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fish keeper32
08-28-2005, 11:16 AM
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I bought a 24 gallon nano cube last christmas and it has been set up ever since. i've got 2 percula clowns, a porceline crab and about 15 pounds of live rock. all is doing well and now i want to add another invert, a cleaner shrimp! i understand that they clean things inlcuding fish are there any candidates that i will b able to house in a 24 gallon nano cube? (i was thinking maybe a lawnmower blenny) thanks #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

dakar
08-28-2005, 11:48 AM
I think a cleaner shrimp would make a great addition to you small tank. Either a skunk cleaner or perhaps for a Blood Red would add a cool splash of color.

About the lawnmower, he would probably do well if your tank is developing enough algae for him subsist on, or if you find a particular macro algae that he will eat which you can cultivate in the tank easily enough. Ours have learned to eat flake and pellet food as well, but that doesn't appear to the case for everyone.

In any event it sounds like you are doing things the right way, nice and slow.

and Welcome to CaptiveReefing!

kmmahan
08-29-2005, 10:13 AM
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Yeah my lawnmower eats flake food-- shrimp and he even goes after squid chunks . . .#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

fish keeper32
08-29-2005, 05:22 PM
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl#THANK YOU!#ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl# for all ur information #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#however i was wondering if there were any fish that i would be able to house in my 24 gallon that have been know to create a relationship with cleaner shrimp? thanks#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#