Picked up a discounted 6.6g from Petco for my pink betta girl Button Louise. Will be setting it up in the next couple of days, "instantly" cycled with media from my existing tank, and about a zillion java fern plantlets. May add rooted/stem plants later. So ...
Option One
1 female betta
2-3 otos
1 bamboo shrimp
Yes, I'll let the algae grow before the otos go in and will supplement their diet. I'm not sure how to know if there are enough bio-organisms in the water to support a filter shrimp ... ???
Option Two
1 female betta
1-2 nerites
5-6 nano fish (micro/dwarf rasboras or boraras)
Not sure which nano fish, or if a school of anything would be too high a bioload. Also, how many nerites for algae/clean-up purposes?
Option Three
1 female betta and ... you tell me!
Option One
1 female betta
2-3 otos
1 bamboo shrimp
Yes, I'll let the algae grow before the otos go in and will supplement their diet. I'm not sure how to know if there are enough bio-organisms in the water to support a filter shrimp ... ???
Option Two
1 female betta
1-2 nerites
5-6 nano fish (micro/dwarf rasboras or boraras)
Not sure which nano fish, or if a school of anything would be too high a bioload. Also, how many nerites for algae/clean-up purposes?
Option Three
1 female betta and ... you tell me!