards other fish , I have one in my 40 gallon nuvo and can’t put any other fish with him or he will kill them in less then a day . Even tries to attack my snails and conchs . Could be just mine is just a nightmare also I guess but that’s my experience .
Flame wrasses are a peaceful red aquarium fish that I could recommend, even if they are a bit pricey.
Great video! Can someone tell me what that device that one spot foxface is eating off of @ 5:16 ??
It's the wet side of a Tunze Care algae magnet
I think that a Pink streaked wrasse is an awesome alternative to six lines!
I’ve had good luck with Dottybacks. I will have to say the Damsel fish is one to avoid. I had one and it was a ruthless bully that wouldn’t back down even with fish that fought back. They are good to establish an aquarium and then you get rid of them, if you can catch them.
I miss my flame hawkfish. If I ever get back into the hobby it would be the first fish back in my tank. So much personality.
I have a flame angel, got him with a potters angel and they are doing amazing for me I love them 100%
You really do love those Flame Hawkfish, as I have noticed they are on almost every fish list you have.
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Hawkfish are fun to watch. It's like they are gliding between your rockscape
Daniel St-Jean yes, and they are very curious, always checking everything out. Mine did develop a taste for cleaner shrimp though so at present he lives alone.
Hey great video. How are you getting that great shimmer in your tank with the T5s on? What’s your fixture/ bulb setup?
It's a hybrid with a Kessil ap700. 2x blue plus and 2x coral plus
Solid video!
I don't keep fish anymore, but I used tp some years ago. My one regret was introducing Angel fish to the tank with my other fish. Trust me, they look angelic but they don't live up to their name!! they started attacking and killing all my other fish. At first I couldn't track down who the culprit was, until one day I caught them at it!! If I ever decide to get fish again, I would stay well clear of Angles, unless they were on their own of course.
I have a yellow coris wrasse a great fish to have but a note of their ability to disapear for 2 to 3 weeks when you add larger fish.
Hey Reef Dork, I love your videos! I have one question though, how is the compatibility between your wrasses and your flame hawk? I have heard that the flame hawk can be aggressive towards wrasses. I have a 75 gallon tank and I am looking into getting a melenarus wrasse and a flame hawkfish, but I was just wondering your thoughts. Thanks!
Absolutely fine - i've never heard of aggression towards wrasses from hawks. Gobies yeah, but wrasses should be fine...
This is a good, no bs list of fish to not keep. We all want those beautiful ones like the angels or the blue tangs but yeah, they just don't work in smaller tanks and reef tanks.
tangs absolutely work in reef tanks. what are oyu talking about?
@@arsenioseslpodcast3143 Did you miss the "smaller tanks" part? Blue tangs get quite large and should not be kept long in small tanks as they outgrow them quickly. Sure lots of people don't care and have no issue torturing fish, but that's not me. It may not have been clear from my sentence structure but I meant small reef tanks as well. Was trying to distinguish both fish only and reef tanks of small size.
Love the flame angel and were affordable last year but my lfs has 2 each at £230 ! I'll have to wait on those lol
I'm so happy to live in Thailand. Green Chromis are just $3 and Tangs could be anywhere from $11 to $40 for the massive ones
Thanks for this. Changed my mind on all the fish on my wish list 😆. Do you have a video about starter marine fish and clean up crew that can all be kept together? Thanks.
How about a list of fish EVERY reef tank should have?? czcams.com/video/DKqW3WjXAN0/video.html
And a list of awesome inverts... czcams.com/video/iOdZ7GgzIPQ/video.html
@@ReefDork thanks im a total newby. Never had a marine tank before. Are marines harder to keep than discus? (I was unsuccessful) but have successfully kept other cichlids with ease.
From what I hear, Discus are a nightmare. If you just want to keep saltwater fish, they're not much harder than freshwater tropicals. Corals can be tricky but there are plenty of easy to keep corals to try out.
@@ReefDork Amazing thanks. Do you have a facebook page i can follow and bug you more when the time comes when i get my marine tank. Erika
Your videos are amazing and thank you!
Yellow tang was one of the main reasons which made me transfer from planted tanks to reef tanks.
I am planning on a 75 gallon with a sump, lengthening 120cms x 50 cms x 50 with lots of rock work.
Is he going to be happy enough? He will ofcourse be my only tang along with some other small fish (clown , gobies etc )
The main king in the tank :)
Literature is a little bit confused with some say that 55 gallons are fine and others talking about 100 gallons.
