Just wondering what type of shiner/minnow I could keep in a 2.5 gallon tank. I would like to keep a couple, but I don't think any would be suitable in such a small tank.
Let me know if you have any and what type.
Thanks
NV
Any type to live in a 2.5 gallon?
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, Apr 15 2008 06:02 PM
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 07:44 PM
Minnows, probably not. I would try some H. formosa(least killie/livebearer) or pygmy killies(not sure on scientific name?). You might could get away with a pair of bluefin killies or pygmy sunfish. If you add any of those fish, they like lots of plants, so load it with java moss and other bushy plants. I would add some dwarf crays as inverts. You could try triops or fairy shrimps, but I'm not sure how they do with fish.
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 08:23 AM
thanks guys, now to find some least/ pygmy killies around me.. That is what i ended up thinking when I layed down to go to bed last night.
I posted a pic of the tank under the ID if possible picture I have in the darter section if you would like to see it. Working on more plants at the moment.
thanks again!
NV
I posted a pic of the tank under the ID if possible picture I have in the darter section if you would like to see it. Working on more plants at the moment.
thanks again!
NV
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 09:31 AM
If you're a member of a local aquarium club you might find someone with Heterandria formosa to spare. They are pretty popular with the Nano tank crowd and they are prolific.
I must be doing something wrong. I've seen one fry since I got mine like six months ago and that's it.
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 01:07 PM
I must be doing something wrong. I've seen one fry since I got mine like six months ago and that's it.
I read somewhere that to really be productive these fish need a long photoperiod. I had the same problem as you and once I started leaving the lights on longer they started reproducing more.
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 01:14 PM
I read somewhere that to really be productive these fish need a long photoperiod. I had the same problem as you and once I started leaving the lights on longer they started reproducing more.
Rick
These guys pretty much only get natural light where they're at and whatever reflects from the other tanks once the sun goes down. So perhaps they'll start reproducing more now that we're moving towards summer. Thanks for the info!
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 03:00 PM
If you're a member of a local aquarium club you might find someone with Heterandria formosa to spare. They are pretty popular with the Nano tank crowd and they are prolific.
Well I hope that someone at the greater milwaukee nanfa meeting this weekend might have some to spare or for sale *hint hint* lol...
Thanks! and yeah, I know of the sachs.. if i cannot find my pygmy sunfish, that is where I am ordering
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