Cave tank

[insanejellyfish]

So I have a 28 gallon bow front tank just laying around and I think I may have an idea for it. I was thinking like a cave tank. After doing some research I've come to the conclusion of 5-7 blind cave tetras along with 4-6 albino corydoras. I also want to add a white crayfish into the tank. But from owning species from the procambarus genus in their own tanks, I might have to go with something else. Any ideas on some crustaceans that would go good with the theme? I also plan on finding some stalagmite features and having a red light over the tank. Any other suggestions or ideas would be great as well!

 

[Coursair]

Cave Fish can be very nippy. Not sure how crustaceans would fare ?
Give Cories plenty of hideouts.


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[FWFishTanks]

I did a ten gallon like this once.

Here are more ideas
White skirt tetras
Albino BNP
Ghost shrimp
White mystery snail
White ramshorn snails
Black phantom tetra
Lamp eye tetras

 

[FWFishTanks]

Cave Fish can be very nippy. Not sure how crustaceans would fare ?
Give Cories plenty of hideouts.


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This is true. They are also good at taking other fish's food, dispute bing blind. They will eat catfish pellets whole when full grown.

 

[insanejellyfish]

I got the idea from the tank the newport aquarium had set up like this. They had a couple white crayfish and a good amount of tetras in the tank. But it was also fairly large so I would have no idea how the crayfish would fair with the corys and tetras.

 

[FWFishTanks]

I saw that tank. The tetras would be fine, I'm not sure about the cories, since they are on the bottom

 

[brennae]

I've always wanted blind cave fish. Following. Please post pics as you go ahead with your project.

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[bettaowner]

I should have done this with my 55. I'll get to that project some day. I feel that if you add the shrimp first and have a good population going, the tetras shouldn't be too bad.

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