not quiet a nano but close enough eh

[cjm033]

im gonna get a 5 gallon bow front next week its and acrylic tank with a knock off eclipse hood i really like mantis shrimp so im gonna get one fot the tank im probly gonna get one that gets no bigger than 5 cm and ill get 8 lbs of lr and a few snails (to clean the tank and if the shrimp wants a snack) i was probly gonna do a 2 inch sand bed and put a piece of pvc tubing in the lr for the shrimp to hide in i am probly gonna get a blue damsel to go with it because i heard those were good with mantis shrimp and never get killed but i was wandering if i could do a false perc instead? would that work out or be a total disaster? i will probly feed the mantis krill and a few other things like small pieces of fish. any of your input or help will be greatly appreciated thanks for your help,Chris:P