Blank Slate! 5G eco pico! Gopy/pistol shrimp wins

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What to do with my new 5G eco pico tank

  1. maxi mini reef tank

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  2. goby/pistol shrimp tank

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  3. freshwater planted tank

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  4. another dwarf seahorse tank

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  5. distant option, a small mantis tank like a caribbean rock mantis

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  1. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Thanks 3reef in advance!
    I got a 5g eco pico on Ebay for $50 shipped, but can't decide what to do with it.
    I have my dwarf seahorse tank, that if runs right, will be having alot of babies some day, but I don't really want 2 dwarf seahorse tanks.

    My 90G is basically a LPS/softie tank so don't want another of that.

    I like the thought of a mantis tank, but its glass and kinda thin, so not sure about that. Still reading on mantis, obviously a peacock is out of the question, but maybe another species.

    HMM, any thoughts?

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  3. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Cool!! How about a Lysiosquillina maculata??
     
  5. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    How many fires are you gonna light?lol,how about big horses/planted since you got most of the gear.

    And make that bed before taking pics ;D
     
  6. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    I like! Is 5G big enough?
    Hand tamed one;)


    Nah bro, it'll just get messy again;) Big horses need a 40G tall, maybe the next tank;)
     
  7. tinctorus

    tinctorus Feather Duster

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    I would do what I am going to do for my wife a MAXI MINI tank!!
    I am building her a Mr Aqua 12x12x12 7.5G cube and am going to make it a Maxi mini tank, I will have 7-8 Maxi mini's in there along with about a dozen sexy shrimp and a yasha goby/yasha shrimp pair

    It'll be lit with a DIY led fixture and will most likely be drilled and plumbed to a 5 gallon sump, I may toss in some zoa's or acans but the maxi's will be the boss hog's of the tank
     
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  9. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    won't the maxi minis eat the shrimp and fish? I've read a few threads of them doing that.
     
  10. skurious

    skurious Sailfin Tang

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    I dont think they will eat the Sexy shrimp. but they sure eat peppermint shrimp, i bought a few of the shrimp 3 days ago and within about 30 minutes or so my maxi mini had snagged one.
     
  11. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    I don't know, if they can get a peppermint, why not a sexy? And I've read alot of threads of them getting fish too.
     
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    skurious Sailfin Tang

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    I believe the sexy shrimp have some sort of relationship with them. Similar to clown fish with other nems. I tried to do a search on this but nothing really came up. I could be wrong.