What should I stock my 1.5 gal with?

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

Cycling my first saltwater, a 1.5 gallon and am looking for suggestions on what to put in it. It will also have to be fairly common because saltwater fish are hard to get where I live. Thanks!

 

[Greenturtle]

Coral. That's it. Maybe a few inverts.


No fish should live in a 1.5 gallon tank.

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

Ok. any suggested inverts?

 

[Ibrahim]

Ok. any suggested inverts?

Pom Pom crabs, cleaner shrimp, sexy shrimp, and maybe a fire shrimp

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

Cool! thanks!

 

[AquaRick]

I'm a fan of harlequin shrimp. Would love to have a pair, but they would just get lost in my 125g.

Harlequin Shrimp

 

[Ibrahim]

I'm a fan of harlequin shrimp. Would love to have a pair, but they would just get lost in my 125g.

Harlequin Shrimp

Theyll eat corals and if there isnt enough available then they need live starfish.

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

What kinds (if any) of starfish, anemones, or seahorse could i keep?

 

[AquaRick]

Theyll eat corals and if there isnt enough available then they need live starfish.

Right. One can only dream.

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

What kinds of starfish could i keep?

 

[Crabs]

Asterina stars would probably do well in a 1.5 Gal.

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

Sounds cool ill have to check them out

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

Another question... Can the pom pom crabs, sexy shrimp and asterina stars all live together?

 

[Crabs]

Honestly. If I were u. I'd get 2 Pom Poms, a little live rock rubble and a small coral frag. A type that doesn't require a lot of light. Pom Poms r small (they'll look big in ur tank ) and r very interesting to watch. Also easy to keep. They're my favorite inverts although I don't c em much in my tank. They hide. But u will c them all the time if u just use LR rubble.

 

[mr_X]

Theyll eat corals and if there isnt enough available then they need live starfish.

They don't eat corals as far as I have heard. They only eat starfish. I've kept them before and haven't seen any odd behavior such as eating corals.
That said, i think the water would quickly spoil having to add starfish to the tank on a regular basis. You can't buy tiny common stars. Thhey are all around 3" in diameter or larger.

 

[Ibrahim]

They don't eat corals as far as I have heard. They only eat starfish. I've kept them before and haven't seen any odd behavior such as eating corals.
That said, i think the water would quickly spoil having to add starfish to the tank on a regular basis. You can't buy tiny common stars. Thhey are all around 3" in diameter or larger.

My LFS has harlequin shrimp and they've got a 10g filled with Kenya tree and xenia which they feed to their shrimp. At first I thought it was for sale but they said no it's food for the shrimp.

 

[AquaRick]

1st i've heard of them eating corals. Starfish and other prepared foods yes, but not corals. Interesting.

 

[Ibrahim]

1st i've heard of them eating corals. Starfish and other prepared foods yes, but not corals. Interesting.

I'll get a pic next time I go to the lfs

 

[AquaRick]

Yeah, would love to see. Thanks!

 

[mr_X]

me too!