26 or 36 bow
#4
Posted 27 May 2016 - 09:49 AM
I have Enneacanthus in mine. But Bantam Sunfish might be MN fish and they are almost the same. You could have a small group of four or five in there.
#7
Posted 27 May 2016 - 10:47 AM
Of bantam, okay. Then could I have like other fish with the bantams?
In my 26 bow front I have about five Enneacanthus and one swamp darter. Deep soil substrate, heavily planted. No filtration. I need a couple more swamps.
You could also try the bantams with a few toominnows. You have black spotted up there?
#9
Posted 27 May 2016 - 02:23 PM
No, I think we mis-understood each other. Let me try again.
If you want only one fish in the tank then a single sunfish in a 26 is possible. I think even one bluegill would get way too big for this tank.
If you want more fish in the tank then I can only recommend Bantam sunfish as they are almost the same as the Enneacanthus species that I am keeping (some folks here would even argue that Bantam's should be classified in the genus). If you have bantam sunfish then I think you could potentially also have swamp darters (as I do) or you could potentially have topminnows.
But you also said that you wanted MN fish, and I am not sure what you have up there.
#13
Posted 28 May 2016 - 07:09 PM
Sticklebacks are too mean to keep with most other fish. Iowas will be iffy at best with Northern Sunfish. You also forgot about Orangespotted Sunfish and Warmouths on your list of MN sunfish. As for Topminnows, the only natives you can legally own are Banded Killifish.
#15
Posted 28 May 2016 - 09:21 PM
I would not recommend keeping a Warmouth in a 26, it is just a Sunfish you missed on your list. As for how many O-Spots, it depends on what kind of tank you are going for and what other species, if any, you want in there.
#19
Posted 29 May 2016 - 10:51 AM
That scape is really cool! I think 6 Iowa Darters, a school of shiners (Weed, Blackchin, or some other small and pretty Notropis), a couple Banded Killifish, and a young male Orangespot would look great in this tank and would perfectly match their habitat.
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