what would you put in a 26-29 gallon tank that looked somewhat like this:
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x6/Starlit_rain/fishtank001.jpg
and yes it is a real fish tank...just not mine :(
2007-10-16 08:23:53 · 6 answers · asked by starlit_rain 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Cool tank - it looks like it's on land rather than underwater!
I'd personally keep that in mind when stocking it if it were my tank. A few bottom fish that would look like they're walking down the "path" or that could jump out of the "bushes" (Java moss). Maybe some corydoras catfish or small-medium loaches for that. Then a flock of brightly colored "birds" for in the sky, such as a school of neons, rummynose tetras, ot cherry barbs. And something with longer fins like long-finned danios, male betta, threadfin rainbowfish, or male guppies as a single oddity. I'd purposly understock so the plants stayed the main focus of the tank.
And I might just throw in 1-2 freshwater shrimp - I think they'd look cool running across the "grass" and climbing the "tree".
2007-10-16 12:32:23 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending if your tank is going to be heavily planted your going to need a homemade or cylinder co2 system. Some low light low maintence plants would be Java moss, Java fern, water sprite, duckweed, money wort, Egeria, amazon sword plant. your also going to need a bulb(s) that can provide 3 wpg. So every gallon you have, u must provide with 3 watts of power from that bulb(s)
As far as fish, a school would look nice. Try neon tetras, or Black neon tetras, a betta? If you do decide to get a betta just dont get any other fish with long colorful fins. It will mistake it for another betta.
2007-10-16 15:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the goal of these tanks is plants first, fish second.
so the goal is to have a small school of fishes. in that picture harliquins are used, but in those set-ups. cardinal tetras are very common for their smallsize and coloration.
These tanks arent that hard to make. the key is good lighting and generally a smaller co2 system to make the moss really shine.
2007-10-16 15:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If everything in that tank is live.... and if that's drifwood.....then the Ph is going to be on the low end naturally. Small, community fish that tolerate low Ph would probably be best.
2007-10-16 16:35:01 · answer #4 · answered by Finatic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Guppies. Colorful against the green cheerful tank.
2007-10-16 16:28:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Small schooling fish like neons and danios. And other fish too but I don't know which ones b/c I keep cichlids.
2007-10-16 15:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by Goober 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