Set up my first 2.5 gallon pico tank today!

[livinlifeinBKK]

So i got the Greissenger Goby (although i first intended to get multiple ones, all except one had been preordered) so i decided to set up a dedicated pico for him and some NPS corals. It turned out to be possible the most tranquil little tank I've ever made! Here are some pics!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Also added a black sun coral!...check out the new tank @A Young reefer

 

[A Young Reefer]

Thanks for the tag! That goby is one of my dream fish, love the nps already.

 

[1epauletteshark]

Yay! What a cute little guy

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Thanks for the tag! That goby is one of my dream fish, love the nps already.

They're the size of your thumb!!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Yay! What a cute little guy

Like i said, i wanted to get a few of them and possibly try to pair and breed them but only one was still available...

 

[1epauletteshark]

Like i said, i wanted to get a few of them and possibly try to pair and breed them but only one was still available...

Have they been successfully captive bred before?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Have they been successfully captive bred before?

Bred yes, reared no:

This is the only thing I can find with any info on sexing/breeding them (assuming they wouldn't go for rotifers, they would need Parvocalanus nauplii or similar tiny feed):

Discordipinna Griessingeri (Flaming Prawn Goby) Breeding Experiments

Almost two months ago I posted about seeing possible goby larvae. I now know that I have a breeding pair of gobies. I had no activity for a while but by using typical fish breeding techniques I have gotten my gobies to spawn again. Using a crude flashlight lens and my phone I was able to get some...

www.nano-reef.com

So, if you can get a male and female (which it sounds like there may or may not be a reliable way to determine the sex of each, and they might be sequential hermaphrodites), then they can breed, but there will likely be some minor to moderate aggression between them (it sounds like it's involved with the breeding).

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

My only concern is the 1 or 2 small hitchhiking crabs that i didn't notice until later after the water cleared... although they're small I'd still like to get them out...would a freshwater dip on the rocks get them to leave the rock?

 

[1epauletteshark]

My only concern is the 1 or 2 small hitchhiking crabs that i didn't notice until later after the water cleared... although they're small I'd still like to get them out...would a freshwater dip on the rocks get them to leave the rock?

I tried that and it got two of my three gorilla crabs out but not the biggest.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I tried that and it got two of my three gorilla crabs out but not the biggest.

Always something i can try in the morning... pretty sure it's only one or two and there's only a few pieces of rock total...i wonder if hyper salinity would work as well or better...?

 

[JZ199]

wow tank looks great so far.

 

[1epauletteshark]

Always something i can try in the morning... pretty sure it's only one or two and there's only a few pieces of rock total...i wonder if hyper salinity would work as well or better...?

IMO it would probably work better . Be sure to get them out either way, the biggest one that I didn't catch ate a small clown probably around the size of your little friend.

 

[Fungusamongus]

So i got the Greissenger Goby (although i first intended to get multiple ones, all except one had been preordered) so i decided to set up a dedicated pico for him and some NPS corals. It turned out to be possible the most tranquil little tank I've ever made! Here are some pics!

Looks great. They all look super happy.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Looks great. They all look super happy.

Thanks! It's the most peaceful looking tank I've ever set up!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I'm considering getting a light i can use for a couple mini Scolys and maybe other very small LPS but not sure yet

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

They also had some tiny Bengaii Cardinals at the shop and i was considering getting 2 of them just for mid swimmers but they wanted more than a tiny tiny cardinal was worth so I passed as the Greissenger Goby was already pricey for here

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Also, i like to be able to add little things to my tanks over time as opposed to completing everything at once...just me though.

 

[lopez052308]

Nice Pico tank

 

[1epauletteshark]

They also had some tiny Bengaii Cardinals at the shop and i was considering getting 2 of them just for mid swimmers but they wanted more than a tiny tiny cardinal was worth so I passed as the Greissenger Goby was already pricey for here

How much were they asking?