Thai Micro crab

[aquaponicpaw]

Hi guys, I am so stoked about my newest aquisition. I am slowly building up and invert/planted tank and I just needed to... Well, show you guys what I am so excited about:

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these guys are the coolest, Shrimp and plant friendly and fully aquatic

[Robb]

Very cool & unique!

[aquaponicpaw]

Thanks! I'm aiming for creating a poor man's reef, ha, ha.

[muffinman]

PMR!!! i like it

[redfishsc]

That is very cool!

Next item: Poor man's Acropora coral. lol

[Nichols29]

poor man reef thats what i have

[Blownz281]

wow i want! where you buy them at?

[aquaponicpaw]

Originally Posted by Nichols29

poor man reef thats what i have

Cool! any pics availible. it has been slowly evolving for me. At first I wanted to do a planted tank. But right now i think I may be leaning towards more of a rockscape. At the moment it just has some houseplant clippings (pothos) and a little bit of java moss.

Inhabitants are cherry shrimp, trumpet and Ramshorn snails and the spider crabs. the crabs are so tiny. none are larger than a nickle. In the future I may add some Mexican dwarf crays and hopefully some type of micro Rasbora.

Just trying to take it super slow, as I don't want any type of predation.

[aquaponicpaw]

Originally Posted by Blownz281

wow i want! where you buy them at?

I went through hell to get them. Ordered from overseas, and after almost 2 months of back and forth with the supplier, and a few hundred spent...

(lots of DOA. At one point he shipped me 80 and only 1 arrived alive). I finally have a decent little colony. Supplier still owes me a substantial quantity.

[whittingtona@uncw.edu]

Nice! Can cherry shrimp take a room temp tank or do they need a heater?