nano fish/inverts that ARE NOT reef safe
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tangs rule
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Not reef safe:
The green brittle star (ophiarachana incrassata) : https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Green-Brittle-Starfish_p_385.html
Most starfish with raised bumps will predate on corals.
Mantis/pistol shrimps. Camelback shrimps (Rhynchocinetes sp.)
Banded coral shrimp (stenopus sp.) & yellow coral shrimp - eats snails - the good type snails & may feed on hermits crabs too.
Most hawk fishes will eat cleaner&ornamental shrimps & some crabs.
Sally lightfoot crab - will prey on corals & anemones when grown up.
That's what comes to mind at the moment.
The smaller the tank - the MORE research needs to be done before mixing things together cause there's less room for creatures to hide from predators.......and corals play biological warefare to begin with anyway - so much research must be done prior to throwing "what looks good" in a tank less than 30 gallons. And the smaller the tank - the more fatal it can become for species used to living in area the size of your neighborhood. . .
The green brittle star (ophiarachana incrassata) : https://www.saltwaterfish.com/Green-Brittle-Starfish_p_385.html
Most starfish with raised bumps will predate on corals.
Mantis/pistol shrimps. Camelback shrimps (Rhynchocinetes sp.)
Banded coral shrimp (stenopus sp.) & yellow coral shrimp - eats snails - the good type snails & may feed on hermits crabs too.
Most hawk fishes will eat cleaner&ornamental shrimps & some crabs.
Sally lightfoot crab - will prey on corals & anemones when grown up.
That's what comes to mind at the moment.
The smaller the tank - the MORE research needs to be done before mixing things together cause there's less room for creatures to hide from predators.......and corals play biological warefare to begin with anyway - so much research must be done prior to throwing "what looks good" in a tank less than 30 gallons. And the smaller the tank - the more fatal it can become for species used to living in area the size of your neighborhood. . .
blackjacktang
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i kept a coral banded shrimp in my 24g reef aquapod
blackjacktang
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Mantis Shrimp
tangs rule
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackjacktang http:///forum/thread/383685/nano-fish-inverts-that-are-not-reef-safe#post_3357820
i kept a coral banded shrimp in my 24g reef aquapod
Yours was a good one then - the one I had many years ago was eating my hermit crabs - at least 1/2 of them. . .I kept finding hermits with their tails eaten off each morning.....then 1 nite a couple hours after lights out - I got a flashlight and shined it in the tank - I CAUGHT him ripping a hermit out of his shell! ! ! ! The light spooked the coral banded shrimp and he dropped the hermit - who then ran like heck! !
I returned the CBS to the store - no more tail half missing hermits!
Originally Posted by Blackjacktang http:///forum/thread/383685/nano-fish-inverts-that-are-not-reef-safe#post_3357820
i kept a coral banded shrimp in my 24g reef aquapod
Yours was a good one then - the one I had many years ago was eating my hermit crabs - at least 1/2 of them. . .I kept finding hermits with their tails eaten off each morning.....then 1 nite a couple hours after lights out - I got a flashlight and shined it in the tank - I CAUGHT him ripping a hermit out of his shell! ! ! ! The light spooked the coral banded shrimp and he dropped the hermit - who then ran like heck! !
I returned the CBS to the store - no more tail half missing hermits!
blackjacktang
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ohhh i seee..i also always felt bad having shrimp for dinner because his tank was next to the table
tangs rule
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Maybe my banded shrimp saw me eating shrimp tails and thought he'd try it with crabs! ! That CBS I had sure was good at pulling hermits out of their shells! - he ate more than a dozen before I caught him - but he only did it at nite......during the day he was just a little angle....turn out the lights and it was a nightmare for the hermits.
blackjacktang
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lol next thing you know your going to move and ull have to move the rock and behind the rock you see a grill, a kitchen, a resturant, and "how to cook your owners CUC in 20 minutes" cook book, and ingerdiants everywere.
tangs rule
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Nah - the only little book I found was "Hermit's - Detritus eaters or a delicacy?" lol
katsafados
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Pistol shrimps are reef safe? I have a tiger pistol shrimp in my reef tank and it does nothing but eat copepods and clean my sand!
tangs rule
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Most safe inverts - short list
scarlet cleaner & peppermint shrimp/anemone shrimp
emerald crab; blue/red/scarlet leg hermit crabs - if tank not overstocked with them. one or 2 each only if tank under 20 gallons
Turban/trochus/nerite/astraea snails
Most starfish not reef safe - espically the pretty ones with bumps - only a few species of brittle stars are reef safe - if it looks kinda boring it's probable safe...If it's pretty or smooth legged - it's probably not reef safe..
Most dottybacks/grammas/damsels(though they get territorial)/gobies & dart fishes - generally these are all small fishes that are reef safe, but there are some exceptions.
scarlet cleaner & peppermint shrimp/anemone shrimp
emerald crab; blue/red/scarlet leg hermit crabs - if tank not overstocked with them. one or 2 each only if tank under 20 gallons
Turban/trochus/nerite/astraea snails
Most starfish not reef safe - espically the pretty ones with bumps - only a few species of brittle stars are reef safe - if it looks kinda boring it's probable safe...If it's pretty or smooth legged - it's probably not reef safe..
Most dottybacks/grammas/damsels(though they get territorial)/gobies & dart fishes - generally these are all small fishes that are reef safe, but there are some exceptions.
btldreef
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How large of a nano is it? Most filefish are not reef safe. I have a Orange Spotted Filefish that eats frozen in my 14G, now that's a cool fish. Many hawkfish aren't reef safe due to their taste for ornamental shrimp.
Some pipefish and seahorses, while although not "non reef safe" are rarely seen in a reef setting.
Some pipefish and seahorses, while although not "non reef safe" are rarely seen in a reef setting.
btldreef
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Quote:
Originally Posted by anti http:///forum/thread/383685/nano-fish-inverts-that-are-not-reef-safe#post_3359335
Filefish is a great idea! Thanks!
Ii have some coral i can feed him at first..
Its a 30G
Keep the ideas coming!
They are very, very hard to convert. Some won't even eat coral in captivity, my suggestion would be to do A LOT of research before even considering this fish, but they are very cool.
In a 30G, why not do a dwarf lion or angler of some sort?
Originally Posted by anti http:///forum/thread/383685/nano-fish-inverts-that-are-not-reef-safe#post_3359335
Filefish is a great idea! Thanks!
Ii have some coral i can feed him at first..
Its a 30G
Keep the ideas coming!
They are very, very hard to convert. Some won't even eat coral in captivity, my suggestion would be to do A LOT of research before even considering this fish, but they are very cool.
In a 30G, why not do a dwarf lion or angler of some sort?