[jden092901]

ok...I kinda feel dumb for asking this, but what the heck. I have a 30 gallon tank, all of my water is great, the only thing I dont like is my nitrates, which are 3-5 with 10 being the highest its been. My salinity is 1.026. Anyway...my cleaner shrimp just died...my sally crab died a few weeks ago. I know shrimp like a little higher salinity, 1.027-28. I'm not really sure what's going on, it may be my wrasse bugging them too. I was wanting to get a coral banded shrimp for replacement, but everyone is telling me not to get one. I dont wanna spend the 20 bucks on another shrimp right now...would my tank be ok without a shrimp, or do they play a large role in your reef? I want that coral banded shrimp bad, but EVERYONE says NO.

Thanks,

Josh...sorry for the long question.