How many inverts in a tank?

smidoid · 11-24-2006, 07:40 AM

There are pretty good rules about how many fish we can put in a tank, but how many crabs, shrimps and so on can we keep - or isn't there a hard and fast rule. I'm excluding corals at this stage, but I suppose there is a limit there too.

For instance, I'd like to keep a couple of Lysmata Amboinensis but I assume that they need a specific are to themselves..? It's all good stuff, and this bug bites me deeper every day, but I'm stuck for help on this one. :slap:

**Ninong** · 11-24-2006, 10:30 AM

There are no hard and fast rules. It all depends on the size of the tank, the equipment and the bioload that the system can sustain. In addition to that, one must consider the compatibility of the animals.

In the case of Lysmata amboinensis, it's OK to add two of those to almost any size tank. I see no good reason for keeping only one of this species.

smidoid · 11-24-2006, 11:22 AM

Neat! I was rather hoping you'd say that. The nauplii would make good food for the fussy eaters. Over here we say, "I owe you a pint for that" but at this rate it's going to be the entire brewery!

wozza · 11-24-2006, 12:02 PM

haha quite right marc, all the advice these guys have given us brits is gonna be a whole load of pints owed to them!!!

11-24-2006, 07:40 AM	#1
smidoid Alas, poor Nemo... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "Smoggy", England, UK Posts: 665	How many inverts in a tank? There are pretty good rules about how many fish we can put in a tank, but how many crabs, shrimps and so on can we keep - or isn't there a hard and fast rule. I'm excluding corals at this stage, but I suppose there is a limit there too. For instance, I'd like to keep a couple of Lysmata Amboinensis but I assume that they need a specific are to themselves..? It's all good stuff, and this bug bites me deeper every day, but I'm stuck for help on this one. :slap: __________________ Marc "Mom! Dad's got that stinking rock in the bathtub. Again!" [Science is under attack in our schools. Act now! www.marcdraco.co.uk ]

11-24-2006, 10:30 AM	#2
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 19,681	There are no hard and fast rules. It all depends on the size of the tank, the equipment and the bioload that the system can sustain. In addition to that, one must consider the compatibility of the animals. In the case of Lysmata amboinensis, it's OK to add two of those to almost any size tank. I see no good reason for keeping only one of this species. __________________ Ninong

11-24-2006, 11:22 AM	#3
smidoid Alas, poor Nemo... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "Smoggy", England, UK Posts: 665	Neat! I was rather hoping you'd say that. The nauplii would make good food for the fussy eaters. Over here we say, "I owe you a pint for that" but at this rate it's going to be the entire brewery! __________________ Marc "Mom! Dad's got that stinking rock in the bathtub. Again!" [Science is under attack in our schools. Act now! www.marcdraco.co.uk ]

11-24-2006, 12:02 PM	#4
wozza Mayor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: uk, devon Posts: 886	haha quite right marc, all the advice these guys have given us brits is gonna be a whole load of pints owed to them!!! __________________ Betta lifespace 16lts OH YEAH!!!! going live in sept

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