We discourage nanos here at fish forums for a few reasons.
1 - most newbies to sw think in terms of freshwater rules, which totally don't apply
2 - most newbies don't understand basic water quality aspects, thus making a nano extremely difficult and unforgiving
3 - nanos can be unethical to most saltwater fish due to being too small, I frequently see tangs in 10 gallons on nanoreefs.com and take pitty on the poor things, they don't deserve anything like that ever.
4 - nanos are often used as a who's better contest, in otherwords even the most experianced reefers get sucked into what they CAN put in a nano rather than what they should put in a nano.
In short, we only discouraged you because of the ethical dilema behind the nano tank. If you stock appropriately, watch dilegently for problems, and know that things can and will go wrong in a hurry and are prepared to shell out the money, then a nano can be a solution to your money problems... however, I've spent more money on my 20 gallon nano than my 55 gallon fowlr.
Flaminghoton: are you sure it was the shrimp and not the fuzzy dwarf? MP you should throw the pic up of your fuzzy dwarf eating your jawfish! Oh by the way flaminghoton, where do you get your fish, nekoosa isn't exactly known as a big sw city
