little spec V new pic 3/13/2013

[eklikewhoa]

just about all that are readily available.

[johnnytrinh]

was looking at some Harlequin Shrimp at city pet but i dont know if i will be able to feed them star fish every week

[eklikewhoa]

When I kept them in my old 30g cube I had a pair, in the sump I kept a bunch of chocolate starfish and every week I would cut a limb off of one to feed.

Kept the stars in rotation like that and it kept them going for a really long time.

[eklikewhoa]

bumble bee shrimp look really cool, almost like the cartoon Caterpillar

[eklikewhoa]

I've got 6 pom pom crabs in my tank right now and will be adding a bunch of sexy shrimp and some anemone shrimp to try and get my mini carpets to host them.

[johnnytrinh]

i like the pompom but they so small. might just get a pair of harlequin shrimp and try to keep up with the feeding. how ofter do they need to eat or is it always feeding on the starfish if its there

[eklikewhoa]

They eat really slow but I fed about once a week, just one limb between the two of them and then clean up the mess afterwards.

[johnnytrinh]

what mess is there after they eat

[eklikewhoa]

they leave behind starfishes spicules

Probably should read up a lot more before diving in, they get pretty messy.

[johnnytrinh]

probably stay away from them then.

[T_A_H_A]

how often do you plan on doing a water change?

[johnnytrinh]

Aiming for a gallon a week. There's about 4g of water in the tank. Why did you ask?

[T_A_H_A]

My friend has the same tank. He was wondering often you would have to do a water change. Good luck with the tank. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

[johnnytrinh]

Was using the nano mag float. It's way to big for a nano tank. Got me a new vertex duplex in the mail today. Looks good and slim. Hopefully it does the job.

[eklikewhoa]

That's the sexy right there!

I want one but found out about them a little too late and ended up with the TLF nanomag. I'm content with it so far but if I need a new one I'm getting this