Such a thing as Mini MTS? Ideas for mini tanks please - Aquarium Advice

JenNewbie · 07-26-2004, 04:50 PM

I don't want to commit to another big tank, but I think it would be fun to have another 2gal tank at work and maybe another 5gal at home. I know mini-tanks are more temperamental/potentially difficult to upkeep, but I've been doing pretty well so far. Anyway, I've got a line on a cheap 5gal w/ filter, etc. for $10 and I don't think I can pass it up. I'm wondering about bumblebee gobys, since I already have to do the bloodworm thing with the dwarf puffers (who are doing magnificently their first week). Are they an option for a small tank and how difficult are they to keep?

I blame my addiction on AA!!!! :P

BrianNY · 07-26-2004, 05:19 PM

I think it's terrific. I've always wanted to keep panchax or some other killifish. A 5gal would be ideal.

TankGirl · 07-26-2004, 05:41 PM

$10 for a 5gal is a great price, if it includes a filter.

There are lots of options, if you choose carefully.

Menagerie · 07-26-2004, 07:24 PM

Bumblebee gobies would do okay. They do require brackish water, but are usually sold as [acronym:8a823975a9="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:8a823975a9]

I have 10 of them right now in a 29 [acronym:8a823975a9="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8a823975a9] with 3 flounder and 13 Celebes Rainbows. If I could do it over again, I would have just done a 10 [acronym:8a823975a9="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8a823975a9] BB goby only tank. They nip the Celebes and the flounders were impulse buys

In a 5 [acronym:8a823975a9="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8a823975a9], I would keep four and place some marine shells or give them rocky/woody areas to call home.

JenNewbie · 07-26-2004, 07:26 PM

such as...?

My limits would be fish price, of course, and fish that aren't extremely sensitive to hard water (no discus for me as long as I live here!--assuming I could afford to set up another tank big enough for them!). I have a water filter, but Davis water is notoriously "crunchy." All the minerals you could want...and more!

oscarbreeder · 07-26-2004, 07:45 PM

what about a betta?

My son has a 5gal tank in his room and it is home to a pretty betta and a brand new cory cat.

It's an awesome set up [acronym:5985121375="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:5985121375]

BrianNY · 07-26-2004, 07:47 PM

No discus Jen???? Even with all the room in that 5 gallon tank?? *[acronym:3cb2af8389="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:3cb2af8389]*

fishstixs05 · 07-26-2004, 08:03 PM

Killifish would be a good way to go, they should readily breed in a tank that size, but that may not be a pluss...

A pluss would be to have plants in this tank. If you have hose and a relatively low fish load, it hould keep itself relativly balanced.

Endgame319 · 07-26-2004, 08:31 PM

What about dwarf puffers?

Menagerie · 07-26-2004, 08:43 PM

Or Lake Tang shell dwellers?

07-26-2004, 04:50 PM	#1
JenNewbie Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Davis CA Posts: 210 Images: 1	Such a thing as Mini MTS? Ideas for mini tanks please I don't want to commit to another big tank, but I think it would be fun to have another 2gal tank at work and maybe another 5gal at home. I know mini-tanks are more temperamental/potentially difficult to upkeep, but I've been doing pretty well so far. Anyway, I've got a line on a cheap 5gal w/ filter, etc. for $10 and I don't think I can pass it up. I'm wondering about bumblebee gobys, since I already have to do the bloodworm thing with the dwarf puffers (who are doing magnificently their first week). Are they an option for a small tank and how difficult are they to keep? I blame my addiction on AA!!!! :P __________________ 2.5 [acronym:811d637bc5="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:811d637bc5]: albino paradise fish (gave up on bettas) 20 [acronym:811d637bc5="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:811d637bc5]: 3 fantail goldfish 75 [acronym:811d637bc5="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:811d637bc5] tank: 2 discus, 1 blue dwarf gourami, 1 male blue gourami, 1 male gold gourami, 1 female platinum gourami, 1 kissing gourami, 2 balloon mollys, 1 sailfin molly, 1 black neon tetra, 1 white cloud, 1 T-bone rasbora, 14 dwarf neon rainbows, 2 leopard danios, 1 female betta, 1 male betta, 1 clown loaches, 1 clown pleco, 1 pit bull pleco, 1 dojo loach, 1 golden apple snail, 4 corys

07-26-2004, 05:41 PM	#3
TankGirl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 8,279 Images: 16	$10 for a 5gal is a great price, if it includes a filter. There are lots of options, if you choose carefully. __________________ TG Central Virginians click here and join the Regional Forum! View My Gallery Here

07-26-2004, 07:24 PM	#4
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	Bumblebee gobies would do okay. They do require brackish water, but are usually sold as [acronym:8a823975a9="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:8a823975a9] I have 10 of them right now in a 29 [acronym:8a823975a9="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8a823975a9] with 3 flounder and 13 Celebes Rainbows. If I could do it over again, I would have just done a 10 [acronym:8a823975a9="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8a823975a9] BB goby only tank. They nip the Celebes and the flounders were impulse buys In a 5 [acronym:8a823975a9="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8a823975a9], I would keep four and place some marine shells or give them rocky/woody areas to call home. __________________

07-26-2004, 07:26 PM	#5
JenNewbie Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Davis CA Posts: 210 Images: 1	such as...? My limits would be fish price, of course, and fish that aren't extremely sensitive to hard water (no discus for me as long as I live here!--assuming I could afford to set up another tank big enough for them!). I have a water filter, but Davis water is notoriously "crunchy." All the minerals you could want...and more! __________________ 2.5 [acronym:811d637bc5="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:811d637bc5]: albino paradise fish (gave up on bettas) 20 [acronym:811d637bc5="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:811d637bc5]: 3 fantail goldfish 75 [acronym:811d637bc5="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:811d637bc5] tank: 2 discus, 1 blue dwarf gourami, 1 male blue gourami, 1 male gold gourami, 1 female platinum gourami, 1 kissing gourami, 2 balloon mollys, 1 sailfin molly, 1 black neon tetra, 1 white cloud, 1 T-bone rasbora, 14 dwarf neon rainbows, 2 leopard danios, 1 female betta, 1 male betta, 1 clown loaches, 1 clown pleco, 1 pit bull pleco, 1 dojo loach, 1 golden apple snail, 4 corys

07-26-2004, 07:45 PM	#6
oscarbreeder Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Columbia,S.C. Posts: 3,084 Images: 13	what about a betta? My son has a 5gal tank in his room and it is home to a pretty betta and a brand new cory cat. It's an awesome set up [acronym:5985121375="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:5985121375] __________________ Please remember to vote for Aquarium Advice! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/kyman_33/sig.jpg

07-26-2004, 05:19 PM	#2
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,259 Images: 18	I think it's terrific. I've always wanted to keep panchax or some other killifish. A 5gal would be ideal.

07-26-2004, 07:47 PM	#7
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,259 Images: 18	No discus Jen???? Even with all the room in that 5 gallon tank?? [acronym:3cb2af8389="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:3cb2af8389]

07-26-2004, 08:03 PM	#8
fishstixs05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: May 2003 Location: El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 458 Images: 14	Killifish would be a good way to go, they should readily breed in a tank that size, but that may not be a pluss... A pluss would be to have plants in this tank. If you have hose and a relatively low fish load, it hould keep itself relativly balanced.

07-26-2004, 08:31 PM	#9
Endgame319 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edmonton AB, Canada Posts: 694 Images: 2	What about dwarf puffers? __________________ Cam

07-26-2004, 08:43 PM	#10
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	Or Lake Tang shell dwellers? __________________

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