Ok so this tank of mine is purely fictional and won't be realized for significant amount of time. I will not have the money, space or permissions(I'm 17) for this fictional tank. I currently in the real world have a 5 gallon planted aquarium with a betta, neon tetras and a catfish. (And yes I am aware I'm overstocked; I do a lot of cleaning and tests. The cat fish could use a friend but everyone's good.)
However my fictional tank would have a betta, 6 harliquin rasbora, 3 kuhli loaches and maybe a snail(s). With Java furn(anchored to some Malaysian Driftwood) Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia planted in a fine gravel substrate. With Hydrocharis dubia floating above. (Please tell me if these plants I'm thinking of are hard to come by, I'll find something like it). I would supplement with liquid fertilizer and probably root tabs. I plan on setting the temp at 80 and feeding slow sinking carnivore pellets and algae wafers. And occasional brine shrimp and blanched pea. I'm planning on putting a small air stone and lots of little hiding places.
I'm guessing something above 20 gallons with around 2w/g. However idk how much more then 20, or the wattege of heater I need.
Or how and I'd go about cleaning it and how often. The biggest tank I've ever cared for is 5g. I think cleaning steps are different for a 20+ tank.
Mostly I want to know the size I need, I can figure out everything else, but I want to find the sweet spot of the minimum tank size for a happy healthy little ecosystem following my description above.
Please give me your answer and why. With anything else I'm missing or need to change. For my fictional tank.
However my fictional tank would have a betta, 6 harliquin rasbora, 3 kuhli loaches and maybe a snail(s). With Java furn(anchored to some Malaysian Driftwood) Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia planted in a fine gravel substrate. With Hydrocharis dubia floating above. (Please tell me if these plants I'm thinking of are hard to come by, I'll find something like it). I would supplement with liquid fertilizer and probably root tabs. I plan on setting the temp at 80 and feeding slow sinking carnivore pellets and algae wafers. And occasional brine shrimp and blanched pea. I'm planning on putting a small air stone and lots of little hiding places.
I'm guessing something above 20 gallons with around 2w/g. However idk how much more then 20, or the wattege of heater I need.
Or how and I'd go about cleaning it and how often. The biggest tank I've ever cared for is 5g. I think cleaning steps are different for a 20+ tank.
Mostly I want to know the size I need, I can figure out everything else, but I want to find the sweet spot of the minimum tank size for a happy healthy little ecosystem following my description above.
Please give me your answer and why. With anything else I'm missing or need to change. For my fictional tank.