Ideally all tangs would have big tanks, but in my opinion you'll be absolutely fine. Worth adding last to avoid aggression to new fish, and feed nori regularly. Then you're good to go. You might need to move him on in the long term if he gets too big/aggressive. I think people are less 'Tang Police-y these days'
@@ReefDork I will may tell to the guy who is going to build the tank to increase the width by 10cm , making it 120 x 60 x 50 in order to increase capacity by 60 liters and give a little more depth.
Truth is that I do not want a huge tank to make my life easier with water changes and general maintenance but if that is better and closer to the appropriate size then why not ..
To be honest though , nothing is appropriate for a fish that lives in such depths in its natural environment:)
Indeed, my 6 line wrasse already exported! 😁
I agree with you general statement about dottybacks being little terrorists. However, the Orchid Dottyback is an exception of the family. I have had several over the years that have fit well into community reefs.
Your right, if you go with captive bread they are every more docile.
Hi Reef Dork, I love your channel! I'm living vicariously through it at the moment since I don't have a marine aquarium (two tropical aquaria, 90l high tech planted oligotrophic, 18l mansion for a very spoilt Betta). I am thinking of creating an invert-only nano tank. The ecosystems behind coral tanks fascinate me, and fish don't do well in nano tanks anyway. Have you tried anything like this?
I've thought a lot about setting up an invert dominated tank recently actually. I feel like at least one fish would be a good thing - some form of bioload is better for the ecosystem for me. But there are some fascinating critters - pom pom crabs, anemone crabs and shrimp, pistol shrimp, venus shrimp, sexy shrimp, rock flower anemones, conches etc etc. It's a great idea - go for it!
@@ReefDork Thanks for your reply. I had thought of maybe one yellow goby if absolutely neccessary, but I'm glad to see you don't think it's totally crazy. Give me a year to get really knowledge'd up and I'll give it a go!
I don't know if I got lucky, but my orchid dottyback is the most peaceful fish in my system, and it's quite a small tank 25 gallons with 5 fish. He attracts the attention of all visits and eats bristleworms every once in a while.
Not to say they're always peaceful, but IMO it's the only dottyback that's always worth a try.
Orchid dottys are actually quite peaceful - I should have said it's not all dottys 🙂
@@ReefDork Do you think an orchid dottyback is compatible with a royal Gramma? I imagine the similar colors may cause agression.
@@enzoalmeidadasilva5513 I think they'd probably be OK in a reasonable sized tank (say 4 foot). They both have similar behaviour though - cave dwellers so in a small tank, I wouldn't risk it.
An Orchid Dottyback is a great reef fish, but it is the exception in the dottyback family, of course.
Good morning, friendly reef dork!
Buenos dias! 👋
I went with the flame hawkfish. Little bastard killed everything. Thanks dork.
I've had good luck with both the flame angel and blue tang. Agreed on damsel fish though, bullied the hell out of my royal gramma to the point it that it hid under the filter unless it was feeding time.
yup. Damsels are shit
You have a nack at busting my chops! Some of the obvious ones I knew, like the angels, and the dory (that I'm going to try small, with my 140, but plan on selling when it gets too big), but the damsels were a surprise. And what do you have against tangs?! 🤨 I've heard that the order you load your tank helps with shy or territorial fish. Awesome, helpful video!
Yea, it does but tangs are slightly different when it comes to that, they will ‘attac’ the fish in the tank if they are smaller then the tang to show that the tang is the leader (we had that with our blue eye bristletooth tang)
That’s a nice tank!!!!
I tried the pyramid butterflyfish... they both died very fast. Another store told me they are pretty difficult to keep as well.
How come dragonets are not on the list? They starve easily without enough pods and even with a well established tank with pods hey can eat pods in the tank at a rate they will disappear from the display
Yep, 100% agree 👍
They will eat frozen fish eggs!!! I’m not experienced enough to really know, but I think you will still need pods because they pick and eat all day so they probably aren’t set up for once a day feedings.
They pretty easy to train and I do a decent job.
I bought pods after losing a couple. I bought them well before I bought him to let a stable population to grow. It wasn’t until later that I found out about the frozen fish eggs. Mine now eats fish food pellets.
They are actually quite easy to train on frozen food or pellets (my mandarin ate pellets), It requires only discipline and patience. Once they eat frozen or pellets they are set for life. Unless they suicide by anemone. RIP Queen Margaret.
