The present work demonstrates the ability to extend coextraction based anion optodes into the fluorescence regime for the purpose of miniaturization. These optodes utilize standard ion-selective electrode ionophores with universal pH chromoionophores that have been selected for their fluorescence efficiency, photo-stability and pK(a) based tunability of the optimal activity range. The miniaturization of the photo-excitation zone enhances the optode lifetime, due to fast diffusion of unbleached chromoionophores into this zone. Specifically, we provide here examples of charged and neutral-carrier ionophore based fluorescent optodes, one highly selective for nitrite and the other selective for thiocyanate. The ability to tune the dynamic range of the nitrite-selective optode is also demonstrated.