6 Gallon Eclipse Stocking

[Jess7]

Could I stock this tank with 1 betta, 2 AFD, and anything else?
Suggestions please :)

[Harlock]

Could I stock this tank with 1 betta, 2 AFD, and anything else?
Suggestions please :)
Maybe a large snail just to add an extra dimension. I'd plant it too, but I'd plant a water jug if I thought my wife wouldn't get mad that I ruined the water...

[Jess7]

Maybe a large snail just to add an extra dimension. I'd plant it too, but I'd plant a water jug if I thought my wife wouldn't get mad that I ruined the water...

I'm not really too into snails... Anything else?

[Jess7]

How about a couple cories?

[knashash]

I love Cories....Shrimp would be good....dwarf frogs, a schoal of cardianls

[Jess7]

So a betta, 2 ADF's and 2 cories? is that ok? What's a cardinal?

[JustPatrick]

We have an Eclipse System 6 (since last november) and it's stocked with:
2 Albino Cories
2 Long Finned Leopard Danios
2 ADF
2 Golden Apple Snails
1 Small Ramshorn Snail.

Planted with 1 Amazon Sword and some hornwort.

It's on the edge of being overstocked, but water changes keep the nitrates down and everyone gets along just fine (although the danios nip at each other a little bit).

[Jess7]

We have an Eclipse System 6 (since last november) and it's stocked with:
2 Albino Cories
2 Long Finned Leopard Danios
2 ADF
2 Golden Apple Snails
1 Small Ramshorn Snail.

Planted with 1 Amazon Sword and some hornwort.

It's on the edge of being overstocked, but water changes keep the nitrates down and everyone gets along just fine (although the danios nip at each other a little bit).

So I think, correct me if I'm wrong, My Betta, 2 AFD's and 3 cories would be ok...

[JustPatrick]

So I think, correct me if I'm wrong, My Betta, 2 AFD's and 3 cories would be ok...
I'd imagine, yeah. But keep an eye on the nitrates. Also, give the ADFs a good place to hide (one of mine hides behind the heater and the other in a cave that made from a rock)

And with the ADF, while they will eat flake food that makes it to the bottom, they really like frozen bloodworms.

[knashash]

So a betta, 2 ADF's and 2 cories? is that ok? What's a cardinal?

Cardinal Tetras...great schoal to have in a smaller tank cause they are not spastic swimmers like rummy nose or other schoals...they like to hang out in one spot.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=895

[Jess7]

Cardinal Tetras...great schoal to have in a smaller tank cause they are not spastic swimmers like rummy nose or other schoals...they like to hang out in one spot.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=895

And these won't nip at the betta or the other way around?

[knashash]

I can tell you for sure they wont nip the Beta...but im not 100% on vice versa.....anyone know if the beta will attack the Cardinals?

[tricksterpup]

Jess,
I would probably hold off from adding anything else besides a snail. Anything else would just over load the tank. I think its pretty close to maxing as is. There isnt much you can do with a 5 gallon tank. Pure and simple, if you want alot of fish, go bigger in tank size.

jim

[Jess7]

Jess,
I would probably hold off from adding anything else besides a snail. Anything else would just over load the tank. I think its pretty close to maxing as is. There isnt much you can do with a 5 gallon tank. Pure and simple, if you want alot of fish, go bigger in tank size.

jim

So just one betta and 2 ADF's? or do you mean with the cories included?

[tricksterpup]

So just one betta and 2 ADF's? or do you mean with the cories included?
I wouldn't put any cories in the tank. Cories need to school to be happy, and just having a couple is kinda cruel. With Cories, I keep a min of 6 to a tank. Keep what you have. The Frogs will produce enough waste anyway so you will have to do weekly water changes.

[katfood]

I agree with that. The cories would add too much to the bioload PLUS wouldn't be happy. There's just too many cons and not enough pros, to me..

[Jess7]

ok... I trust you guys. Thank you very much :)