What is a good Invertebrate to have in an aquarium?
I am going to have the following species in my future aquarium: Assorted Swordtail, Pearl Guorami, and Starry Night Pleco. Also if possible include some supplies I may need or a link to a website with that info. Thanks.
You can put freshwater shrimp or clams in there with them. There’s quite a few varieties of colorful freshwater shrimp. This site sells them http://www.azgardens.com/c-19-the-shrimp-factory.aspx but you can get a good idea of what’s available out there.
You can put freshwater shrimp or clams in there with them. There’s quite a few varieties of colorful freshwater shrimp. This site sells them http://www.azgardens.com/c-19-the-shrimp-factory.aspx but you can get a good idea of what’s available out there.
References :
Mystery snails are great invertebrates, and they don’t reproduce out of control the way that other snail species do. Also any kind of small cleaner shrimp such as ghost or red cherry shrimp are nice for eating leftover food or algae. Make sure the shrimp have cover to avoid being eaten though.
Necesary tropical aquarium equipment includes:
heater
water conditioner
thermometer
gravel vacuum
filter
test strips or a test kit
An airstone is optional. Also, make sure to add fish very slowly over a period of weeks to allow the growth of beneficial bacteria in your tank, also known as "cycling".
References :
Crayfish (with CAUTION!!!), shrimp, clams, snails (they breed like there’s no tomorrow)
References :
http://www.liveaquaria.com for stuff, check it out