i need a cool invert

Im lloookinng for a cool innvert mabe a snail or crab.its for my 5 gallon nano.current innhabitants. Are a baby blue and gold damsel,haliquin shrimp,hand full of baby mollies,and afew nerites.I need something friendly but cool so no mantis shrimp even though I have a soft spot for training them....the tank is a 5.5 fluval chi tank with an added canister filter,also a small hydor pico powerhead for added flow.

I do plan to aadd a skunk and fire shrimp.and all baby fish are there temporarily till they are old enough to go to their respective tanks.

I was thinkng of trying a staghorn hermit crab im just concerned hits "shell" will grow to large for the tank.

 

I think these little guys are pretty neat
Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Crinoid Squat Lobster

 

How are you going to have the room for the starfish for the Harlequin Shrimp?

 

I think he plans to keep them in a separate tank/sump. He mentions them but it is just a guess

 

Hmm that lobster is cool ill hafta keep an eye out for them.any other suggestions?

The starfish are kept in a 120gallon display sump/refugium in my other tank.I startee with 2 chocolate chip stars and have propigated them out now I have about 15 so the shrimp is good to go for alittle while .

 

Get a urchin!! THey are awsome cleaners and are pretty cool to watch.

I have a tuxedo since they are reef safe.

Or an Emerald Crab, i have a big one and he also is very fun to watch.

 

go with a pederson cleaner shrimp i have had them and they are super fun

Deep Sea Images Stock Library - Pederson Cleaner Shrimp - Periclimenes pedersoni - Natural History Images

 

Boxer crabs are awesome!

 

Do those need an anemone or is that optional?

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Wouldnt an urchin starve in a tank that size?

I 2nd the emerald provided your willing to supplement his diet with seaweed.

An electric blue hermit crab