Halfpikant
New member
Hey everyone,
I've been reading this forum for about a month now because I'm considering starting a saltwater aquarium to house a mantis shrimp.
When reading on Roy's list I noticed that most stomatopods like eating snails, fish, crabs etc. My LFS adviced me to maybe keep a sea urchin in the same aquarium to help with biological cleanup. Is this a good idea? Does anyone have experience doing this? If yes, can you recommend a species of sea urchin?
I currently don't have a tank. I'm considering getting a red sea max 170 or 250. I'm making all decisions based on eventually acquiring a peacock mantis shrimp. I might start with a N. wennerae because these seem easier to keep for a beginner, but I don't want to have to upgrade everything when I switch to a larger mantis shrimp.
Thanks in advance!
I've been reading this forum for about a month now because I'm considering starting a saltwater aquarium to house a mantis shrimp.
When reading on Roy's list I noticed that most stomatopods like eating snails, fish, crabs etc. My LFS adviced me to maybe keep a sea urchin in the same aquarium to help with biological cleanup. Is this a good idea? Does anyone have experience doing this? If yes, can you recommend a species of sea urchin?
I currently don't have a tank. I'm considering getting a red sea max 170 or 250. I'm making all decisions based on eventually acquiring a peacock mantis shrimp. I might start with a N. wennerae because these seem easier to keep for a beginner, but I don't want to have to upgrade everything when I switch to a larger mantis shrimp.
Thanks in advance!