Sexy Shrimp And Pistol Shrimp

Nano tanks do have quite a following within the marine aquarium trade for for a variety of reasons. Several individuals find them challenging as such tiny aquariums are ordinarily tricky when it comes to stability. Others just do not have the space or don't fancy the workload of a large aquarium. The designation of what a nano tank actually is seems to differ from person to person. In the interest of defining the size of the aquarium, let us just assume a nano is any tank within 5 to 20 gallons.

Generally speaking, nano aquariums do have the benefit of being a great deal cheaper to manage and look after when compared larger fish aquariums. This is not to say they do not cost a whole lot as there loads of top brand equipment enthusiasts can get for a nano that will run into the hundreds of dollars. With limited space, comes very limited kinds of crustaceans and marine fishes one can keep. There are a number of specimen well suited for life in such restricted accommodations.

The teeny Sexy Shrimp (Thor Amboinensis) is absolutely suited for tank as little as 5 gallons. They just reach a total length of roughly three quarters of an inch and are absolutely tiny. They can be housed in numbers and are a pleasure to watch as they roam around the tank grazing. They have been known to eat some corals as a result always keep them well fed to circumvent this type of behavior.

Pistol Shrimp along with their symbiotic gobies can be had in fish tanks between ten and 20 gallons. It is smarter to go for smaller pistol shrimp such as the Randalls pistol shrimp as this species typically reaches lengths of possibly an inch. Similarly, go for smaller types of gobies for example the high-fin gobies or Yasha gobies

Although pistol shrimp are mostly scavengers, they are exceedingly opportunistic creatures that will surely consume sexy shrimp if given a chance. For that reason, i normally do not endorse keeping pistol shrimp and sexy shrimp in the same nano tank.