Originally Posted by Tropical Aquarist

Well as you all may have read, my six gallon tank (the Eclipse system six), was home to a three julies. Well that was a stupid idea. I thought that I could keep them in my tank, but I was mistaken. So I took the three guys back to my LFS and got back credit.

So while I was there I picked up:
3 Endlers (2 males, 1 female)
1 Dwarf Flame Honey Gourami
1 Whiskers shrimp

My tank is pretty much bare. I have one cave for the shrimp and not much else. I think that I might put some more community fish in my tank, that are small of course. I am not super worried about having alot of fish in this tank because I have a improvised filter set up, with an amonia reducer.

So all that my tank has in it are:

Live sand, and a few rocks
The light is the stock light (Eclipse Natural Daylight F8/T5. 120 VAC, 60Hz
0.16 Amps) , and the heater and filter work fine.

Any comments would be great and I will have pictures posted shortly.

One question I have though, is about live plants.

Has anyone out there had an eclipse 6 gallon with live plants? Or dose anyone know how I could get live plants and what I need to buy? (Co2, new lights?)

Also I have a pretty high ph, like at least 7.6 but it is stable so most fish adapt well.

Any first timer plants would be great too!

Thanks for any posts!

Originally Posted by jdhef

Don't feel bad Shawnie, I am confused by the Live Sand also.

Additionally, I am concerned that a 6 gallon tank is too small for the fish that are in it. (Mostly the Dwarf Gourami...is a 6 large enough? Will he become agressive due to over crowding?).

I'm not sure I understand the filter set-up competely, but excess ammonia can lead to excess nitrates, so it would be a good idea to keep an eye on your nitrate levels.

Good luck!