2.5 gal pico w/pistol shrimp and shrimp goby?

[icepick5587]

Can this be done? I'm thinking about getting a 2.5 gallon rectangular pico to do this. I know that pistol shrimps have been known to break glass... does anybody have any thoughts on this?

 

[Nanomaniac]

A 2.5g is too small to house a Pistol shrimp and Goby or any fish in my opinion. A 10g would be the minimum if that is the only fish in the tank and it also depends on which species of Goby you pick.

 

[icepick5587]

I've seen a large clown housed in a 2 gal at a LFS. I think it's kind of sad really, but do you think a small pair would manage to squeak by?

 

[DarkXerox]

An emphatic no. Just stick with your 24g, theres plenty you can do with that

 

[moussa]

is there any chance that he could do it because i think it would look good
like if he could by some pods from his LFS wouldn he be able 2 do it?? i would like to see it happen

 

[dime079]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7815258#post7815258 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by icepick5587
I've seen a large clown housed in a 2 gal at a LFS. I think it's kind of sad really, but do you think a small pair would manage to squeak by?

are you sure this is not a temporary house for him? im sure they would know better than that. if not i'm not exactly sure i would trust them to give me information.

 

[icepick5587]

I'm sorry to say it's not a temporary home. They don't know any better, and trust me, I don't want info from them. DarkXerox, I would gladly house them in my nano but I'm getting ready to move out and can't take it with me.

 

[Agu]

I have a 5.5 shrimp/goby tank,

IMO anything smaller would be marginal at best.

 

[DarkXerox]

Yeah go with Agu's 5.5gal shrimp goby tank then. That looks great with the watchman in there! Plus a tank that size is really easy to move.

But honestly yeah, that LFS example is why you have to be careful with what you see, especially when they are in it to make money.