2.5 gallon micro-community?

[TFA101]

is there such possible setup? a tank devoted to tiny less-than-one-inch-long fish living happily together in only 2.5 gallons of water? any of the microrasboras or dwarf livebearers?

[MizRamzi]

Personally I wouldn't put fish in it but you sure could house some really neat inverts. Red Crystal shrimp, amano shrimp, maybe even a bamboo shrimp or two. Just an idea. Some salties are making peco reef tanks out of them. Housing some soft corals. Way cool!

[rileyrk190]

i second the invert tank..salt or fresh.

[TFA101]

I keep a single betta in there currently. So a tank this small is generally unsuitable for fish including fish from the genus Microrasbora? I saw some at the LFS. Interesting and rather small.

[Time]

You think too much about miniature aquatic life.

[aquarist48]

Hello TFA...keep us posted and let us know what you decide to do. Maybe share some pictures too if you want
Ken

[TFA101]

Originally Posted by Time Keeper

You think too much about miniature aquatic life.

It's a new thing The smaller the better!

I love the celestial pearl danios, but they are so darn expensive, almost $7.00 a fish! and they are only half an inch long

hmmmm... I'll see what I can find in RE: to small microfish. If not, I'll resort to getting another betta

[Iron waffle]

do you mean these rasboras? They're great little fish, they only get to 1" and are very active. I'm a nano tank fan myself. it's like having the whole world in a small space.

Have you given up on the SW setup by the way?

[TFA101]

YES! Those rasboras are also one of my favorite FW nano fish secondly after the Celestial Pearl Danios. I would love to have a few of them in my 2.5 gallon in the future. Could I do it?

@ spider_pig,

Not entirely, but its a tossup between a SW nano or a FW biotope, I'm leaning towards freshwater at the moment, as a saltwater setup is looking to be a little more expensive than I thought...

[Time]

Originally Posted by TFA101

a saltwater setup is looking to be a little more expensive than I thought...

Yeah I thought It wasn't so expensive for some reason but still doing it.

[Iron waffle]

Originally Posted by TFA101

I would love to have a few of them in my 2.5 gallon in the future. Could I do it?

I think you could get a few, considering their small size

I agree, a saltwater is a lot more equipment. A biotope sounds interesting. I tried to do a land/water brackish biotope, but it didn't work out. you need a larger tank to make those work.

post pics if you decide to do the micro community

[bolivianbaby]

Oh, man, celestial pearl danios are so pretty. Rasboras are a lot of fun, too! Unfortunately, I've never done a tank that small so I can't advise, but whatever you do, I can't wait to see the pics!

[TFA101]

I'm going to try out the micro community in a few months. I have one of my older bettas in that tank, and he's not doing so good health-wise . I'll need something to take my mind off losing him, so I'm going for this.

And I might be getting another tank later next year, my friend is upgrading from a 15 gallon to a 30 gallon when she moves to her new house, and she says I'll be the first she comes to when she gets it emptied and cleaned.

[Time]

I think a micro saltwater would be easier to stock

[coffeebean]

if you have any live bearers you could put the fry in there. thats what i have in my daughters room. she has some trumpet snails and about 10 fry. not their permanent home of course. when they get too big i will give her new fry

[TFA101]

I was thinking maybe turn it into a grow out tank, but lately, my platies have been giving birth and the majority of fry have managed to not get eaten, so that might be a waste of a tank in a way.

[Time]

lol they go and come thats a good idea.

[bolivianbaby]

Originally Posted by TFA101

I'm going to try out the micro community in a few months. I have one of my older bettas in that tank, and he's not doing so good health-wise . I'll need something to take my mind off losing him, so I'm going for this.

And I might be getting another tank later next year, my friend is upgrading from a 15 gallon to a 30 gallon when she moves to her new house, and she says I'll be the first she comes to when she gets it emptied and cleaned.

I'm sorry about your betta. We'll keep our fins crossed that his health improves

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by TFA101

I love the celestial pearl danios, but they are so darn expensive, almost $7.00 a fish!

Have you tried Aqua Bid

[TFA101]

No actually. But I don't like the idea of ordering fish onlineto my doorstep (but then again, isn't that how i get the pet store fish?). Maybe I should try that

my tank is empty now, so time to consider this whole micro-community deal!