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Old 01/08/2008, 07:46 PM
Swanwillow Swanwillow is offline
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Talking making a shrimp reef tank!

Okay, so as the title says, I'm making a shrimp reef tank. What it more or less amounts to is shrimp, zoanthids, different LPS, an anemone, LR, and the smallest gobies.

So, I need ideas and web sites. Ideas on whats compatible, and sites I can order said shrimp from.

The list I have so far 75 gallon tank, 20 gallon ref/sump-have yet to get a skimmer, looking at an octopus (skimmer, not the cephelopod-although that would be cool too!), or just getting cheato going real good maybe since its kinda low bioload for a 75 gallon tank..

sorry, I'm a rambler.

I'll start with fish; if you know of some really neat little gobies, post and site please! These are from liveaquaria and themarinecenter I'll have a wait for them to come instock...

4 clown gobies. 2 green, 2 probably yellow
4 trimma gobies (possibly cana)
if I can find a pair of nematodes.. count me in. Otherwise, just a single shrimp type goby.
MAYBE 2 firefish-depends on if they'd eat my shrimp.
Thats about enough fish. Gobies only, although I think I'll miss a free-swimming fish, so firefish would be ideal if they won't eat the small tiny shrimp.

SHRIMP LIST

The part you've all been waiting for, right?

sexy shrimp. DEFINITELY 3 of them.
Harlequin-pair, I'll have to set up a starfish tank too, and cut out arms for them. Ick, but COOL
fire shrimp

I need more ideas for shrimp. I even thought that a small mantis 'shrimp' would look fun in the mix, but he'd probably eat something I don't want him to.
Any ideas? suggestions?
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