spice up a lifeless 15g

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

i have a 15g it's been running beautifuly sence nov2010 my stock list is
4neon tetra
1 fire dg
1 black molly
my tank is kind of lifeless what could i add to give oit life ii had lots pf anacharis( elodia) but my filter intake killed most of it i have two 15w incandescents so about 1-2wpg i really want some more plants for color and some new fish would be wonderful suggestions?

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[xxwolfpackof1xx]

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[xxwolfpackof1xx]

anyone?

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[savage72]

More neons. They like to be in larger groups.

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

4 is a decent school il mabye add 2 more

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[Bettababe1011]

4 is a decent school il mabye add 2 more

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With schooling fish, 6 is usually considered the minimum that you should have.

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[jasurf21]

You could add a background. Also could try an actinic light would look cool with your dark substrate. Also some plants. I like java ferns and cabomba plants personally.

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

With schooling fish, 6 is usually considered the minimum that you should have.

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my lfs tld me 4s the minium iil likly be gettin one or two more tonight seeing as there 1.20 each

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[xxwolfpackof1xx]

You could add a background. Also could try an actinic light would look cool with your dark substrate. Also some plants. I like java ferns and cabomba plants personally.

im thinkin of a background im gonna make one my self my only issue iis it getting wet and do i have enough lighting for java fern?

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[siva]

Yes I've had success with java ferns in the crappiest of light. Maybe 2 more neons and a dwarf gourami..

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

Yes I've had success with java ferns in the crappiest of light. Maybe 2 more neons and a dwarf gourami..

i allredy have a dg ive heard two will fight

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[siva]

oh sorry i missed that! maybe some bottom dweller action? A couple of kuhli loaches or you might even be able to fit 4 julii cory cats....

 

[Homedog98]

It looks good! Maybe some fake plants for now, until you get better lighting, then just replace them when you want to get more complex. You'd be amazed at what a bit of greenery can do for a tank!

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

how about crayfiish? or wll he nom on my tetras im willing to sacrafice a galon or two to makke a land area to have this awesome crabs iil post a link ina sec

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[xxwolfpackof1xx]

It looks good! Maybe some fake plants for now, until you get better lighting, then just replace them when you want to get more complex. You'd be amazed at what a bit of greenery can do for a tank!

i hate fake plants there so....stiff i may try to find a nice fore ground decor

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[Homedog98]

Sounds good.

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

here we are fiddler crabs id love to keep a few http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rarespecies/a/fiddlercrabs.htm

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[siva]

I have fiddlers but they need brackish water. Also they need more land than water. When I first started keeping them I had them in freshwater and they die quickly. I have a blue crayfish that I keep in his own tank because they are too territorial and so large they can easily eat your fish. In my community tank I do keep 2 CPO's (dwarf patz) these are dwarf crayfish that don't get any larger than a couple inches. They are bright orange and just beautiful and are pretty peaceful with the fish as long as there is plenty of hiding spaces. I keep lots of colorful dwarf shrimp as well...that's another freshwater invert you could keep with your fish

 

[xxwolfpackof1xx]

i knew fiddlers needed brackish n land but wasnt sure how much land...mabye il set up a 5g tankk for fiddlers? ive tried ghosts with no luck bought 15 of the shrmp they got eatin within 3 days what other inverts would be a goood cool option i wish there were fw star fish

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[siva]

There are some really cool spider like critters called thai micro crabs but I can never find them for sale. If your fish are bothering dwarf shrimp then they'd probably bother dwarf cray too. Prob not any freshwater inverts compatible with your tank Who's eating them, the DG?