some concerns

[debbie]

I have some concerns about the critters in my tank. It a 5 gal with corals and inverts only. I have:
1 pom pom crab
1 porcelain crab
2 sexy shrimp
1 hermit crab
1 algae eating cowrie
1 nasarissus snail
What can I give these guys so they don't starve in this tank??
I had a cleaner shrimp but he bit the dust, I fed him some frozen foods and he loved to catch the odd flake on the water surface. Now he is gone and I have no fish in this tank I don't want these guys to starve. Any suggestions as to what I can feed them??
I know the porcelain crab is a filter feeder, very neat to watch him use his fans to catch food but there again I don't want him to starve.

 

[btldreef]

Originally Posted by Debbie
http:///forum/post/3221001
I have some concerns about the critters in my tank. It a 5 gal with corals and inverts only. I have:
1 pom pom crab
1 porcelain crab
2 sexy shrimp
1 hermit crab
1 algae eating cowrie
1 nasarissus snail
What can I give these guys so they don't starve in this tank??
I had a cleaner shrimp but he bit the dust, I fed him some frozen foods and he loved to catch the odd flake on the water surface. Now he is gone and I have no fish in this tank I don't want these guys to starve. Any suggestions as to what I can feed them??
I know the porcelain crab is a filter feeder, very neat to watch him use his fans to catch food but there again I don't want him to starve.
You can try a very small amount of a meaty frozen preparation. This should provide enough food for all the critters and enough food to turn into algae for the cowrie. You might want to reconsider the cowrie in this tank if it's a new setup and you don't have much algae growth.

 

[debbie]

sorry its not a new tank, everything from rock, sand, water is all from the 3 gal tank. I will give them a mix of frozen and pellets.