tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
ahem.. http://www.aquaculturestore.com/index.htmlEmg said:Trickster, if I ever find them around here, I may just do that !
Small tanks- discussion thread
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Lol Trick...I can't afford to have fish shipped to my house........would be nice, but I'm trying to save up to fix a very nice old violin.....thanks for the link though...
Lol....I'm not so sure it would ever end up in the articles section......too many folks here don't like small tanks and think it's cruel and wrong to keep them. :huh:
I wrote this up because I got pretty tired of folks "downing" small tanks and the people who keep them. Sure, some who don't know any better are probably keeping the wrong fish/stock in their small tanks...and/or.... not caring for them properly.......hence..the reason for this thread. Hopefully these people will check in here and learn something so if they want to keep their small tank, they can at least find ways to properly set it up and care for it...getting alot more enjoyment out of it as a result.
Small tanks are for people who love to keep fish.....but don't have the time or space for a larger more involved setup. Yes, more frequent maintenance is required for these little tanks, but the time involved in doing so is pretty minimal. If it's setup properly, you can get just as much enjoyment out of these smaller tanks as you do the larger ones.
I wrote this up because I got pretty tired of folks "downing" small tanks and the people who keep them. Sure, some who don't know any better are probably keeping the wrong fish/stock in their small tanks...and/or.... not caring for them properly.......hence..the reason for this thread. Hopefully these people will check in here and learn something so if they want to keep their small tank, they can at least find ways to properly set it up and care for it...getting alot more enjoyment out of it as a result.
Small tanks are for people who love to keep fish.....but don't have the time or space for a larger more involved setup. Yes, more frequent maintenance is required for these little tanks, but the time involved in doing so is pretty minimal. If it's setup properly, you can get just as much enjoyment out of these smaller tanks as you do the larger ones.
At plantedtank.net there is a forum on setting up nano planted tanks. It's a great resource and you'll find a bunch of people who set up great small planted tanks (most with fish or shrimp). Lots of diaries by people showing step by step. Worth taking a look at if you are interested in small tanks.
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Speaking of small tanks, eversince AC was down, I got hooked on them!! Let me get some pics of mine (gonna edit the post after I upload).
Btw, this thread didn't survive the AC crash but I had it in my favourites and somehow its still here.
Pics:
0.25 gallon mac n cheese salad nano tank -Water's actually clear... Plastic is not
Inhabitants:
2 hichhiker snails
1 Ghost Shrimp
0.2L (believe it or not!! not even a litre) bowl "The Island"
Inhabitants:
4 hichhiker snails
2 Gallon
BEFORE (ugly)
Inhabitants:
3 Ghost Shrimp
AFTER: (decent)
Well what do you think? I'm most pleased by the 0.2L bowl..
Btw, this thread didn't survive the AC crash but I had it in my favourites and somehow its still here.
Pics:
0.25 gallon mac n cheese salad nano tank -Water's actually clear... Plastic is not
Inhabitants:
2 hichhiker snails
1 Ghost Shrimp
0.2L (believe it or not!! not even a litre) bowl "The Island"
Inhabitants:
4 hichhiker snails
2 Gallon
BEFORE (ugly)
Inhabitants:
3 Ghost Shrimp
AFTER: (decent)
Well what do you think? I'm most pleased by the 0.2L bowl..
i finally got my cryptos and rotala that i ordered and now its all planted, well its was a while ago before this site went down and rotala sure grows fast.. so here it is
from the front. notice the little crypto wendtii under the wood.
from the side:
the shrimps is messing up my flouride... maybe theyre just trying to make it look more natural i dont know...
by the way its dimenseion is 12x12x12 about 7 Gallon
what do you think?
from the front. notice the little crypto wendtii under the wood.
from the side:
the shrimps is messing up my flouride... maybe theyre just trying to make it look more natural i dont know...
by the way its dimenseion is 12x12x12 about 7 Gallon
what do you think?
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
Very nice, keep up the good work and keep us posted.misopeenut said:i finally got my cryptos and rotala that i ordered and now its all planted, well its was a while ago before this site went down and rotala sure grows fast.. so here it is
from the front. notice the little crypto wendtii under the wood.
from the side:
the shrimps is messing up my flouride... maybe theyre just trying to make it look more natural i dont know...
by the way its dimenseion is 12x12x12 about 7 Gallon
what do you think?
PrimeTime and Misopeanut....VERY nice tanks !!!
Prime, it's too bad the plastic is so cloudy....those mini scapes you've put together are fantastic ! It would be nice to see them clearly. Is that last one one of those little pet totes ?? The scale of the items you've put in there makes it look larger ! LOL on the "macNcheese" container.....I used a cheese ball container once for some plants...I still have it hanging around..just in case...lol. You know, you should go out and buy one of those large round cheesepuff bowls...they're much clearer than the M&C bowl ! Prime, I'm ssooooo glad you happen to have this thread on your list !! Thanks for reposting it ! 
Misopeanut, that tank is fantastic ! Love the scale and the plants you've chosen. Very colorful ! Like Trickster said....keep up the good work ! :thm:
Prime, it's too bad the plastic is so cloudy....those mini scapes you've put together are fantastic ! It would be nice to see them clearly. Is that last one one of those little pet totes ?? The scale of the items you've put in there makes it look larger ! LOL on the "macNcheese" container.....I used a cheese ball container once for some plants...I still have it hanging around..just in case...lol. You know, you should go out and buy one of those large round cheesepuff bowls...they're much clearer than the M&C bowl !
Prime, I'm ssooooo glad you happen to have this thread on your list !! Thanks for reposting it ! Misopeanut, that tank is fantastic ! Love the scale and the plants you've chosen. Very colorful ! Like Trickster said....keep up the good work ! :thm:
Thanks!Emg said:
Prime, it's too bad the plastic is so cloudy....those mini scapes you've put together are fantastic ! It would be nice to see them clearly.Yup, at first I thought the water was cloudy, but then I was very disappointed to realize that it was something that I couldn't fix. I'm gonna move it to a clearer tank/food conatiner soon
LOL nah, its just a little bowl I "borrowed" from my mom. Its realllly tiny, its probably less than 3" high.
Thanks, I had to use tweezers to set everything up in that last one
LOL yeah thats what I LOVE about small tanks, you can make them from virtually anything! And to top it off, you can get a finished product from cuttings that you probably won't even notice in your main tank! Whats not to like
Thanks for the advice, I was thinking of those too. They're already on my moms list next time she goes outYou know, you should go out and buy one of those large round cheesepuff bowls...they're much clearer than the M&C bowl !
Yeah I was glad too when I found it. I kept it in my favourites because I knew it would come in handy eventually. Now it's inspired me!Prime, I'm ssooooo glad you happen to have this thread on your list !! Thanks for reposting it !
