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

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by cosmo, Oct 19, 2012.

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What to do with my new 5G eco pico tank

  1. maxi mini reef tank

    8 vote(s)
    28.6%

  2. goby/pistol shrimp tank

    12 vote(s)
    42.9%

  3. freshwater planted tank

    5 vote(s)
    17.9%

  4. another dwarf seahorse tank

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

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

    3 vote(s)
    10.7%
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  1. elwolfe

    elwolfe Coral Banded Shrimp

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    That bulls eye shrimp looks cool.

    If we're trying to stay in a budget, the Tangaroa and the Hi Fin are neat looking.
     
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  2. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    Bullseye don't pair with shrimp gobies IIRC
     
    1.0reef, Oct 24, 2012
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  3. elwolfe

    elwolfe Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Looks like you're right... From LA: Unlike some other Snapping Shrimp the Bullseye Snapping Shrimp does not normally form a symbiotic relationship with gobies (e.g. Amblyeleotris or Stonogobiops), but rather is a free-living reef species.

    That's a bummer.
     
    elwolfe, Oct 24, 2012
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  4. Toallhisdoom

    Toallhisdoom Dragon Wrasse

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    reefs2go has yashas for $40 each, and red stripped shrimp is what i am gonna get!

    http://www.reefs2go.com/product/F-GOBY-YASA/Saltwater-Yasha-Hase-Goby.html
    yasha

    shrimp choices:
    http://www.reefs2go.com/product/INV_SHR_PISTOL_RED/Live-Saltwater-Red-Pistol-Shrimp.html
    http://www.reefs2go.com/product/INV...ine-Reef-AquariumsRandalls-Pistol-Shrimp.html
    http://www.reefs2go.com/product/INV_SHR_PISTOL_TIGER/Live-Saltwater-Tiger-Pistol-Shrimp.html
    http://www.reefs2go.com/product/INV_SHR_PISTOL_GREEN/Live-Saltwater-Green-Pistol-Shrimp.html

    i vote the red stripped one! lol
     
    Toallhisdoom, Oct 24, 2012
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  5. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    The Randall's is my favorite :)
     
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  6. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    yep damnit, liked that one the best, oh well
     
    cosmo, Oct 24, 2012
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  7. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    randalls/orange stripe
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    yasha
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    hi fin
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    yellow watchman may get too big
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    cosmo, Oct 24, 2012
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  8. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    Randalls get as large/larger than yellows
     
    1.0reef, Oct 24, 2012
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  9. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Yeah, I'm gonna go with the yasha or hi fin, and the red stripe, I'm looking up maxi mini's, but may do a ricordea garden instead, I don't really wanna deal with a high light tank in my bedroom, nor do I want to drop $200-300 on maxi minis when you add up 4-5 of them and lighting:(
     
    cosmo, Oct 25, 2012
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  10. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    the yasha is a real cool fish to me abd they dint get huge the yellow and randalls get ot big IMO
     
    rc_mcwaters3, Oct 25, 2012
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