I don’t even have a fish tank or any intension of getting one so not sure how I ended up here, but I enjoyed your video none the less 😆
🤣 Glad to hear it. Go on, get yourself a tank - they're awesome 😁
I’ve had 4 flame angels and my 4th is alive and it’s doing perfect with my potters, they do pick at eachother a bit but they aren’t dominant so it’s not a issue, I also have had a yellow tang for 4 years, and a fox face for 2
They are all still alive tho, I’m not saying they died 💀💀😂😂😂🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠
Beautiful fish - I'd absolutely love one 😍. The potters is a beaut too 👍
I agree with dottybacks. Although, i have 1 that has been very nice to the other fish
I have a dotty back orchid and there not aggressive to other tank mates at all and reef friendly. They love playing in the rocks and always curious of everything.
Yeah, I should have said it's not all dottys - the orchid is fine 🙂
My orchid dottyback is a model citizen. He does stick up for himself, but totally ignores all the gentle fish.
Red head Solon fairy wrasse are perfect.
They look amazing.
Swim round all day.
Don't bury in the sand.
And don't bother anyone else.
I think that they only time I'd get a sixline wrasse would be for pest control in a frag grow out tank.
I'd love one for that
I have the rare six line wrasse. It leaves it's take mates alone
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I would add to the list the kleinii butterflys
They may eat all your aiptasia
But also they are quite unsafe with coral.
Very good thx
sailfin tang is a great one, not too expensive and is a good algae fish
Hi, Why can we see your wallpaper through the tank? Why no black background? What’s the thinking behind clear glass on both sides please? Peter
Hello! You are creeping up to be my new favorite fishtuber! I have a question for you if you don’t mind responding. What is a good wrasse to put into my 40 gallon breeder tank?Preferably passive. I know you are going to suggest Naoko, but they are expensive where I am, great fish tho but not in my pricepoint. Thanks for your great, and educating video!
You just can't beat a yellow wrasse or a silver belly. Bright colours, they develop awesome facial markings later in life, always out and about and they eat nudis and flatworms. What's not to love?
How big do they get? I want a fish that I wouldn’t have to move out of the tank due to it getting to big. The yellow corris wrasse was on my list as well as a McCosckers flasher wrasse and the Lubbock fairy wrasse.
Have a look at live aquaria - they've got a great page on wrasses that tells you max size, aggression etc. It's a great start point when you choose a fish 🙂
i think the pyramid butterfly fish is a great substitute for powder blue tangs than the copperbanded butterfly
what kind of fish is that at the end with the yellow belly and black and white striping?
I have a flamehawk and chromis on my list. I wonder if just keeping a chromis or two would be okay.
If you really have to, I'd go for one. But they're a fish that are much better in theory than reality!
@@ReefDork but the color... hmm.
Mandarin Dragonet has to be one of those fishes to avoid (unless tank bred/raised)! They are challenging and I mean really challenging to get them eating unless you feed them live food such as copepods/brine but even so, they rarely eat until 'satisfied'. They usually lose their body fats & and die after a few months. I tried a couple but failed to get them eating. I even tried using the Paul Baldassano feeder method but the fish just refused to eat.
My first 3 fish i got: 2 damselfish and 1 of that purple with yellow tail. The purple one claimed my only rock and is bullying one of them and keeping him in a corner and it seems like the other damselfish is a good buddy with this purple one but they still do fight a bit
I would do angels in a tank with weedy corals such as xenias if I were to try them.
As a schooling fish I would like to sugguest the Zoramia leptacantha, no aggression and live long.
Another great video like always... Hit that thumbs up button everyone...
My 6 line is pretty calm.
The most aggressive fish in my tank are the blue/green Chromis and sleeper goby who just has to take from from the mandarin when feed her
I was wondering I’ve heard a lot of people say snowflake eels are good beginner fish, and in my opinion snowflake eel are my FAVORITE fish so do you think there good beginner fish?
I have no experience with them I'm afraid
blue green chromis are great as pairs from what i've seen and are lovely in lagoony looking scapes and i'm an absolute sucker for damsels in general (other than -glyphiodon damsels, those are utter garbage)
There are a lot of other types of hardy, decently long living schooling cardinal fish that are a good alternative
I know the horrid reputation of the copper and butterfly should have made me not want one, but I still got one and I have to admit, I think I’m part of the 10% because he’s been living great for two years! He eats mysis and brine readily and is absolutely beautiful, however I am aware that most shouldn’t be kept and I am but a small minority. Great video though!
Stunning, stunning fish and that's why so many people try their luck! Well done for getting it right - must look awesome 🙂
This is a great informative video,but if you could make a video on comple stockings ideas of diffrent capacity of tanks ,i mean which fish i could keep together in a red sea maxs 400/500/650 ,etc,please make a video on this topic ,it will help so Many first timers,thanks in advance.