How to scape a CRS tank

It's personal preference really, but don't try anything too demanding. I'd put a flat piece of DW with some moss tied if you considered a shrimp tank. If you consider it a planted tank with shrimps then you can scape it any way you like.

One suggestion if search youtube with phrases like "CRS tank", "CRS Fluval Edge". That should give you some ideas.

This is up to personal preference. suggest you search in the nano and low tech tank journals with the word "Shrimp" to see how many of us do it.

Generally you can use ceramic decorations or wood for hardscape. I like to cover them in moss by tying them down to the hardscape with thread, preferably black.

Any other plants should be pretty undemanding in general such as crypts, ferns and anubias. This is because your main focus is shrimp and high demanding plants need more lighting co2 and ferts which sometimes interfere with the water quality for CRS.

Moss, moss and more moss

acitydweller said:

This is up to personal preference. suggest you search in the nano and low tech tank journals with the word "Shrimp" to see how many of us do it.

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+1. Scape it how you want it to look. My preference is a iwagumi tank or a tank that's not heavily planted, so I can see the shrimps better. Also, I like carpets :biggrin:

Moss and rocks. With easy plants. I use to be all about wood sticks now I like rocks. I have an African water fern. It's my favorite plant in my 7gal ebi.