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shrimpo
08-29-2010, 2:32 PM
I have a 5 gallon bowfront acrylic tank that i want to try, I want to keep soft coral and small inverts like shrimp,crabs,snails...
I'v done some searching, I want to know from your experience which species get along together and don't grow that bigger than 2''.
I am aiming for 1.022 ~1.025 SG.
greech
08-31-2010, 10:13 AM
Crabs are going to be your incompatibility component for the most part. Even hermits will kill each other off and/or eat snails and small ornamental shrimp if they can catch them.
How about a pair of sexy shrimp?
shrimpo
08-31-2010, 8:24 PM
Crabs are going to be your incompatibility component for the most part. Even hermits will kill each other off and/or eat snails and small ornamental shrimp if they can catch them.
How about a pair of sexy shrimp?
So you think I shoul keep shrimp and snails only?
Right now the tank is completely empty, trying to cycle it before adding any thing.
greech
09-02-2010, 4:51 PM
That would be my preference. Maybe start there and continue to research crabs that are less likely to give you issues.
shrimpo
09-07-2010, 5:04 PM
Added some mushrooms, and took some pictures, I may add sexy shrimp later.
khmerspec
09-08-2010, 1:15 PM
It looks like there's a lot of sand. So here are some noobie questions.
How deep is your sandbed?
Does it need to be that deep?
shrimpo
09-08-2010, 3:24 PM
It looks like there's a lot of sand. So here are some noobie questions.
How deep is your sandbed?
Does it need to be that deep?
I think I put too much sand, it's 2'' deep, I should'v put ~1''.
jayrob
09-08-2010, 8:32 PM
sexy shrimp are cool! delicate but cool.great for a shrimp snail only tank