Set up my first 2.5 gallon pico tank today!

[livinlifeinBKK]

Nice Pico tank

Thanks! I didn't even plan on setting one up until last night when I saw the Greissenger Gobies were back in stock!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

How much were they asking?

150฿ which is about $5 for a tiny bengaii

 

[1epauletteshark]

150฿ which is about $5 for a tiny bengaii

Thats pretty expensive.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Thats pretty expensive.

Yeah...idk how they come up with their prices...they generally have decent prices on everything but that struck me as pretty pricey

 

[1epauletteshark]

Do you get snarknose gobies? Or any of the tiny gobies in fact?

I am so sad we don't get any small gobies here expect the clowns ;-;. They are around 1.5$ USD per.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Do you get snarknose gobies?View attachment 3047172
I am so sad we don't get any small gobies here expect the clowns ;-;. They are around 1.5$ USD per.

That looks similar to some of the fish I've seen but not sure...we get different species of fang blennies that look similar...yeah small clowns go for less than $3 here

 

[1epauletteshark]

That looks similar to some of the fish I've seen but not sure...we get different species of fang blennies that look similar...yeah small clowns go for less than $3 here

Mind sending me a few of those little guys

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Mind sending me a few of those little guys

Haha wish I could...if i could export fish and corals I'd stock the whole R2R family with the stuff we get here!

 

[1epauletteshark]

Next time you are out there if it isn't too much to ask would you mind tanking a few photos of cool small fish you find?

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Next time you are out there if it isn't too much to ask would you mind tanking a few photos of cool small fish you find?

Sure...some of the shops aren't too fond of people taking pics though due to the annoying amount of tourists who just want to take pictures without buying anything...them there are the shops who are right next to vendors selling illegally imported animals such as full grown lynxes, monkeys, white wallabies, etc. who don't like for people to have a record of what they were selling (obviously they aren't too fond of cameras/phones either so you have to ask specially)

 

[1epauletteshark]

Sure...some of the shops aren't too fond of people taking pics though due to the annoying amount of tourists who just want to take pictures without buying anything...them there are the shops who are right next to vendors selling illegally imported animals such as full grown lynxes, monkeys, white wallabies, etc. who don't like for people to have a record of what they were selling (obviously they aren't too fond of cameras/phones either so you have to ask specially)

Woah that's pretty bad

 

[1epauletteshark]

You know what, you have inspired me. I have a 3.3 liter tub that I have already cycled I might just turn that into a little pico tank maybe have two bumble bee shrimp a yellow clown goby and a whiteline clown goby.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

You know what, you have inspired me. I have a 3.3 liter tub that I have already cycled I might just turn that into a little pico tank maybe have two bumble bee shrimp a yellow clown goby and a whiteline clown goby.

Cool! I think I'll add some bumblebee snails for color/diversity as well...they kinda overcharge for bumblebee snails given their size...about 2.50 per snail

 

[1epauletteshark]

Cool! I think I'll add some bumblebee snails for color/diversity as well...they kinda overcharge for bumblebee snails given their size...about 2.50 per snail

50 cents here, snails are really cheap but my LFS over charges. I buy from them anyways because I like to see what I am buying.

 

[Paul B]

They also had some tiny Bengaii Cardinals at the shop and i was considering getting 2 of them just for mid swimmers

Unfortunately they would outgrow that tiny tank very fast and eat those small fish you are thinking about.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Unfortunately they would outgrow that tiny tank very fast and eat those small fish you are thinking about.

Yeah, they wouldn't take long to outgrow the tank...I'm more thinking along the lines of a few inverts like really beautiful feather duster s, zoas, and Dendros/Tubastrea NPS corals to add...do you think it would be unwise to add a tube anemone? They do have a strong sting that can kill fish but the Greissenger Goby doesn't venture out too far and stays on the bottom anyway. Also was considering a better light that would support mini Scolys and other small LPS but i don't want the tank too cluttered either...i like how tranquil it feels being open to a point...

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Added 5 mini Scolys and a black sun coral! Sorry My phone doesn't take better pics due to the blue light...i need a clip on filter! I'll include pics of what 2 of them look like to the eye in real life... Greissenger Goby is doing well btw!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Just added some fresh live rock to change up the scape a little and give the Scolys a new (and probably better location). Also added a pump for better water movement instead of just a weak HOB filter. Added 5 bumblebee snails as well! Also happy to say the Greissenger Goby is doing well! Caught a crab on the new live rock after adding it even though I left it in the dark in a bowl of saltwater and added crab traps for a few days...no crabs caught in the traps weirdly...there's one small crab i saw earlier still in there but pretty sure he's too small to do any harm to the Goby. Also thinking about adding a yellow watchman goby possibly since the Greissenger Goby loves his hideouts. Not sure how people ever manage to see them in even a 20 gallon tank!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Btw, I'd say only having 2 small hitchhiker crabs on live ocean rock is pretty awesome. Probably just got lucky but really wasn't too concerned about hitchhikers anyway since I've dealt with them before and ime as long as you pay close attention to the tank following adding the rock it's generally not too difficult to control/remove most of them.

 

[Runnin'Reefer]

How easy/hard was it to set up your pico tank?