I have a Diamondback Goby who is new to my 215, in QT he was with my Fire shrimp who is currently living in my Biocube 16, I felt a little bad separating them, they were fun to watch together even though people say these 2 don't bond. I'm considering moving the fire shrimp to the big tank to hang with the Goby again or getting a shrimp that might bond with the goby.
I have 2 Tangs in QT right now, I'm wondering if they would kill shrimp? I've read mixed reviews on this, watched a video of Tangs trying to eat someone's Shrimp! Now I'm wondering if I can have shrimp in the big tank at all.
Currently the 215 has 2 clowns, a diamondback Goby, a few hermits, 1 old snail and somewhere...a conch, I put him in there about 2 weeks ago and have not seen him since day 1!
I'm adding the 2 Tangs after a long stint in quarantine, so far it's only been 10 days, I plan on keeping them in there past a month, just to be sure...they're being treated for flukes right now.
So my questions:
Are shrimp compatible with Tangs? (Yellow and Yellow eyed Kole)
Can I have more than 1 shrimp?
Can I have another goby or something else that cleans/sift sand? as I'm always fighting some kind of algae, so I need good cleaners.
Do I need to worry about the Shrimp being murdered by the Wav pumps??
Could a puffer ever fit into the mix without limiting my choices?
Looking for suggestions for future tank mates (after the Tangs leave the QT) I like colorful, sociable fish, it's a large tank, but I don't want anything larger than the Yellow Tang will get one day, so under a foot!
I have 2 Tangs in QT right now, I'm wondering if they would kill shrimp? I've read mixed reviews on this, watched a video of Tangs trying to eat someone's Shrimp! Now I'm wondering if I can have shrimp in the big tank at all.
Currently the 215 has 2 clowns, a diamondback Goby, a few hermits, 1 old snail and somewhere...a conch, I put him in there about 2 weeks ago and have not seen him since day 1!
I'm adding the 2 Tangs after a long stint in quarantine, so far it's only been 10 days, I plan on keeping them in there past a month, just to be sure...they're being treated for flukes right now.
So my questions:
Are shrimp compatible with Tangs? (Yellow and Yellow eyed Kole)
Can I have more than 1 shrimp?
Can I have another goby or something else that cleans/sift sand? as I'm always fighting some kind of algae, so I need good cleaners.
Do I need to worry about the Shrimp being murdered by the Wav pumps??
Could a puffer ever fit into the mix without limiting my choices?
Looking for suggestions for future tank mates (after the Tangs leave the QT) I like colorful, sociable fish, it's a large tank, but I don't want anything larger than the Yellow Tang will get one day, so under a foot!