Aquariums: Found a really tiny “tank” If I can even call it that it was pretty cheap so I bought it. What can I do with it? I thought about it and maybe a one or two snails with some plants?
Yes the shopkeeper actually said "you could keep a betta in that but not shrimp"
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Hildringa on
That looks like a photo tank, made to put fish in temporary to photograph them
You could keep some plants in there
KinkyLatexCat on
That would be sick for like, a single plant, dirted, capped, ~~and then like 5 cherry shrimp of whatever color strikers your fancy.~~
Granted idk how the hell you’re make it work, but someone shoukd be around with micro tank advice.
Edit: the micro tank community has spoken!
One-shrimp on
Maybe some brine shrimp? Or bladder snails. Contrary to the popular opinion, I actually quite like them x)
RegaultTheBrave on
Ramshorns or bladders will survive in nearly any tank size or shape. I have a crew happily breeding away in a .5 gallon jar, and I put unusable trimmings from plants in there for them to enjoy.
I haven’t tried other snail types like mysteries, but I’ve heard they can be finicky about water parameters and seemingly die out of nowhere.
You could absolutely do a plant tank with snails though! You just would need to be careful about snails infesting other tanks if you plan on moving plants to them. I have a couple plant tanks I avoid snails touching so my main tanks remain pest free
jatinchhabra on
If it holds around 20 liters or about 5 gallons of water, it can be a decent tank. If it’s half of that — around 10 liters or 2.5 gallons — then I wouldn’t keep anything more than shrimps and snails.
But yeah, try to make it as planted as possible. That’s the main thing I would suggest. Just add about half an inch of soil or topsoil, cap it with one inch of sand, and instead of adding a lot of different plants, simply plant two or three Echinodorus and a few Crypts, then just leave it.
No need for a light or a filter. Just place it somewhere it receives a bit of indirect sunlight.
That’s it — you’ll have a nice little piece of nature in your home.
Additional-Dirt4203 on
I’d do moina, daphnia or brine shrimp. A nice little live culture for free fish food.
VorpalBunnyTeef on
Waaaay overstocked, Totodile produces a ton of waste and is a messy eater.
Jokes aside, I would be tempted just to make this into a cute little bioactive terrarium or something, rather than try to stock it.
The_Noodle_Cake on
I’d make it into a super cool mini aqua garden. Get some interesting rocks, give it some elevation. You could get some plantss that will grow out of the water surface and flower.
stufforstuff on
Sea Monkeys
Dry_System9339 on
If you watch medaka breeders they have little tanks they use just to examine fish from the side
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That looks like a photo tank, made to put fish in temporary to photograph them
You could keep some plants in there
That would be sick for like, a single plant, dirted, capped, ~~and then like 5 cherry shrimp of whatever color strikers your fancy.~~
Granted idk how the hell you’re make it work, but someone shoukd be around with micro tank advice.
Edit: the micro tank community has spoken!
Maybe some brine shrimp? Or bladder snails. Contrary to the popular opinion, I actually quite like them x)
Ramshorns or bladders will survive in nearly any tank size or shape. I have a crew happily breeding away in a .5 gallon jar, and I put unusable trimmings from plants in there for them to enjoy.
I haven’t tried other snail types like mysteries, but I’ve heard they can be finicky about water parameters and seemingly die out of nowhere.
You could absolutely do a plant tank with snails though! You just would need to be careful about snails infesting other tanks if you plan on moving plants to them. I have a couple plant tanks I avoid snails touching so my main tanks remain pest free
If it holds around 20 liters or about 5 gallons of water, it can be a decent tank. If it’s half of that — around 10 liters or 2.5 gallons — then I wouldn’t keep anything more than shrimps and snails.
But yeah, try to make it as planted as possible. That’s the main thing I would suggest. Just add about half an inch of soil or topsoil, cap it with one inch of sand, and instead of adding a lot of different plants, simply plant two or three Echinodorus and a few Crypts, then just leave it.
No need for a light or a filter. Just place it somewhere it receives a bit of indirect sunlight.
That’s it — you’ll have a nice little piece of nature in your home.
I’d do moina, daphnia or brine shrimp. A nice little live culture for free fish food.
Waaaay overstocked, Totodile produces a ton of waste and is a messy eater.
Jokes aside, I would be tempted just to make this into a cute little bioactive terrarium or something, rather than try to stock it.
I’d make it into a super cool mini aqua garden. Get some interesting rocks, give it some elevation. You could get some plantss that will grow out of the water surface and flower.
Sea Monkeys
If you watch medaka breeders they have little tanks they use just to examine fish from the side