IMO, the best candidates for a nano tank would either be a small shoal of microrasbora or boraras or if you want some bottom/mid water dwellers, a small shoal of dwarf cories.
IMO, the best candidates for a nano tank would either be a small shoal of microrasbora or boraras or if you want some bottom/mid water dwellers, a small shoal of dwarf cories.
Currently keeping large predatory fish 🐟
Some species to consider for a nano tank are mosquito rasboras, dwarf spotted rasboras, sparkling gourami, pygmy cories and spotted blue eye. I don't recommend neon tetra, cardinal tetra or danios for your tank of that dimension. They need bigger space to swim especially when they need a group of at least 6 fish. Your tank dimension is definitely a pico tank, not nano tank though.
I didn't read your thread carefully earlier on & only notice the suggestions for small tank & posted hastily, so I gave my opinion on it. My apology.
Speaking of zebra danios, they are a bit too large for your tank & sooner or later, they will die due to some form of stress. I would advise you to sell/give them away to other hobbyists who have the space to keep them. I'm sure there are some others out there keen on taking them. As a matter of curiosity, what is your objective of the tank? From your description, it doesn't seem to be a display tank. If you want to look for species suitable for the size of your tank, you can refer to this website besides those suggested by Dean or me;
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/
For some reasons, I believe that you are trying to set up a low maintenance tank and you might want to consider some hardier plants. For that, you may see some info for such tank in this website;
http://www.shrimpnow.com/content.php...ch-shrimp-tank
best regards,
Shi Xuan
Currently keeping large predatory fish 🐟
Don't get confused about my previous post. Your tank is a pico tank and is not suitable to keep those mentioned for a nano tank. Only shrimps and snails are suitable for pico tank. And maybe betta.
I made the mistake twice. Please forgive me. I overlooked the dimension of your tank & after doing some measurements, I did notice its pretty small for a start. If you really want to keep a display tank for fish, I'd suggest that you get a slightly larger tank, maybe a 12L tank. A tank of your dimension seems too limited in choice.
Currently keeping large predatory fish 🐟
Ok.. I just realised the thread started some time 2 years ago. I think I shouldn't be posting here in the first place.
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