3g pico stocking

[rcsguy]

Hey guys. Just wondering if you had a 3 gallon picotope, what would you stock in terms of inverts/fish?

I currently have around 5 lbs of live rock and a peppermint shrimp. What else would you do? I was considering a clown goby, but I still might feel bad doing that. What do you think about a clown goby? Colorful inverts that'd work?

 

[bribo12]

Peppermint shrimp are super lame!! If your gonna get shrimps you gotta get sexy shrimps!! You could do a Pom Pom crab as well l. I wouldn't put a fish in there


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[Ricksreef]

Blue or yellow coral banded and sexy shrimp.


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[rcsguy]

Peppermint shrimp are super lame!! If your gonna get shrimps you gotta get sexy shrimps!! You could do a Pom Pom crab as well l. I wouldn't put a fish in there


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Blue or yellow coral banded and sexy shrimp.


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Could I get sexy shrimp even with the peppermint shrimp in there? I know that peppermints sometimes fight other shrimp species, but that's not my main concern. Would space be an issue?

 

[Ricksreef]

Could I get sexy shrimp even with the peppermint shrimp in there? I know that peppermints sometimes fight other shrimp species, but that's not my main concern. Would space be an issue?

Shouldn't be a problem.I keep a 3 gallon mainly invert macro algae tank.It has 3 sexy shrimp,1Blue coral banded shrimp,1 blue legged hermit and 1 snail and 1 neon goby.Keep Dragons Breath macro and Bubble caulerpa.
Only do a 1 qt water change a week plus normal daily topoff.

 

[rcsguy]

Shouldn't be a problem.I keep a 3 gallon mainly invert macro algae tank.It has 3 sexy shrimp,1Blue coral banded shrimp,1 blue legged hermit and 1 snail and 1 neon goby.Keep Dragons Breath macro and Bubble caulerpa.

Only do a 1 qt water change a week plus normal daily topoff.

Looks awesome! Do you think any starfish species would be comfortable In a 3? Most I've researched seem to get too big.

 

[Ricksreef]

Starfish would end starving.


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[tlonghorn]

Only fish you could keep is a clown goby and that'd be pushing it as long as your good with weekly water changes go for it

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[PB_Smith]

Blue or yellow coral banded and sexy shrimp.


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Coral banded shrimp get pretty darn big, far too big for a 3 gallon tank.
The last one I had was about 3" long and his claws spanned almost 5", not to mention his antennae.
Got rid of him after he grabbed my mandarin and tore it's lip off.

A small one would be fine for a few months, just know you will have to rehome it eventually.

 

[Ricksreef]

The blue or gold coral banded are peaceful and do not get as big as the regular coral banded.


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[melosu58]

If it was me I would not add a fish. A crab or shrimp maybe.

 

[Autumnsky]

Sexy shrimp are a hoot to watch!

 

[dingusplease]

Hi. A clown goby is perfectly fine, assuming you don't go for the barebones look with your aquascape. Give your tank tons of personality, build some caves with rock, create a little landscape with corals, and your goby will have plenty of "perches". I had a clown goby for over a year in my picotope . It loved to nestle into toadstools, xenia, acros, mushrooms, and even a few hitch-hiking sponges.

Clown gobies perch, and will be comfortable in a tank with a diverse set of corals and rock shapes to retreat to.

Just make sure you have a lid on your tank -- I lost mine to an open top.