making a shrimp reef tank!

[Swanwillow]

I don't have the patience to raise small foods, I don't think. We'll see what happens when it does happen!

since my tank has downgraded, the amounts have downgraded...

a pair of trimma gobies, and if I can find a pair of nematodes, I'd go for those. Maybe a pair of green clowns too. But, thats getting to be a lot of fish, but low bioload fish still.

shrimp, I shouldn't be TOO limited. I didn't have a large list of those to begin with, so I'd stick with the same list I think.

 

[soloweart]

I have a bunch of the shrimp you are interested in keeping, they have been together a while and they are doing quite well.

I have a Nematode (black ray) Goby/tiger pistol combo together in my 10 gallon with 1 green clown gobie (had two green clowns in the tank but had to seperate them cuz they were tearing each other apart...they are more aggresive than the other clown gobies.).
In the 20g I have 1green clown goby, a mated pair of golden coral banded shrimp, 1 yasha hase goby/candy pistol shrimp combo, 1alpheus sp.(a different color version of tiger pistol),1 red stripe nano goby, and pom pom xenia(which i keep off the floor so they dont use it as a door jam).

I wouldn't suggest the hawaiian Opae Ul. with pistols (possibly get away with it with candy pistols as they don't get big) as they could eat them.

Coral magazine has a magazine dedicated to shrimp/goby combo and selection, it might help=)
sounds like you'll have an awesome tank

 

[Swanwillow]

kay, no pistols then. They would just be for the commensal relationship, but for the safety of the other shrimp on my MUST HAVE list, they'll be out.