Re: [GSAS-Member] Recommendations for a nano or pico aquarium

["Clifford Miller" <clifford@clevergeek.com>]

I kept a small bristlenose pleco, a colony of cherry reds, and a group of
CPD's (galaxies) in a heavily planted 2.5 pico on my desk at work...they
lived quite happily and both fish and shrimp reproduced several times.

The 2.5's are nice because you can keep small plants with high light
requirements under one daylight compact fluorescent bulb without
destroying your desk space.

The ones I picked up are these:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754539, but can often
be found on craiglist for $10.  (in fact, I still have a red one I "won"
for losing the koi grow-out contest that I'd be happy to pass on if you're
interested).

I would highly recommend the Mini-terta filter on a tank this size.  Great
water movement, although I don't bother to run the media since the plants
do that work for me.  I just fill them full of alfagrog and wash them out
every year or so when I do my water changes (if I remember).

If having a kid's toy on your desk isn't an option-- the mini eclipse
tanks like this one look a little nicer:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752386


Cliff

>
> Since I moved and can no longer have a "large" aquarium, I am considering
> setting up a planted nano or pico aquarium (somewhere between 1-6 gallons)
> at work.  Does anyone have any recommendations for what brands/setups are
> best?  Any to avoid?  Also, any species recommendations would be great.  I
> was thinking of just putting plants and shrimp in them, but would love to
> be able to include some small fish.  Thanks!
> Monica
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