feather duster compat

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  1. gravismaximus

    gravismaximus Astrea Snail

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    Getting ready to put my feather duster in a 10 g and woukd like to know if you think its ok to add the following with it and with each other.

    Short spine urchin
    Six line wrasse
    Coral banded shrimp
    Sally light foot
    Scooter or lawnmower blenny

    Worried theres not enough algae for a blenny and the urchin.
     
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  3. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    Don't get a Scooter Dragonette. It needs a constant supply of pods, even if it eats frozen food.

    The tank is too small for most, if not all, Blennies, as well as any Wrasses. I would put a small Goby in the tank, if anything.

    Coral banded Shrimp and Crabs can be very aggressive, especially in a small tank.

    The tank might also be too small for the Urchin.
     
  4. sailorguy

    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    That could be a problem,both need alot of rock/algae to graze on.How long has your tank been set up? How much rock do you have?
     
  5. sailorguy

    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    +1,Didn't notice you said scooter,they need a large mature system to have a good chance of survival.A cleaner shrimp and maybe an emerald crab might be better choices also.
     
  6. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    +1 to all the above- 10g is not large enough for the fish, urchin, crab or shrimp. You might be ok with a cleaner shrimp and emerald crab if you target-feed them frequently.
     
  7. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    Yup. I would get a Skunk Cleaner, Sexy Dancer, or Blood Red Shrimp. I don't know if I would get any sort of crab, though. My hermit crabs ate my snails and my Emerald Crab ate a few Chromis and a Peppermint Shrimp. They can go rogue sometimes.