3 Gallon Pico

marinebiofreak

marinebiofreak

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I was just wondering what I can put in a 3 gallon picotope. I was going to get a pair of dwarf seahorses but then I decided that I have no one to give the fry to. I wanted to try to get just one but you have to feed them live stuff. Could I do one dwarf and maybe a mandarin goby? Just the dwarf? Any other kind of fish? Corals? HELP!
Thanks from Taryn
 
old hickory

old hickory

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Taryn,
I'm admittedly the least experienced person on here, but I do know you don't want to add a Mandarin to a newly established tank, especially one this small. It will starve to death, according to the experts. From everything I've read, they should only be introduced to a large established tank. They sure are beautiful though.
Seahorses, in my humble opinion, are for people with a lot more experience than you and me.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Absolutely not on a mandarin in a 3g
What you could do is some zoas, and a clown goby.....there are a lot to choose from.....Look at the panda goby....VERY SMALL, so IMO it would be perfect for a pico
 
1guydude

1guydude

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or green banded gobys...they stay small...
BEWARE NOT BAR GOBYS OR COMMONLY CALLED ZEBRA GOBYS/DARTFISH
 
1snapple

1snapple

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I did a clown goby, he jumped right after he killed an acro and started on the 2nd acro. I would do a panda goby if i could do it again, maybe a pair, the only tank you would be able to see them in.
 
nano-newb1983

nano-newb1983

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i would just avoid a fish, least amount of bioload the better in small pico. maybe just get a peppermint shrimp or somthing
This is mine, not goin to get fish, just a nice lil reef tank
 
1snapple

1snapple

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Quote:
Originally Posted by NaNo-NeWb1983 http:///forum/thread/386046/3-gallon-pico#post_3388731
i would just avoid a fish, least amount of bioload the better in small pico. maybe just get a peppermint shrimp or somthing
This is mine, not goin to get fish, just a nice lil reef tank

Awesome tank, i also wouldn't do a fish, small peppermint, nass snails, and about 3 margarita snails will do good for a cuc.
 
1snapple

1snapple

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Meow, I have the world smalled emerald in my pico, its like 3/4" long, spanning from one leg to another.
 
1guydude

1guydude

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the females are smaller than the males! My males id say are about 11/2" from leg to leg and the female is the 3/4" to1"...the females have another carpace looking thing on the bottom of em for the eggs!
I love my emeralds im not gonna lie!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/386046/3-gallon-pico#post_3388861
the females are smaller than the males! My males id say are about 11/2" from leg to leg and the female is the 3/4" to1"...the females have another carpace looking thing on the bottom of em for the eggs!
I love my emeralds im not gonna lie!
LOL...sounds to me like you get a little too close to your Emerald crabs
 
1guydude

1guydude

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Quote:LOL...sounds to me like you get a little too close to your Emerald crabs

h8er! lmao
yes i know my crabs....hehe that just dosent sound good!
 
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