Are these ok?

3fins · 03/05/2007, 06:34 AM

Hi, I just bought my mom a pico and i came last night. Im thinking about starting a dwarf tank. im aware of the brine shrimp hatching, but i was wondering if it was ok to put zoos and a fether duster...or some ..i dunno somthing realy pretty and i dint know witch ones to put in there or not. Im thinking some live rock 3lb and some sand about 1'' deep.
please leave a list of corals and iverts.

thanx for your time and help 3fins

ReefNutPA · 03/05/2007, 08:25 AM

Hi! You'll need to do quite a bit of research on your own

Since this will be your first try at dwarfs, I'll keep it simple. No corals. No inverts. No zoas. No feather duster.

Any live rock/live sand must be treated with panacur to eliminate hydroids. Dwarf seahorse tanks are not mini-reefs nor can they be set up as one.

Tom

ann83 · 03/05/2007, 10:37 AM

Instead of corals, you can put in seagrasses and colorful macros. Macros come in a variety of colors and can make an aquarium just as beautiful as one with corals in it.
I second the comment on panacuring your live rock. Hitchhikers, even small ones like hydroids, are a big problem in a dwarf aquarium.
There may be a snail or something you can put in, like a stomatella, but nothing predatory in the slightest. The dwarf forum on seahorse.org has been discussing "tankmates" lately, if you want to check out those discussions, but it is pretty much unanimous that you can't have tankmates with dsh.
Still, a dwarf aquarium can be very pretty without all that other stuff. Macros are wonderful, and don't forget you can always use fake corals instead.

03/05/2007, 06:34 AM	#1
3fins Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 558	Are these ok? Hi, I just bought my mom a pico and i came last night. Im thinking about starting a dwarf tank. im aware of the brine shrimp hatching, but i was wondering if it was ok to put zoos and a fether duster...or some ..i dunno somthing realy pretty and i dint know witch ones to put in there or not. Im thinking some live rock 3lb and some sand about 1'' deep. please leave a list of corals and iverts. thanx for your time and help 3fins

03/05/2007, 08:25 AM	#2
ReefNutPA Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pottsville, PA Posts: 852	Hi! You'll need to do quite a bit of research on your own Since this will be your first try at dwarfs, I'll keep it simple. No corals. No inverts. No zoas. No feather duster. Any live rock/live sand must be treated with panacur to eliminate hydroids. Dwarf seahorse tanks are not mini-reefs nor can they be set up as one. Tom

03/05/2007, 10:37 AM	#3
ann83 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MO Posts: 937	Instead of corals, you can put in seagrasses and colorful macros. Macros come in a variety of colors and can make an aquarium just as beautiful as one with corals in it. I second the comment on panacuring your live rock. Hitchhikers, even small ones like hydroids, are a big problem in a dwarf aquarium. There may be a snail or something you can put in, like a stomatella, but nothing predatory in the slightest. The dwarf forum on seahorse.org has been discussing "tankmates" lately, if you want to check out those discussions, but it is pretty much unanimous that you can't have tankmates with dsh. Still, a dwarf aquarium can be very pretty without all that other stuff. Macros are wonderful, and don't forget you can always use fake corals instead.