Half Gallon Friends?

[peachsonas]

Hi, I have a spare half gallon tank laying around. I was wondering what, if anything I could put in there, creature wise? I know better than to put any kind of fish in, but what about shrimp, snails, etc? Let me know of some species to look into.

 

[Ghelfaire]

Bladder snails stay small, I actually have some in a fish bowl (no fish) that has bamboo growing in it.

 

[Leilio]

sea monkey! or freshwater alternative-fairy shrimp.

 

[peachsonas]

Bladder snails stay small, I actually have some in a fish bowl (no fish) that has bamboo growing in it.

They're cute! How many do you have in there?

 

[Ghelfaire]

sea monkey! or freshwater alternative-fairy shrimp.

Scuds while were on this train of thought

They're cute! How many do you have in there?

Just a couple, they were accidentally introduced when I moved the bamboo from an aquarium filter to the bowl

 

[peachsonas]

sea monkey! or freshwater alternative-fairy shrimp.

Wait, the brine shrimp/sea monkeys are a great idea! I could take care of those for a free food source for my betta... that could save money in the long run.

 

[LHAquatics]

My 0.5g jar has ramshorn snails (3)

 

[bumblinBee]

Any kind of pest snail tbh. Ramshorn, mayalsian trumpet snails, bladder snails, pond snails, etc. I wouldn't put any of the "ornamental" species of snails, like nerites/mystery snails/rabbit snails, they get too big and produce too much bio load.

 

[peachsonas]

My 0.5g jar has ramshorn snails (3)

I was looking into those guys. They’re pretty. I’m just worried about eggs, etc since they’ll be in that half gallon and I don’t have room for babies..does that happen for you?

 

[bumblinBee]

I was looking into those guys. They’re pretty. I’m just worried about eggs, etc since they’ll be in that half gallon and I don’t have room for babies..does that happen for you?

Oh you will definitely get babies, but I find their populations stabalize based on how much food is available to them. If they're not eating enough, their population stays low.

 

[peachsonas]

Oh you will definitely get babies, but I find their populations stabalize based on how much food is available to them. If they're not eating enough, their population stays low.

I'll keep that in mind. I'm probably only going to get 2 or 3, so I'll be mindful about feeding.

 

[LHAquatics]

I was looking into those guys. They’re pretty. I’m just worried about eggs, etc since they’ll be in that half gallon and I don’t have room for babies..does that happen for you?

mine are still babies