5 Gallon Simple Planted

**Kevin2k11** · 08-02-2011, 10:41 PM

Simple 5 Gallon I'm not sure what i am doing with it yet...

here are the Specs:

2x CFL spiral bulbs... 6500k 13W total 26W on for 9-11hrs
Flourish Root Tabs
Fluval Shrimp Substrate
Flourish weekly dosing,
1ml Excel daily dosing
Aqua Clear 30 Filter
Hydor underground heater.

Zebra Rocks
Dwarf Hairgrass
Baby tears
Whorled pennywort
Some taiwan moss

Livestock :
MTS
Pond Snails
Ramshorn Snails
1CPO
Cherry shrimp

ahaha sorry its so messy... will clean it up when during next trim!

**spencerguy1** · 08-02-2011, 10:42 PM

looks great! why pond snails, though?

**Kevin2k11** · 08-02-2011, 10:53 PM

They came with my plants :P I don't mind thou I feed them to my assassins when I get too many :P

**allaboutfish** · 08-02-2011, 11:14 PM

whats a CPO?

**spencerguy1** · 08-02-2011, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by allaboutfish

whats a CPO?

its a type of crafish. Dwarf Orange, i think. its the acronym for the scientific name, and the O at the end is for orange, cuz its a variety of the species.

**allaboutfish** · 08-02-2011, 11:20 PM

oh those are awesome!

**spencerguy1** · 08-02-2011, 11:24 PM

i know im gonna get one someday, but a species tank cuz they'll eat your fish

**moonstream** · 08-03-2011, 1:48 PM

dwarf crayfish? from what I've heard the dwarves are pretty much 100% fish-safe. they're fairly small, and seem to be somewhat more shy than their larger cousins; if they can be kept with teeny tiny shrimp, I'd be surprised to hear they cant be kept with fish.

nice tank, though. it'll look really good once it grows in! and those shrimpies

wish I had a shrimp tank myself- if only the darn critters werent so small and tasty!!

**spencerguy1** · 08-03-2011, 2:02 PM

Originally Posted by moonstream

dwarf crayfish? from what I've heard the dwarves are pretty much 100% fish-safe. they're fairly small, and seem to be somewhat more shy than their larger cousins; if they can be kept with teeny tiny shrimp, I'd be surprised to hear they cant be kept with fish.

nice tank, though. it'll look really good once it grows in! and those shrimpies

wish I had a shrimp tank myself- if only the darn critters werent so small and tasty!!

oh, i didnt know that. i thought that they would have the same temprament of a normal crafish just in a smaller size.

learn something new every day!

**Kevin2k11** · 08-03-2011, 2:36 PM

Yes they are dwarf crayfish very friendly!!!!! With Plants + Other fish!!!!!!

Once and awhile it MIGHT (very rare) hurt something in your tank..

I have 3 living in my 33 gallon community tank for a year.. nothing has gone missing or died..

and I have 1 in this tank living with my shrimps :P

Best crayfish ever!!! :P