2 dwarf seahorses and a clown goby in a 2.5 gallon?

[fishywishy]

Trying to make a really tiny nano tank so im wondering if I could put 2 dwarf seahorses and a really tiny fish and a very tiny pistol shrimp I found would be okay in a 2.5 gallon?

 

[Rugops]

Have you considered that the pistol shrimp may be a danger to the seahorses? There are a lot of options for tiny shrimps.

 

[fishywishy]

Have you considered that the pistol shrimp may be a danger to the seahorses? There are a lot of options for tiny shrimps.

Pistol shrimps aren’t so aggressive and the one I found is like half an inch big so it would be perfect for a tiny tank

 

[Rugops]

May I ask what type of pistol shrimp this is?

 

[fishywishy]

May I ask what type of pistol shrimp this is?

It’s a Green Banded Snapping Shrimp it came in on some live rock

 

[i cant think]

It’s a Green Banded Snapping Shrimp it came in on some live rock

He may be small currently but they don’t stay small. The smallest species of Alpheus available is the Randalli the others generally get larger. The green banded pistols can get to 1-2” which can be risky with seahorses even if they aren’t aggressive they’re still opportunistic hunters especially with slow moving small animals.

 

[fishywishy]

He may be small currently but they don’t stay small. The smallest species of Alpheus available is the Randalli the others generally get larger. The green banded pistols can get to 1-2” which can be risky with seahorses even if they aren’t aggressive they’re still opportunistic hunters especially with slow moving small animals.

Oh, well can I put a clown goby with them?

 

[i cant think]

Oh, well can I put a clown goby with them?

You could but it would risk outcompeting them.

 

[fishywishy]

You could but it would risk outcompeting them.

I would probably target feed them in such a small tank.

 

[Tired]

Dwarf seahorses need frequent feedings, which the clown goby would interfere in. There's a reason they're typically kept in species-only tanks. Best not to put them with anything else.

 

[Jmp998]

Clown gobies also like to defend a small territory which would be an issue in a tank that small; mine defends her ‘spot’ even from my 5-6 inch file fish. She is otherwise not aggressive. Her spot is only 6 inches across, but in a 2.5 gallon that is a lot of real estate.