After a lot of research, I got my old betta a 3-gal Eclipse. To make a long story short, he hated the current and it was stressing him out, and as a senior citizen he's got a right to be set in his ways. So I'm getting him a new 2.5gl stillwater tank, and I'm looking for some new lodgers for the filtered eclipse tank.
I really like rasboras, tetras, and cherry barbs, though I think the latter might be get to be too big for the tank. Sigh. So could I mix a couple of harlequins and tetras (neon, glolight, ember are my favorites so far)? If so, how many of each - odds or evens, etc? (Any other suggestions very welcome, too!)
Back to the betta - he's got an algae problem (which is why I tried to switch him to a filtered tank in the first place). I was thinking about getting him a ramshorn snail for a housekeeper. They look small, but would the betta's 2.5 gl tank provide enough food for it? (Note: there's a lot of algae, despite frequent water changes)
More to the point, how do you know when a snail is hungry? I've had plecos and otos before in past tanks, but never a snail, and I'm a complete newbie on invertebrates in general. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks so much!
I really like rasboras, tetras, and cherry barbs, though I think the latter might be get to be too big for the tank. Sigh. So could I mix a couple of harlequins and tetras (neon, glolight, ember are my favorites so far)? If so, how many of each - odds or evens, etc? (Any other suggestions very welcome, too!)
Back to the betta - he's got an algae problem (which is why I tried to switch him to a filtered tank in the first place). I was thinking about getting him a ramshorn snail for a housekeeper. They look small, but would the betta's 2.5 gl tank provide enough food for it? (Note: there's a lot of algae, despite frequent water changes)
More to the point, how do you know when a snail is hungry? I've had plecos and otos before in past tanks, but never a snail, and I'm a complete newbie on invertebrates in general. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks so much!