adadkins1
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Beautiful betta and zebra nerite snail!
My 5G Betta Tank!
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cool snailI just got a nerite snail today. All i'm missing is the shrimp. Might get them this weekend.
HalfMoon B
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Oscarr19 said:
Get a few. They feel safer in groups an will be much more active and fun to watch that way
xxwolfpackof1xx
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awesome tank
Get a few. They feel safer in groups an will be much more active and fun to watch that way
its 5G though. How many more should i get?
I plan on adding about 5-6 in my 32G now
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Hello,
You could get 1-2 more nerite snails or 2-3 more horned nerite snails (just make sure to have enough algae to feed all of them!)
You could get 1-2 more nerite snails or 2-3 more horned nerite snails (just make sure to have enough algae to feed all of them!)
HalfMoon B
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Oscarr19 said:its 5G though. How many more should i get?
I plan on adding about 5-6 in my 32G now
You could get several shrimp, 3-5 or so for the 5 gal.
Update!
Ok so in the past few days i did a little adjustments. I trimmed the cabomba in the back of the tank so its not as long and is a little fuller. Also realized how comfortable my betta is with me. He actually let me pet him. I was adding more snails and he was really close to my hand so i tried and voila! Once i get some frozen bloodworms i wanna hand feed him. So i bought 2 more nerite snails and now have 3 in the tank. Heres a picture of them and the algae they have to eat
All i'm missing is the shrimp now. I also want to change the filter to a HOB to have a little more space in the tank. I'm debating between an AC20 or a Marina Slim S10. I like ACs because of interchangeable media but the slim is cheaper. I'm also looking for one that has a stronger flow and will disturb the water more because i want to remove the airstone. Which one should i go for?
Ok so in the past few days i did a little adjustments. I trimmed the cabomba in the back of the tank so its not as long and is a little fuller. Also realized how comfortable my betta is with me. He actually let me pet him. I was adding more snails and he was really close to my hand so i tried and voila! Once i get some frozen bloodworms i wanna hand feed him. So i bought 2 more nerite snails and now have 3 in the tank. Heres a picture of them and the algae they have to eat
All i'm missing is the shrimp now. I also want to change the filter to a HOB to have a little more space in the tank. I'm debating between an AC20 or a Marina Slim S10. I like ACs because of interchangeable media but the slim is cheaper. I'm also looking for one that has a stronger flow and will disturb the water more because i want to remove the airstone. Which one should i go for?
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SHRIMP! just got 5 Amano shrimp. I'm still in the car but I'll update with pictures when I get home. They didn't have any RCS left though. All that's left for this tank now is a new filter and I want to replace the small wood like ornament in the middle with a small piece of driftwood. I'm also adding a java fern, moss ball and maybe some java moss to the tank. I want to try and have an all live plant tank. I never really liked fake plants.
just got 5 Amano shrimp. I'm still in the car but I'll update with pictures when I get home. They didn't have any RCS left though. All that's left for this tank now is a new filter and I want to replace the small wood like ornament in the middle with a small piece of driftwood. I'm also adding a java fern, moss ball and maybe some java moss to the tank. I want to try and have an all live plant tank. I never really liked fake plants.
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Anyway so it seems i wont be getting 5 RCS. I might be getting 5 sakura shrimp locally instead.
Ok I have a question. I seem to be getting a better deal if I buy 10 Sakura shrimps instead of 5. If I get ten would I be overstocked? If I am i can just get 5. If they over populate I'll use the shrimp for food in one of my bigger tanks.
nah youd be fine,youd have to have a ton of shrimp to be overstocked,they have like no bioload
hippy guy
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Shrimp will love the live plants. Java moss, java fern, anubias are all pretty simple to grow and shrimp love hanging out in the j.moss
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