clean up crew is in the house!
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reeferman1
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Whats in your tank should be fine.
farmboy
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Lisa,
SWF may give you a credit on your next order. May not be worth it if you have to ship them the carcass.
The CBS will love some flake in addition to what he scavenges for.
ALSO, watch your CBS for that cool-slow motion-flip upside down-Matrix move! THey are AWSOME!
Congratulations!
SWF may give you a credit on your next order. May not be worth it if you have to ship them the carcass.
The CBS will love some flake in addition to what he scavenges for.
ALSO, watch your CBS for that cool-slow motion-flip upside down-Matrix move! THey are AWSOME!
Congratulations!
monalisa
Active Member
Fishmamma,
Speedy has been out and about every single night, shaking his cane at all the little whipper-snappers and making them get out of his way!! Tellin' them to "get off his propity"
. No really, he's fine, out and about, and enjoying the company. Thanks for asking. I haven't named all of my new critters, but I'm thinking that my CB shrimp should have a name...trying to come with something fun!! I think he's awesome!! :happy:
Talk to you later.
Lisa :happyfish
Speedy has been out and about every single night, shaking his cane at all the little whipper-snappers and making them get out of his way!! Tellin' them to "get off his propity"
. No really, he's fine, out and about, and enjoying the company. Thanks for asking. I haven't named all of my new critters, but I'm thinking that my CB shrimp should have a name...trying to come with something fun!! I think he's awesome!! :happy:Talk to you later.
Lisa :happyfish
ant
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Hi Lisa,
You sound so happy with the new critters. That is great! I will try and post the pictures again. I love looking at my fish and critters as much as I can. I've been under the weather so my hubby fed them tonight and had a great time doing it. It's really amazing how they all develop their own personalities. Ant.
mudplayerx
Active Member
I swear, that cleaner shrimp looks like it is pole-vaulting. lol
monalisa
Active Member
Oh Ant!!!
Your tank looks SO GREAT!! I can't wait for mine to have some little babies in there, although I'm really having fun watching my clean up guys. I don't know if you saw my post about bristle worms though, that has me a little worried...
again, great tank. I hope mine gets there soon.
Lisa :happyfish
Your tank looks SO GREAT!! I can't wait for mine to have some little babies in there, although I'm really having fun watching my clean up guys. I don't know if you saw my post about bristle worms though, that has me a little worried...
again, great tank. I hope mine gets there soon.
Lisa :happyfish
ant
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Mud, Yea, I agree. Jaques really gets around when he wants and he's so much fun. He'll sit right on my fingers and eat the food out of my hand too. I rarely do that, but it's cool.
Lisa, I read your thread and agree not to worry about the bristles. I worried when I first saw mine too. But, if it was a really bad problem there would be posts after posts of ways to get rid of them and what to do. It will be okay. Just enjoy them. They are cool in a freaky sort of way and I was told that they help with the bioload. Have you ever seen them get scared and shoot back into their hole?
I look forward to your pics with your new fish...very soon! Ant. :jumping:
Lisa, I read your thread and agree not to worry about the bristles. I worried when I first saw mine too. But, if it was a really bad problem there would be posts after posts of ways to get rid of them and what to do. It will be okay. Just enjoy them. They are cool in a freaky sort of way and I was told that they help with the bioload. Have you ever seen them get scared and shoot back into their hole?
I look forward to your pics with your new fish...very soon! Ant. :jumping:
fishmamma
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Ant- I love all your little swimmers!! I s that a 6 line I saw?? What size is your tank?
I am putting a goby/shrimp pair in my 29 gallon next week. Not sure what do add after that though. I have to do some research and find out if other shrimp are compatible with a pistol. I am thinking a bicolor and pair of false perc's, hopefully some shrimp.
Lisa- You are not giving up the info........do you have any ideas of who you will put in your tank?
Might you order more stock from SWF or try your LFS?
:happyfish
I am putting a goby/shrimp pair in my 29 gallon next week. Not sure what do add after that though. I have to do some research and find out if other shrimp are compatible with a pistol. I am thinking a bicolor and pair of false perc's, hopefully some shrimp.
Lisa- You are not giving up the info........do you have any ideas of who you will put in your tank?
Might you order more stock from SWF or try your LFS?
