fourtanks Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I have a 3g Pico with a small damsel in it. Would a very small cleaner shrimp ( 1/2" body) be too much for a pico? When he gets bigger I can move him to my 29g. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 if you will move him later, he should be ok. generally just like blood fire and peppermints, these guys grow too big and become too big a bioload. besides the damsel, what other inhabitants do you have in your pico? Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I normally wouldn't recommend it, but.. If it's really small and you've got the space to put him somewhere bigger, I say have fun. Just watch the tank carefully and make sure it works out okay. Link to comment
Akiowalt Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 yes. you can introduce when they are small, keep it in mind, they grow up very fast and very big. By the time, not suitable for 3 gallons pico. Link to comment
jdl Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 not generally recommended, however i have seen a cleaner shrimp successfully kept in a 2 gallon for a pretty long time. water changes would def have to become a priority and happen more often for the bioload. Link to comment
under the sea Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 i have one in my 4 gallon. try to have a cave type area where the can hang upside down and there is enough room for their antenna. Link to comment
JamieSheffield Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 What are better, smaller, shrimp to keep in a small-sized tank? Jamie Link to comment
Micro-Reefs Aquariums Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 What are better, smaller, shrimp to keep in a small-sized tank? Jamie Sexy, shrimp.... Pom Pom crab.... Pistol Shrimp.... Link to comment
JBM Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 What are better, smaller, shrimp to keep in a small-sized tank? Jamie Sexy shrimp & pistol shrimp, thats about all that is truely suitable for a pico. Anything beyond that will need to be transferred to a larger tank or sold back to the lfs. Im not a fan of housing something small & transferring it at a later date when it becomes to big. Link to comment
brandon429 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I also want to add that a small coral banded shrimp, the yellow variant specifically, will stay small Ive had one in my vase for 4 years now. the number one pics have been mentioned, sexy shrimp and pom pom crabs. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 yellow coral banded souns like a good choice. Link to comment
brandon429 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 it molts a few times a year but has remained the same size the whole time, can't really explain that. animals don't grow to the size of their container like the old adage says they grow to the potential of their genetics and are influenced not by tank size but by nutrition and water params all of which are in check. its fascinating to wonder why it has not grown any. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 arent they supposed to stay around 1"+? yours is likely that size now right. Link to comment
brandon429 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 if so I feel better about it just assumed they'd at least get a little bigger full grown. mine is 1 in never read up on them just remember seeing on the boards they stay smaller than blue or white variants, its true~ Link to comment
.Newman. Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 yes that's what i read/expected too. 1" isn't that bad. my biggest bumblebee shrimp was about that size lol. Link to comment
brandon429 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'll add this, yellow banded shrimps are the most ravenous true detritivores Ive ever seen. nothing has 6+ arms that consistently pick the environment around them in pinpoint 1mm points constantly 24x7 for any bit of material, nonstop. at night they comb the whole reef and cover real territory, just one has a measurable benefit to lr cleanliness in a pico reef thats aged. they are constantly, repeatedly dislodging detritus that would otherwise be plugging lr channels and either cast it out into the tank or ingest it, either way its reduced in size after an encounter with one the pincers of the stenopus additionally, having the cb has shown more adaptivity in lps corals through fine details in polyp behavior. after years of association and nighttime pickings the blastomussa merletti corals do not close up when the shrimp walks over them, originally they would. that indicates quite an amazing nerve network somewhere in those corals even with unattached/individual polyp structures (each head independently learns the same energy conservation behavior at the same time, it uses less energy to stay open, they learn cb tactile sensation isn't a threat) newman on your post below it very well could be a gold Ive never read up on em... Link to comment
.Newman. Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 yellow coral banded shrimp (are you sure its not a gold coral banded?) sounds like a perfect small pico tank invert. Link to comment
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