My 6.6g L :D river bed tank :)

[PufferFan]

mg aka plantboy (lol) knows i live in nor*cal

Once i figure out what im doing i may ask him for shrimp and java moss but i whant to keep plants to a minimum and this tank will not have any fake plants if plants at all i plan on using alot of rock ... i hope it will do ok

actuly... are there any grasses you have mg ? i think some thin grass plants would look really nice ... lmk

also would it be ok to burry the bottom half of my heater in sand. cause i could put it in a better position that would look much better if i could ... lmk

thanks guys im very excited about this tank even though its small

oh yeah filter meadia from a 5 gallon i just took down yesterday was added last night and all the sand well 90% of it was from the 5g so cycling should be short if not non existant with my water

more pics with next change...(might add rock today)

 

[pharasalia]

I would add in some java fern or moss, you could tuck it in around your rocks and whatnot... to give the shrimp some places to go and breed in and whatnot. I think shrimp is a great idea for a tank that size... I wouldn't go gourami with your shrimp though, especially if you get smaller shrimp like cherry reds... I'd think they'd get eaten... but I would think a small school of dither fish like rasboras would do well and are small enough not to eat your shrimp.

 

[PufferFan]

yah sounds like a plan shrimp are for sure, same with the java moss

im still thinking about the fish hmmm

 

[PufferFan]

it just acured to me that i am very interested in stocking an electric-blue crayfish and i have seen them localy before...

are they intertaining? what do i feed them and is this tanks foot print big enough its 24-8

i read that a cray should have 10g and well i figured sense it doesnt swim the hight of the tank dont mater

 

[livingword26]

i know right!. i am going to look for cherry shrimp. how big do gouramis get?

Here is where I got my cherry shrimp from:

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85274&highlight=cherry+shrimp

 

[PufferFan]

^^^thanks, but i think im buying from mg if i get any.


so i went down to my creek bed and got some rocks i boild them and put um in ... i dont like it lol but i figured i would show yall anyways

the drift wood and fake plants are from my 10g

soooo im not satisfied ... any ideas on landscaping :\ ?

oh and that black piece is from my retired 5g im waiting to go to my lfs to pic up a bigger piece

 

[Hollygirl]

Can I ask you what are the dimensions of your 6.6 gallon tank? I think it would be a great tank for a male Betta.

 

[Hollygirl]

Found It!

I found that 6.6 for sale on www.fish.com. I think that would make the perfect betta tank, or for a small group of fast swimmers like danios.

 

[Lupin]

also would it be ok to burry the bottom half of my heater in sand. cause i could put it in a better position that would look much better if i could ... lmk

No.

 

[PufferFan]

hehe yes it would be an awsome! tank for bettas or small schooling fish im glad your excited about it i think its a great tank...

just to be clear its 24x8x6

one thing i forgot to mention i ran electricle tape around the top edge to hide the water level looks much better.

EDIT: thank you lupin i wont