**1g Newbie Nano - Small Office Paradise! 5th Day**

[mr funktastic]

makes me want to do a small one like that now lol. all i need is some excell and away i go.

[sapherion]

Small Update - 09/10

Tank is stable - No signs of Algae.

Added some Rasboras

Enjoy and please feel free to comment thanks.







Cheers,

Brandon.

[WaterPond]

no offence, but i feel sorry for those rasboras. Why not get a different fish that is made for a nano tank? Endlers would be great for that tank. Even a few shrimp but rasboras would really like space

[Lonewolfblue]

Looking good. The Rasboras should do well in there. Good job. Then if you decide on a cleanup crew, a snail will work well. Or a single shrimp.

[sapherion]

Its a trial, leave them for a week see how they go if not, i'll move them to my 20g at home and add different fish

[mr funktastic]

looks good. that moss seems to be growing extreamly slow for how much light u got over it. i would have thought that tank would be a mess of moss by now. the rasboras may need a bit more space then that tank has to offer. they are very active and may be limited in that tank. looks pretty sweet though. u should maybe think about a taller variety of that grassy plant at the back. i think it would look cool if the whole back wall was tall grass. just my opinion though

[evercl92]

I'm not sure people get caught up on these rules for keeping fish. I don't see a problem adding some small fish and an oto for the tank, like the OP mentioned. I personally wouldnt have chosen the harelquins, as (from my experience, like more lengthwise open-space. Same holds true for cardinals. As long as you stuck to fish that don't require large open spaces, you'll be fine.

My first though, when I saw this post, was that it would be perfect for a male fancy guppy, an otocinclus, and six or so shrimp (ghosts, since they are the only ones the OP said he could get). The ratio of plant material : volume will certainly be adequate to give plently of O2 to the fish, filter the water, take up excess nutrients, detoxify heavy metals, etc.

I don't think you mentioned using filter media or not. If it were my tank, I would probably use a smaller filter, without media, simply for water movement. Why waste precious ammonia and nitrite (from fish waste) on nitrifying bacteria when it could be available for the plants to use?

I commend your effort. I love the tank, its design and simplicity. My only recommendation is to get fish that aren't such "open water" swimmers.

[Purrbox]

There are some really cool Rasbora's that stay under an inch. I'd recommend giving a pair of them a try instead if you really want fish in the tank, as the space would be much better suited to them. Ultimately I think a 2-4 small shrimp would be the best option for stocking.