new member with nano tank looking for some advice

peter1979

aunt kymmie

Hi Peter, welcome to the forum! Exactly how many gallons is your nano tank??

Angel079

kelly528

Fluval Edges are 6g.

Don't add a betta; you will have to lower the water level so he can breathe and also he WILL eat your danios & rasboras for sure.

Cories also like to gulp air so personally I would not do.

There are many varieties of dwarf shrimp that would be fantastic in your tank... Red Cherry Shrimp, Crystal Red Shrimp, Emerald Green, Pearl Blue, Gold Bee, Blueberry... the list goes on. There are a few retailers on the web, like shrimpspot.com which offer a good pictoral catalogue of shrimp.

Some othe fish you could try are

-Dwarf Puffer
-Bumblebee Goby
-Scarlet Badis
-Other microrasboras
-African dwarf tetra species

I STRONGLY suggest you purchase the book Nano Aquariums by David E. Boruchowitz... I stumbled upon it of my library and in addition to awesome info about setup/maintenance of nano tanks it has a really good guide to nano-fish complete with pictures, making it an awesome book to flip through if you are simply looking for a cool-looking fish to put in your nano tank.

Good luck!

Kelly

kelly528

And no, as far as I know Badis badis would make an excellent 'centerpiece' for your microrasboras. Also, have you checked out Dario Darios? They are similar but red in color.

aunt kymmie

Kelly, I'd never heard this before. I keep a betta in a heavily planted 6gl and I've had "my guy" for nearly two years. He's strong and healthy. As always, adding my 2 cents, LOL.
Please note, I agree with all the other info in your well written post!

LMychajluk

I was thinking about the Edge and the same thing that Kelly reffered to. It's not the size, it's the fact that the Edge is a 'sealed' top with a relatively small opening. When the aquarium is 'full', you can't see the surface of the water - the water is all the way up to the top, with no air gap. Since Bettas and Corys gulp air, they'd only have the small opening to go to - anywhere else and they'd just hit the top of the aquarium before breaking the surface.

Hope I'm explaining myself clearly...maybe this pic will help:

peter1979

Thank you all for the replies. In answer to some of the questions, the tank is 6 gallons. I am indeed thinking of live plants, maybe Java Fern, Java Moss and some cryptos of some sort. I have a small piece of bogwood in the tank at the moment but im not happy with it so i will be changing it for another piece i have ordered.
I have already got that book kelly, on the advice from someoe elses forum thread i had read. Its very good and i have larned a lot from it, but there isnt a lot of info on compatability.
It looks like i will either get
endlers or micrrasboras with either some CRS or a Badis badis or the Dario darios you have mentioned.
thank you for the help

aunt kymmie

Now that I see a picture of the tank I understand why bettas would be a no-go. That's a very nice looking tank!

Angel079

As for fish and 6g I'd then add no more then what you have listed in the OP. As for stocking/ compatibility this site will help you and if you select fish that don't get along will give you warning msg in red on the bottom AqAdvisor - Intelligent Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquarium Stocking Calculator and Aquarium Tank/Filter Advisor

For plants (I love plants had I mentioned this before) what kind of light do you have over the 6g? Do you know the wattage, Kelvin rating, Lumens?