elysekuf
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hey folks --
I ran a highly successful 40 gallon or so tank from December 2010 (really February 2011 by the time the fishless cycle finally finished) - May of this year. I had to sell it (TEARS!) when I moved out/separated from my husband and as I get ready to move into the house I just bought, I really want to figure out a new aquarium situation, but I'm up for a greater challenge this time.
I want to get a 5-8 gallon, heavily planted, ideally themed tank. It's been a while since I've made stocking decisions and the last tank was only moderately planted, and was large besides. A micro tank is a whole different ballgame, so I wanted insight on:
- Filtration
- Lighting
- Substrate
- Plants best suited to micro/low tech
- Various possible combinations of fish
In the long term, I'd like to be able to manage a heavily planted and fully stocked tank, but that's obviously a longer-term goal.
For reference, the fish I kept previously were:
- 1 angel fish
- school of about 10-12 cardinals
- school of about 6 julii corys
- 1 bristlenose
I really, really loved the corys, but I don't know that they'd make sense in a tank that small even if highly planted. I also like the idea of a betta, but don't want to sacrifice community. I'm also a sucker for cardinals, but I definitely don't think I would put them in a tank so small.
Looking forward to seeing examples of your micros!
I ran a highly successful 40 gallon or so tank from December 2010 (really February 2011 by the time the fishless cycle finally finished) - May of this year. I had to sell it (TEARS!) when I moved out/separated from my husband and as I get ready to move into the house I just bought, I really want to figure out a new aquarium situation, but I'm up for a greater challenge this time.
I want to get a 5-8 gallon, heavily planted, ideally themed tank. It's been a while since I've made stocking decisions and the last tank was only moderately planted, and was large besides. A micro tank is a whole different ballgame, so I wanted insight on:
- Filtration
- Lighting
- Substrate
- Plants best suited to micro/low tech
- Various possible combinations of fish
In the long term, I'd like to be able to manage a heavily planted and fully stocked tank, but that's obviously a longer-term goal.
For reference, the fish I kept previously were:
- 1 angel fish
- school of about 10-12 cardinals
- school of about 6 julii corys
- 1 bristlenose
I really, really loved the corys, but I don't know that they'd make sense in a tank that small even if highly planted. I also like the idea of a betta, but don't want to sacrifice community. I'm also a sucker for cardinals, but I definitely don't think I would put them in a tank so small.
Looking forward to seeing examples of your micros!