Help Please

[littleboyblue16]

A Banded Coral Shrimp
And a Rock Fish, Any good for saltwater tanks?

i really wanna know about both of these shrimp they interest me alot, and i have a nice little nano waiting for them too lol


Matt

[Beverly]

Matt,

The only rock fish I could find at fishbase.org says they get to be 100cm in the wild :eek: Probably not good in a nano.

Here's the rock fish page:

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Mycteroperca&speciesname=venenosa

As for the shrimp, those ones are predatory. Might be good for a species nano, though.

[Quinn]

You are likely thinking of the rockfish/scorpionfish/lionfish/frogfish group. They are all carnivores. If you are truly thinking of a stonefish (Synanceia sp.), they grow large, as Bev said, and are extremely poisonous. If you were gutsy enough to attempt one, you would need a very large tank and it would be the only fish you would keep. Coupled with that it would be a ravenous eater and require high-end filtering devices. Some frogfishes stay small and would work in a nano, with the proper diet. Find out what species you have access to and then research, research, research. Personally I would be waiting until I had spent more time in the hobby before attempting one of these fish. Do not rush into buying one just because they are available.

Coral banded shrimps are an ideal candidate for a nano, once again, be sure to do your research.

Search the forums here, as well as on Reefcentral, and perhaps check WetWebMedia to get a basic idea of whether the fish or the shrimp will work for you.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/index.htm

[littleboyblue16]

sorry i messed up, i ment rock SHRIMP sorry!

this nano is only like a 16lt. tank, so its not much, and right now it only has to white light on it, i am turning the hood soon into PC lighting

i could stick them in my 20gal too

i looked alot on banded coral shrimp, and theirs not that much out there

[Quinn]

Never heard of a rock shrimp in my life, sounds like common name BS to me. :neutral: Did you see this at an LFS? Could it be a mantis shrimp?

[littleboyblue16]

i think their also called Saron Shrimp as well...

[Quinn]

Ah there we go. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/saronshrpfaqs.htm