Smaller than Nano, perhaps smaller than pico

[E-cubed]

Here is a "planting" I made with some dwarf Sagetaria, a Rush gleaned from my garden and a plantlet of Windlov Java Fern floating. The substrate is black onyx sand with a little bit of laterite; no snails, fish, shrimp or any filtration. The container is actually a very flat tulip vase, only 8x8x1 inch. Not sure what to call this. I actually wish I could put in a small snail or something, but perhaps just a mini-planting is best. It seems I got bored one day...

 

[Purrbox]

That would be what is known as a Pico. Fun little experiment. It'll be interesting to see how it evolves.

 

[E-cubed]

Pico it is then! Thanks for taking a peek at my pico!

 

[Alaris]

Hey I've got one of those rectangular vases. Never thought about making an aquatic planting from it. Cool idea!

 

[FishEggs]

it looks like you could get a ramshorn in there.

 

[E-cubed]

Yes, I could , but one ramshorn makes many more...

 

[Ziggy953]

Very cool idea!

 

[FishEggs]

i know the malaysian trumpets do that but i dont think only one ramshorn can make more.

 

[catmel]

Very cute! Did you see the tropical fish hobbyist magazine a few months ago? They had an article about pico tanks. One person made a planted one with gravel out of a hallowed out regular lightbulb! really neat!

 

[E-cubed]

To answer several of you...

I understood that Ramshorn Snails are hermaphrodites and a single one can breed many more. Is this not the case? (Still learning.)

I did see that lightbulb tank on-line somewhere.

Glad to share this with you all and thanks for looking and for your comments!

 

[Purrbox]

Here's the link to the article with the awesome picos.

While the small ramshorns are able to breed by themselves, I've been keeping a single one in my pico and it's doing well and not reproducing. I suspect that if you don't specifically feed them, you probably won't have much in the way of a population problem.

 

[E-cubed]

Well, I have plenty of baby Ramshorns! I may try one, but I am still tempted to get a very small mystery snail at the tropical fish store. The have some that are about ¼" for 30¢. If it gets too big, I can move it into a larger tank, either my quarantine tank or the "big" one.