I'm Gonna Make a Big Upgrade!

[jessp]

btw the new tank looks great, awesome aquascaping.

 

[NanoKat]

Actually, I've never seen problems with my peppermints and the banded coral shrimp. I got the last batch of peppermints about the same time as the blennie and when I put them in, the bandeds went after them a little bit, but as soon as the pepps learned to respect them, everything was fine. I've found the same for the fish I add...they usually get nipped a couple of times before they figure out to stay away too. That's another good thing about this new tank...more space for the bandeds.

 

[jessp]

i would love a cleaner shrimp but i'm afraid to spend the money, maybe i'll experiment w/ a peppermint first.

 

[NanoKat]

I love my peppermints...I usually have 2-4 at any given time. I had one in the 15 for almost 2 years and he was huge and a very dark red color...then he jumped! I was very sad to lose him/her. I've had a couple of instaces of introducing aptasia to the tank and the pepps made quick work of them. I do have some tulip/majano anemones that they don't touch though. I also haven't seen them eating anything I don't want them to. I know some give them a bad rep.

I'd also love to get a cleaner shrimp, but don't want to add too many more shrimp while I have the banded coral shrimp pair. I'm either going to transfer them or trade them in at some point...they're getting too big for my tank.

 

[Pico Keeper]

Wow, the new tank looks great!!! Good work, love the aquascape and coral placement!!! Only thing I would do would be to paint the back black so that you don't see all the equipment.

 

[NanoKat]

Actually, I like for the coralline to cover the back glass. My 15 was covered and it's really fun cleaning it off now!

 

[BAYONNEREEF]

cool tank