SaltwaterNuB
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Nice! How do you like that heater? I'm using the same one. Will it turn off after it reaches 80'?
Agreed. I have 40g and 1 peppermint, i can see him all the time! Im not a fan of pistol shrimp as id rather not risk tumbling rocks and broken tanks . I want to get a cleaner shrimp, a blood shrimp and maybe another peppermint for my 40. I prefer to shop locally too, but when it comes to sps theyre scarce locally. Not many ppl around here have the light capacity for sps, ive only met a few even my lfs doesnt use leds and only keeps montiporas i from what i saw, no clams either
I've thought about a pistol shrimp, but if I do that I want to have a shrimp-goby pair and I would feel guilty putting any SW fish in a tank that small. I'm the girl that keeps bettas in 3 gallons at very minimum, though. I think 5-10 is more appropriate. Lol. I love pistol shrimp and one of these days I'll have one! My water is all clear and pretty and I put a background on the tank. I'll post a picture in a few minutes.
I would say that the sand bed is around 2" judging by the sauce cap and also the heater.
That is a good heater for small tanks. There is no guessing during setup. It just is what it is. And those are normally 80*.
I like peppermint a lot. In big set ups though they don't live long and are normally for certain purposes. I.e. aptasia.
Agree that lfs are a bit more pricey but you can always see what your getting. If it doesn't look good then you don't get it. Worth the money to me to shop at an established place where quality product is a must. That also depends on the lfs.
Tank looks good. I like the size. Miniature, cute. And yes I said cute.
Diamond Goby will work.Sexy shrimp are perfect for that size tank.Plus you will see them all the time,get at least three.
Diamond goby would be good. I love any kind of goby! I was thinking 4 would be a good number. my lfs almost always has them. I do like my lfs, I felt like it sounded like I was bad mouthing them earlier. Lol. They really are my favorite store in town! I just wish we had more than one so there was some competition. I'm all for board games, but this kind of monopoly doesn't do anyone any good.
Sorry,I meant neon goby.Diamond goby definitely would not work.
Another one to check out, look for a spotted prawn goby. So cool !!!
Aww. I wish I could send you one! Lol. My lfs always has tanks full of the little guys.Id love to find one around here !
Everything sounds good and there are plenty of choices. Whatever you decide to go with I'm sure will work fine. I do like the way the sexy shrimp look but it's just to bad that their main diet is star fish. I don't think that they would last very long in a 2.5 due to lack of food supply.
Just kidding. Found the info on that. Ha. I may give it a shot with a few of them and see if maybe a meat-filled diet will work. I meant to mention. I have a bristle worm colony in this pico already. Lol. At least I have something wiggling around in there for now.
My light came in and looks great. Going to check ammonia levels today and probably do a 1.5g water change. Would it be a bad idea to add a couple crabs if everything looks good. My lfs isn't getting neons in until next week. I don't want to add any shrooms or polys just yet. I also want a couple sexies. I just can't watch them each chocolates. Haha