Thinking about a pico

[ahiggins]

I have an empty rimless 5 gallon tank and I’m thinking about starting up a softies tank. I wouldn’t keep a lid on it so I was hoping for some ideas on livestock (not corals).
my husband loves crabs so I may go that route. What else do you think could be a fun and active critter I could put I here. I’m trying to shy away from fish since it’s so tiny.

 

[James M]

A group of sexy shrimp

 

[ahiggins]

A group of sexy shrimp

A 5-group? I love them lol they’re super cute. Do they need coral to be happy?

 

[James M]

A 5-group? I love them lol they’re super cute. Do they need coral to be happy?

I don’t think they need coral but they do good with softies

 

[Grapefruit509]

pompom crab

 

[ahiggins]

I don’t think they need coral but they do good with softies

Kinda thinking mushrooms and some sexy shrimp or random softies with a pistol shrimp. Do you think it would come out more if it was the only one in the tank?

 

[davidcalgary29]

I had a group of three in a jar build until it suddenly shattered one day. The good news: the jar will magnify the shrimp at certain angles and make them easy to watch. The bad news: the curves will provide an optical illusion at many different viewing angles that makes it seem as if the shrimp have disappeared.

I keep a lid on my jar build. If you don't do this, and use an airstone for water movement, you'll lose a great deal of water due to evaporation and have to rig some type of ATO unit...or buy a pico ATO system, which can easily look out of place.

 

[shakacuz]

Kinda thinking mushrooms and some sexy shrimp or random softies with a pistol shrimp. Do you think it would come out more if it was the only one in the tank?

+1 to the pistol idea