11 Gallon Stocking + Lighting

[Hamsnacks]

Sold the 225 Gallon Tank and decided to keep an 11.5 Gallon Shrimp tank lol
Wondering if it's large enough to keep a school of Celestial Pearl Danio, I know online it says 10 Gallons is the minimum but is that a fair enough size? Not a big fan of small tanks for this exact reason.

For lighting I think I was going to try Aqueon Planted Aquarium Clip-On LED Light, do you guys think it will be enough to grow some dwarf grass, Staurogyne repens, Helianthemum quadricostatus, substrate will be fertilized and will be using liquid fertilizer.

Thanks!

 

[Byron]

That is the minimum tank size (assuming 45cm/18 inches length) but a larger would not hurt. This species is best in a group of 20 Or more. @seangee has a tank of this species, he can comment.

My experience of LED is next to nil, so I will leave that question for others.

 

[DwarfCichlidLvr]

I don't have that LED but I don't believe it will grow hairgrass. How tall is the tank? If that tank is relatively shallow it may work.

 

[utahfish]

Substrate plants need 30 PAR at substrate level. PAR substrate charts can be found on line or go to rotalabutterfly light calculator and plug in the specs.Or you could drop $300 on a PAR meter. Higher PAR levels are usually easier to obtain in smaller shallower tanks. Hope this helps.