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. asamaras

    asamaras Astrea Snail

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    mantis seems like it would be neat to watch but the pistol and goby seems like it would be more fun to build
     
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  2. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    lol, nope kinda leaning towards the mantis or goby/shrimp

    and again
    cut the deal again for me;)
     
    cosmo, Oct 22, 2012
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  3. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    Hope I'm not over influencing you ;D as you can see, i'm a huge fan of mantiids.

    plus, how many people have mantiids? a lot less than goby/shrimp pairs.
     
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  4. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    nah, I'm kinda leaning that way or the goby/shrimp way anyways, just need to find a cool one somewhere, LA has a few, but out of stock as are most places
     
    cosmo, Oct 22, 2012
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  5. asamaras

    asamaras Astrea Snail

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    what type of goby and pistol are you thinking?
     
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  6. Ryan Duchatel

    Ryan Duchatel Millepora

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    Cherrys are $1 each in AUS. I put 30 in one of my fresh water tanks and they quickly became food for my golden gouramis. However, when I last cleaned out the cannister filter, I found 10 hanging in the bottom ALIVE!!!! They seem to be going up there for protection I think. I hadn't changed the media in it for at least 6 months before I found them. So it must be good conditions down there!.
     
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  7. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    not sure yet, prob a yellow prawn or orange stripe prawn, but need to research it more first if I go that route, and then prob just whatever snapping shrimp I find that i like,
     
    cosmo, Oct 22, 2012
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  8. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    How much would Cherry Shrimp be for you? At one LFS they were selling them for $5 each, but I found a breeder that sells them for $1 each.
     
    Camkha1234, Oct 22, 2012
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  9. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    you could get the goby in the big tank ya know
     
    1.0reef, Oct 22, 2012
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  10. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    yeah, but I'm afraid the melanarus may have the shrimp for dinner. The planted tank isn't out yet, I really do like the thought of a school of tetras in there. How many tetras could you put it in a 5G?
     
    cosmo, Oct 22, 2012
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