Bookshelf Aquariums
Just a quick note,
I have not been able to follow this thread as closely as I would like. Consider something like Mosquito rasboras or some other micro rasboras. I have a small tank about 4 gallons and I have a colony of Heterandria Formosa in it with plants. They do great! A native fish to North America. On the Heterandria Formosa check these links out. http://www.nativefish.org/articles/LittlestLivebearer.php
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Heterandria_formosa.php
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/Bernard_Heterandria_formosa.html
A small group of Pure Endler’s live bearers would also be fine until they start to produce too many babies. Then find homes for the babies. I had some in a six gallon eclipse and they did fine.
The good thing about the book shelf tank you are looking at is that it has a lot of surface area and more area for the small fish you put in it to swim. Tall tanks are not necessarily the best thing for fish considering most of their movement is forward and not up and down.
-Mike Gale
Thank-you for your help.
In a message dated 6/12/2008 2:08:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jett07002@yahoo.com writes:
Hello, Susie With only a 6 gallon tank, I think one betta is all I would put in there. Since you want to put it on a bookshelf, depending on what shelf it’s going to be on —eye level that is, in other words, how much of the tank you’re going to see — gravel, etc. is optional. Keep in mind, though, the more you put in the tank, the heavier it’s going to be. Don’t know what kind of book shelves you have, but it could be an un-welcomed experience to have it come crashing down.
Also, do not forget you’re going to have to clean it, so the less stuff in the tank, the easier it will be to clean.
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