Fish under an inch

[BrandyCat]

Yea they have them in Alabama too I hear but they are far more common in Florida. Oh and just for the record I do have 3 baby plecos scattered through out my tanks. When they get big they go in the 20 long. I love em.

Sparkling gourami is a cool fish as well. I haven't seen any around. Also the shell dwellers! Excellent call! I forgot all about those little guys. I really should check more into that. Sounds like a great time. This is a great list. I think I should do a little blog post about it.

If I get something new this week I'll try to upload some pics.

 

[bradlgt21]

A local fish store near me always has sparkling gourami. I got a pair a couple years ago. They spawned a few times for me but I was never able to get any fry to survive longer then a month. Then the male died, I still have the female but she is looking old.

 

[2rivers]

You're looking for Swamp Killies, Leptolucania ommata.

Yep. I think my lil bro might like killies if I play up on the adventure of collecting wild fish.I still use my trustee Peterson Field Guides-Freshwater Fishes-Plate29,M251,p.225 They must have a website. I suck at being a nerd, tech is hard for me. Theres some neat plains topminnows that you dont see much of that would be fun to collect-n-breed too. I dont have ca$h to buy off any breeders.

 

[jetajockey]

If you go shelldweller you might have an issue finding suitable tankmates.

I'm just now starting to research natives here in the FL panhandle, planning a little expedition soon (i guess you could call it that, there's rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries and everything in between within a few miles of here)

 

[cpetrosky]

black bar endlers

 

[BrandyCat]

I'm cycling out a few tanks. The pea puffers would need a species only tank as well. I don't mind giving the cichlids their own tank.

 

[TheFishBoss97]

What do you do when a baby pleco grows up?

IDK, sell it and buy a new one

 

[TabisFish]

IDK, sell it and buy a new one

They grow pretty fast, haha. You'd be buying a bunch of babehs.

 

[Kaosu]

dwarf livebearer- Heterandia fromosala
a LFS has these in..really cute little guys like tiny striped guppies ^_^ max length for a LARGE female is 1.5 but most stay round 1''
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/dwarflivebearer.php

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Heterandria_formosa.php

 

[sailedNJ]

Boraras brigittae (AKA Chilli rasboras), boraras merah (AKA phoenix rasboras), or Hyphessobrycon amandae (AKA ember tetra). All max out @ or under 1" & aren't particularly demanding as long as you keep up with regular maintenance. I've been toying with the idea of starting a nano setup myself & these 3 have been on the top of my list based on reputation, aesthetics, & availability.

Just keep in mind that with a smaller tank (as opposed to a larger one) you'd need to bump up your regular maintenance a bit, maybe twice weekly WCs of 30% each & you shouldn't have any problems.