monsteridea
Aquarium Advice Regular
Meh. I broke down and bought a Fluval Spec III for my office space. Now I'm just sitting here looking at it, trying to figure out what to put in there.
Since it does come with an LED light, I thought I'd ask the peanut gallery if that would still be considered "low-light" or would I be able to get in a few other plants in there?
My main goal is to get a nice planted set up running, without any major flaws. My last planted tank, 5.5 Gallon, actually worked out very well, but unfortunately I had a paranoia freak out and had to break it down during the winter.
Anyhow, I will probably not be stocking it with anything other than snails or shrimp. I've gone back and forth on thinking what I could put in there, from WCMMs to Galaxy Rasboras to a Betta... I've seen a lot of these small fluval tanks online with bettas in it, but I still worry about them being a bit too small for them (or any minimum school size for WCMM or dwarf rasboras) or if there are any temperature issues throughout the night, that it would get too cold (obviously remedied by a heater, but I'd rather not add more plugs to this area if I don't have to.)
Does anyone have experience with stocking these small tanks with anything other than snails or shrimp? I would love the galaxy rasboras one day, but I don't know much about their care other than just what little I've read online. I just worry about the little aquatic critters and what's best for them.
Currently, this tank is empty. I have bought some black gravel, but will most likely look for some plant happy substrate, maybe eco-complete? I'm not sure I want to do the Walstad method again, because it was a little on the messy side... but any suggestions would be lovely!
Thank you!
Since it does come with an LED light, I thought I'd ask the peanut gallery if that would still be considered "low-light" or would I be able to get in a few other plants in there?
My main goal is to get a nice planted set up running, without any major flaws. My last planted tank, 5.5 Gallon, actually worked out very well, but unfortunately I had a paranoia freak out and had to break it down during the winter.
Anyhow, I will probably not be stocking it with anything other than snails or shrimp. I've gone back and forth on thinking what I could put in there, from WCMMs to Galaxy Rasboras to a Betta... I've seen a lot of these small fluval tanks online with bettas in it, but I still worry about them being a bit too small for them (or any minimum school size for WCMM or dwarf rasboras) or if there are any temperature issues throughout the night, that it would get too cold (obviously remedied by a heater, but I'd rather not add more plugs to this area if I don't have to.)
Does anyone have experience with stocking these small tanks with anything other than snails or shrimp? I would love the galaxy rasboras one day, but I don't know much about their care other than just what little I've read online. I just worry about the little aquatic critters and what's best for them.
Currently, this tank is empty. I have bought some black gravel, but will most likely look for some plant happy substrate, maybe eco-complete? I'm not sure I want to do the Walstad method again, because it was a little on the messy side... but any suggestions would be lovely!
Thank you!