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  1. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Any ideas on an INVERT for a newbie, non light sensitive and easy to care for?:confused:
    I have a 55 gal FOWLR (check it out)
    would they be ok with clowns or tangs?
    Thanks
    pan
     
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  2. fishluver

    fishluver Sea Dragon

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    dwarf angelfish, firefish, wrasse, butterflys maybe
     
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  3. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    clowns, yes,
    tangs,no

    I personally like cinnamon clowns
     
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  4. fishluver

    fishluver Sea Dragon

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    ohh sorry i didnt read i was still on the fish topic. cleaner shrimp are pretty cool.
     
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  5. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    me to:-[
     
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    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    I have a peppermint shrimp, emerald crabs, blue leg hermits, and a featherduster.
     
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  7. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    cleaner shrimp are awesome!!! and then fire shrimp are a little more shy but look cool still...
     
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  8. fishluver

    fishluver Sea Dragon

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    those harlequin (spelling) shrimp are awsome dont have one but they are like $30
     
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  9. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    Peppermint, cleaner, blood shrimp (all the Lysmata genus) are good beginner inverts IMO. You could also look at a brittle star or serpent star, they are easy and pretty hardy just don't get the green serpent stars, they have a bad reputation.

    Harlequin shrimp generally don't last long in most people's tanks because they only eat sea stars and most people don't have enough stars in their tanks to keep them fed, so be careful with that one.
     
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  10. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    I'm getting a cleaner shrimp(;D) and maybe some hermits...
    Thank you all!
     
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