Alternative use for fish tank

[JuiceKong]

I have an 8 gallon cube tank sitting around and want to find something new to do with it. Anyone have ideas of what to do with it or an animal that can be kept in that small enclosure?

 

[Fishfur]

What are the dimensions?

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Tropical plants, terrarium, tarantula... I think that covers the t's lol Lots of things even a jar can be depending on your materials and imagination.

 

[Fishfur]

Might make a terrarium out of it, with a cover of course & possibly keep isopods or one of the big beetle species - a Staghorn or something like it.

 

[Fishladyforlife]

Maybe just put like a betta in it? JK. Do what you think is best. I think a terrarium would work just fine.

 

[GlennO]

Have you considered shrimp or crabs? Freshwater mussels?

 

[SparkyJones]

I'd suppose if you wanted to you could build a waterfall scape into it with a pond at the base, using the back wall to build up on even extend it taller from the tank by fixing a piece of plexi to build on to the back wall pf the tank. After the rock scape plant it with small plants and mosses that will like the damp environment of the waterfall set up. It would just take a tiny pump and some tubing to move the water to the top from the bottom to keep it going.

Specific dimensions of the cube would be helpful as to whether you'd could keep something there once it's build but even if you can't, the plants can be rewarding also.

And that's I guess my point, a small tank can be scaped with plants and be just that. Submerged, emmersed or terrestrial. Up to you. Just in a small tank you gotta be particular and go for small plants too or it will look like an overgrown container.

 

[JuiceKong]

Thanks for all the replies! Tarantula habitat is totally something new for me so I thing I am going to do some research on that. Or maybe a vampire crab paludarium

 

[Fishfur]

Thanks for all the replies! Tarantula habitat is totally something new for me so I thing I am going to do some research on that. Or maybe a vampire crab paludarium

If you’re considering those delightful wee crabs, be aware that they are little Houdinis. They’re extremely adept climbers.

Unfortunately, an escape is very likely to prove fatal if a crab is out of its enclosure too long.

Any enclosure for them must have an escape proof covering and a lot more ‘land’ area than water.