'ello all! I recently set up a pair of 2 gallon 'walstad' bowls (they are not true walstad bowls...they both have air powered filters), and I wanted to get an idea of my stocking options. Would any of our tiny native fish do well in such a setup, or would I be better off just sticking with inverts in these 'tanks'?
Tiny natives for tiny tanks
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Joshaeus
, May 25 2015 07:59 AM
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Sean Phillips
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 09:12 AM
I think Elassoma sps., Heterandria formosa, and Swampfish (Chologaster cornuta) would both do well in those setups. Maybe a few other species as well.
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Michael Wolfe
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 10:26 AM
Bluefin Killis (Lucania goodei) would work as well... maybe just a MFF trio?
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Joshaeus
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 10:45 AM
I honestly thought bluefins would be a tad big...
Anyhow, what about the other animals? How many H. formosa or Elassoma would do well in one of the bowls?
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Kanus
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 12:17 PM
If you try swampfish, beforewarned they they are jumpers. Quite surprising, but I learned the hard way last summer when 6 of the 8 I had were fish sticks one morning.
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loopsnj64
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 08:02 PM
least killifish, swamp fish, pygmy sunnies all come to mind
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CCat
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 09:29 PM
2 gallons? I'd say 6 or so heterandria formosa -- enough for them to have some pals, but not be too crowded (6 will be a dozen before you know it though, so have a plan for that.) They'd be fine with shrimp too, if you want to add some other interesting fauna without adding much bioload.
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