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

    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. cosmo

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    Planted fw tank with scarlet gem badis or a betta
     
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    Thanks 1.0 but I'm not getting the whole planted tank thing. Not sure why, just isn't jumping off the page at me.

    Any other thoughts?

    A palludrium is interesting, but seems like it could be a PITA.

    still researching mantis, seems a few smaller species may be ok???
     
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    pistol and goby with a few soft corals?
     
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  6. cosmo

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    I like it!

    on the list
     
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    A planted tank using Java Fern and Anubias species for plants should work well. Ornamental FW shrimp or some of the very small Tetras or Rasboras are good or a Badis badis tank.

    You could use whatever substrate you want since both plants pull most of there nutrients from the water column.
     
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    Thx

    I'm gonna research these and make a decision between
    1 maxi mini
    2 goby/pistol shrimp/softy
    3 planted tank as suggested
    4 another dwarf seahorse tank

    hmmm
     
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    Tough decision there as they are all good.
     
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