Sally lighfoot and Emeralds together?

[fishtaco]

Is it possible to keep both together in a 15 gallon nano? I like my sally lightfoot, but I am still having a lot of problems with bubble algae and thinking of adding a couple emeralds. This leads to another question, will two emeralds get along? Will either emeralds or sally lightfoot go after my hermits or a peppermints shrimp or snails.
Thanks.
Fishtaco

 

[slice]

I have 2 emeralds and they get along so well, they made babies! Well, they made fish food as it turned out, but was fantastic to watch.
I also would like to add a sally and a few hermits, so I will be watching for responses to your question, thanks for asking...

 

[navigator]

I have two sallys and an emerald in a 55g. They don't seem to pay any attention to each other.

 

[fishtaco]

Thanks for answering, I am looking forward to picking up some more crabs.
Fishtaco

 

[flower]

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Originally Posted by Fishtaco http:///forum/thread/381609/sally-lighfoot-and-emeralds-together#post_3324990
Is it possible to keep both together in a 15 gallon nano? I like my sally lightfoot, but I am still having a lot of problems with bubble algae and thinking of adding a couple emeralds. This leads to another question, will two emeralds get along? Will either emeralds or sally lightfoot go after my hermits or a peppermints shrimp or snails.
Thanks.
Fishtaco

According to my book minimum tank size for a sally lightfoot is 50g. way too big for a 15g nano. Emerald crabs will burst the bubble as they feed and thus spread the algae, it gives them food to eat but it creates a bigger algae problem.