I got my first saltwater tank a few months back, a 12 gallon nano cube. I had a rough start but things are going great now (I'm an expert! Yeah, right!). So great, that I want more (bad me, bad! I have no room or time for another tank.). In that time, I've pulled an emerald mithrax crab and a tiny unknown crab out of the 12 gallon and kept them in a 3 gallon Eclipse tank. I really can't stand the 3 gallon tank since I can't maneuver to do anything, and all that grows is diatoms since the lighting is weak. The 6 gallon nano cube is on sale so I ordered one. The tank will have the two crabs, live rock, and live sand for sure.
What else can I put in there? I will try a few snails but no hermit crabs (since there are already two crabs of potentially grabby disposition). I would love to have a fish. What fish will do okay in that small a tank? I want an active fish. Since they're cheap and small, what about a single damsel? I know people recommend a clown goby but they're small and probably hide. I also don't want the crab to pester the fish. I'd also love a shrimp. I can't have one in my 12 gallon for fear he'd eat my feather dusters (all hitchhiked worms). Is there any shrimp that would get along with the crabs, or are they just likely to attack each other as I'd guess? Finally, with the new light, I thought I'd try a few mushroom or polyp corals knowing that the crabs may one day eat some. This tank is for the crabs first unlike the 12 gallon so I will forgive them if they eat everything else. Thanks.
What else can I put in there? I will try a few snails but no hermit crabs (since there are already two crabs of potentially grabby disposition). I would love to have a fish. What fish will do okay in that small a tank? I want an active fish. Since they're cheap and small, what about a single damsel? I know people recommend a clown goby but they're small and probably hide. I also don't want the crab to pester the fish. I'd also love a shrimp. I can't have one in my 12 gallon for fear he'd eat my feather dusters (all hitchhiked worms). Is there any shrimp that would get along with the crabs, or are they just likely to attack each other as I'd guess? Finally, with the new light, I thought I'd try a few mushroom or polyp corals knowing that the crabs may one day eat some. This tank is for the crabs first unlike the 12 gallon so I will forgive them if they eat everything else. Thanks.
