Inverts for a nano

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  1. crustytheclown

    crustytheclown Eyelash Blennie

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    so i was wanting to get some interesting inverts for my two nano tanks. I have a 14gal and a 29gal. So if i could get some feedback on the following critters that would be great!
    Sea Cucumber
    Flame Scallop
    Sexy Shrimp
    Cleaner Shrimp
     
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  3. patrick824

    patrick824 Montipora Digitata

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    planning on having corals? if so, no sea cucumber. ive had a flame scallop, but to tell you the truth he was extremely boring. kinda cool to look at too. sexy shrimp- i had a bunch of these in my picotope and they are awesome! but in a 29 they might be too small. cleaner shrimp- go for it! i would recommend a coral banded shrimp :)
     
  4. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    depending on wich sea cucumber they can be good.sand sifter are ok, benificial infact.flame scalops are cool but very difficult to keep fed.they will sadly usually starve to death.sexy shrimp are awesome,a bit small in a 29 but if you get a bunch i think itd look cool.cleaner shrimp deff a good adition. id say coral banded shrimp if you dont get other types of shrimp ,coral banded shrimp are pretty agressive.my suggestion would be a fire/blood shrimp, very good inhabitants
     
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    WhiskyTango Eyelash Blennie

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    Get a Red Tiger Pistol Shrimp/Colorful Shrimp Goby pair. They'll be perfect.
     
  6. crustytheclown

    crustytheclown Eyelash Blennie

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    so no cucumber with corals huh?
     
  7. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    why no cucumbers with corals? they eat detritus not corals right?
     
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  9. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    yes, the risk is if they die they will nuke the whole tank... we have a 2 foot cucumber in the tank here at PSU and its been there for a couple years
     
  10. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    Sea cucumbers-
    Most of the drab cucumbers consume detritus and will not nuke the tank if they die. Most of the colorful cucumbers eat detritus and may nuke the tank if they die. Some of the extremely colorful and pretty cucumbers consume symbiotic algae that grows inside of them like corals and absolutely will nuke the tank if they die.

    I don't think any cucumber is suitable for the 14, maybe the 29 but I think they all get pretty large and eat a lot. Also considering nanos are notorious for having drastic swings in water conditions I don't think a cucumber would fair well unless your on top of everything all the time.

    Flame scallop- scallops require a lot of feeding which may be taxing on water quality in a nano.

    Sexy shrimps - are awesome... only down side is they are very tiny and very expensive.

    Cleaner shrimp- of the skunk variety are relatively cheap, comical, and seem to fair well in nanos.