Nano Tank Ideas

[noobfish]

Picked up a little Aqueon 5g kit at lunch today ( https://www.aqueon.com/products/aquarium-starter-kits/minibow-smartclean ). Didn't need it, but 60% off because there were 2 scuffs on the side compelled me.
So, any suggestions what to do with it? Thinking I might set it up in my office, got a space on top of the credenza on the side I could put it. Looking for ideas of stocking and planting. Plants would have to be low light as it would just be the little LED on the hood, not looking to upgrade anything on this one.

 

[FF_Member146894]

the only 2 plants i've ever grown on a starter LED are java fern and anubias
mostly because i'm afraid to try anything else

 

[NannaLou]

I’ve had lots of success with plants in a tank that only has natural light, I’ll have to find the delivery note when I get home to work out what they are

 

[noobfish]

Any low grass type plants that might work with that lighting? Something for the foreground?

 

[noobfish]

And stocking ideas. Something interesting and/or colorful that would work in that size? Figure pH around 6.8-7.1 and gh around 200.

 

[Circus]

You could do some really colorful shrimp, they have green, red, blue cherry shrimp.

 

[NannaLou]

Packing list is in “a safe place” - I’ll have another look tomorrow

 

[noobfish]

You could do some really colorful shrimp, they have green, red, blue cherry shrimp.

Are the hard to keep? Never really looked into them.

 

[Circus]

Are the hard to keep? Never really looked into them.

Honestly they are super easy, and will start to breed after a couple of months. Just make sure your filter has a sponge over the intake so it doesn't suck up shrimplets.

 

[FF_Member146894]

Any low grass type plants

you won't be able to grow carpeting plants with a bare "starter kit"

 

[noobfish]

you won't be able to grow carpeting plants with a bare "starter kit"

Not carpeting, just some plugs like dwarf sag.

 

[noobfish]

Honestly they are super easy, and will start to breed after a couple of months. Just make sure your filter has a sponge over the intake so it doesn't suck up shrimplets.

Any fish that are ok with them?

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Shrimp, or a mini predator - one singular Dario - in a heavily planted tank

 

[Circus]

Maybe a clown killifish? This is based purely on fish size, as I have not kept them myself.

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Maybe a clown killifish? This is based purely on fish size, as I have not kept them myself.

They need groups of 7 Or more. They are well known for jumping Out of the tank.