Not his natural instincts, the pep might make it for a while, depending on his size, or he might go right after him. Either way the shrimp will, more than likely, be a meal.pinda said:This bursa is small right now does that change anything?
I am not certain at this point would a regular blue tang suffice? Maybe you guys could give me advice, lets assume I got rid of the peppermint shrimp.Innovator said:If these were intended for a 55g, IME an Atlantic Blue Tang, Acanthurus coeruleus, would also eventually outgrow the setup. They do need large quarters for open-water swimming. Perhaps you can tell us what exactly you would "like in a tank" and some recommendations can be offered?
That's why I bought a bigger tank!pinda said:I am getting this distinct feeling that you guys are telling me that my tank is too small.
How wrong you are, check out these Awesome Fish http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=2124!!!pinda said:It seems a lot of beautiful fish i can't keep.
Wont the jawfish, hawkfish etc.... try to eat the peppermint shrimp?Innovator said:You have many options along the lines of: Centropyge (dwarf angelfish), gobies/blennies, small wrasses, Apogonidae (cardinalfish), basslets, jawfish, hawkfish, Pseudochromids (Dottybacks), Chromis/Damsels/Clownfish, Canthigaster (Tobies), and even certain eels and dwarf lionfish depending on what type of system you have in mind. I'm sure I've missed quite a few generalized groups, but you get the idea.
I agree with you totally but I would really like to take this shrimp back to the LFS.Innovator said:Shrimp is on the menu for many fish species. On a personal note, I prefer to setup a biotope display, sticking to a distribution area and making animal selections based on that particular region. There is a lot of give and take to be had in specie interactions so you do have some research ahead of you...but it's all good fun