:happyfish
ant
Member
Kelly,
Yes, that's a six line and I LOVE him! He is our latest and last addition. I only have a 20 gal and wish I had bigger but we're only here for two years then we're moving. I love my gobi and pistol pair. They are so much fun to watch. My clowns were the first fish I added and I just love them too. Guess I love them all! The fish you have chosen sound good to me. I was going to get a royal gramma but I posted a thread grama vs six line and I really liked all the posts for 6 lines. Helped a lot and I'm totally happy with Six, that's his name. Good luck! :joy: Ant.
Mona, I'd like to know what kind of fish you're thinking of getting too. Ant.
Yes, that's a six line and I LOVE him! He is our latest and last addition. I only have a 20 gal and wish I had bigger but we're only here for two years then we're moving. I love my gobi and pistol pair. They are so much fun to watch. My clowns were the first fish I added and I just love them too. Guess I love them all! The fish you have chosen sound good to me. I was going to get a royal gramma but I posted a thread grama vs six line and I really liked all the posts for 6 lines. Helped a lot and I'm totally happy with Six, that's his name. Good luck! :joy: Ant.
Mona, I'd like to know what kind of fish you're thinking of getting too. Ant.
malounsbury
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Good looking tank Ant. I'd take some pics of my tank, but its only a 12ga nano, and there's not much going on in there yet. But my rock is looking pretty now!
evilbob22
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Originally Posted by malounsbury
From everything I'm reading, you should only keep one in a tank unless they are a matched/mated pair. Also, others have said from their experiences that they will attack or kill other species of shrimp.
I had a CBS and a cleaner shrimp in my old 55 Gal and they never bothered eachother. Although I agree about the matched pair thing, they are also known as "Boxer shrimp".
From everything I'm reading, you should only keep one in a tank unless they are a matched/mated pair. Also, others have said from their experiences that they will attack or kill other species of shrimp.
I had a CBS and a cleaner shrimp in my old 55 Gal and they never bothered eachother. Although I agree about the matched pair thing, they are also known as "Boxer shrimp".
malounsbury
Member
Originally Posted by EvilBob22
I had a CBS and a cleaner shrimp in my old 55 Gal and they never bothered eachother. Although I agree about the matched pair thing, they are also known as "Boxer shrimp".
I think it depends on how large your tank is and how much rockwork you have. I know in my tank, I wouldn't be able to get away with the CBS and cleaner.
I had a CBS and a cleaner shrimp in my old 55 Gal and they never bothered eachother. Although I agree about the matched pair thing, they are also known as "Boxer shrimp".
I think it depends on how large your tank is and how much rockwork you have. I know in my tank, I wouldn't be able to get away with the CBS and cleaner.
monalisa
Active Member
Sorry, got side tracked by having to go to bed, get up, and go to work :yes:
My daughter's birthday is May 20, and for that she and I going to Madison, WI and spending the night (my treat) in a really cool hotel. We'll be doing lots and lots of shopping that weekend, but the last thing before going out of town to home will hopefully be a pair of clowns (depending on water parameters at the time). She's been watching my tank progress very closely and plans on setting up one of her own, after mine is established. For now, though she's helping me with mine, well, as much as she can from an hour's drive away. She's a biology major, and I'm hoping that might just come in handy somewhere down the line.
After we send in the clowns, we're thinking that the next thing will probably be a pair of pyjama cardinals...we really like those too and should be compatible, according to what I've read, with clowns. After that, who knows, I don't want to overstock and compromise my tank, so from there we'll see.
Thanks everybody!!!
Lisa :happyfish
My daughter's birthday is May 20, and for that she and I going to Madison, WI and spending the night (my treat) in a really cool hotel. We'll be doing lots and lots of shopping that weekend, but the last thing before going out of town to home will hopefully be a pair of clowns (depending on water parameters at the time). She's been watching my tank progress very closely and plans on setting up one of her own, after mine is established. For now, though she's helping me with mine, well, as much as she can from an hour's drive away. She's a biology major, and I'm hoping that might just come in handy somewhere down the line.
After we send in the clowns, we're thinking that the next thing will probably be a pair of pyjama cardinals...we really like those too and should be compatible, according to what I've read, with clowns. After that, who knows, I don't want to overstock and compromise my tank, so from there we'll see.
Thanks everybody!!!
Lisa :happyfish