Long Time No See - Ideas?

[jpeterson]

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been around much for the last few months but I have been very busy!

Anyway, I was wondering if you had any ideas for an office fishtank. It's only small (12 US gallon). I want something bright and attractive. Something to relax me when working

 

[Rezatii]

12 gallon woud be great for a betta! bright, active, incredibly attractive! And the tank is big enough that you could have a small school of pygmy corys with it too

 

[jpeterson]

Sounds like a GREAT idea! What would you suggest for plants and substrate?

 

[Rezatii]

Corys are best on sand; play sand is probably best as it's soft and super cheap! I'm not an expert on plants, I personally use silk plants with all my tanks, if you do go down the fake plant route, please get silk not plastic, as plastic can catch a bettas fins and tear them

 

[ian]

12g is a good size for an office tank. My new love is for the Ember tetra. I have just introduced a small (5) shoal to my 15 litre planted. They max out at about 1.5 cm and look great! You'd be able to have a shoal of 10-12 in a 12g IMO. As for plants, you want to be looking at no hassle plants, like Anubias and Java fern.

 

[jpeterson]

Ok, my big tank is sand. At the moment I have slate at the substrate in the tank. Ill be getting real plants as always. Ill think of something to put in.

 

[Westwood]

Few endlers maby to go with the fighter?

 

[jpeterson]

Could you actually put endlers in with a Betta?

 

[Carlovel1]

Better not to, the Betta may see the Endlers as competition.
How about this stocking:
1 Betta
12 Ember Tetra/Microrasbora species
6 Cherry Shrimp

 

[jpeterson]

Your stocking ideas suit me. Will be very colourful.

 

[Westwood]

my brother has kept endlers and a betta together, but i suppose it depends on the personality of the betta

 

[james_fish]

Pygmy Gourami's, Pygmy Cory's and Shrimp?

Just a thought.

James.

 

[mrscullen5373]

Heyy

IMO if you want a pretty tank which is really colourful having a large mix of tiny fish is a great way of doing it, again that just my opinion.

Here is a list of some really small fishies you could choose from and some links:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/128756-endler-endlers-livebearer/
Pygmy Corys -
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/104113-pygmy-cory/
Dwarf Corys (Corydoras hastatus) -

Sparkling Gouramis
Scarlet Badis (Dario Dario)- http/www.fishforums.com/forum/labyrinth-nandids-fishes/13510-scarlet-badis-dario-dario.html
Ember tetra - http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/329919-ember-tetra/

Celestial Pearl danio (Galaxy Rasbora) - http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/302908-celestial-pearl-danio/

Dwarf Rasbora


btw pygmy corys and dwarf corys are very similar but still need seperate shoals
and if you do get endlers i would suggest getting only males, females are much bigger plus if you have both m and f they will breed all the time and that isnt good for a small tank, they wil overpopulate very fast.
On the bright side males are much more colourful

You could either have 1 or 2 big groups of several species or mix aload of them together, your choice, i am pretty sure the ones listed all work together anyway.

I will let you know if i think of any more!
I hope this helps and please feel free to pm or email me if you are ever suck with anything else x x x

 

[mrscullen5373]

Thought of another one however these are better off in single species tanks and brackish water here are some profiles

 

[mrscullen5373]

Oh and another one! If you are lucky enough to find them Emerald Rasbora are brilliant fish, i am having difficulties finding a profile for them because they are so rare but here are two links i found -




Chilli rasbora or Mosquito rasbora anre also great fish, again if you can find them. I am having trouble finding a profile for them but there scientific name is boras brigittae.

Ok just found one -