Some day soon, our beloved Bichir, Wolfshiem, will be joining his larger brethren in the 250L. Which will leave his old home, a 60L aquarium, without inhabitants. We've been thinking for a while what would be best to do with the aquarium. We've wanted to keep small fish with cherry shrimps, but the latter are illegal so that unfortunately prevents us from doing so. Other options include a species tank for an interesting small fish species, a small fish breeding tank, or a feeder fish rearing tank. Or, boringly, a brine shrimp hatchery. Personally, I'd like to try my hand at keeping killifish or pencilfish, but I'd like to hear from others what they think could be a good use for a tank of this size.
i saw some lovely golden rams today if i only had the space. maybe a nano planted? ppl seem to be doing those alot at the moment
A good planted tank could be nice to try, I've always had plants but never any rarer or more sensitive species. At 60L, it wouldn't technically be a nano, but would serve the same purpose. Thanks. Any other suggestions?
pencil fish are quite expensive , the killie fish you would have to find out I have never seen them , they do have specialised water conditions . interesting species , I also love them ! so does salmon he will reply soon . anyway have you considered keeping a puffer in the tank ? dwarf cichlids ? bumblebee goby? I have a 2 ft that I made into a mud skipper habitat you could do the same ? these fish are to cool ! rainbow fish ? that's all I can think of for now as im trying to give you fish that won't out grow that tank .
Thanks, you could say I'm looking for a challenge here. Puffers don't appeal to me much. I would quite like to keep a pair or small group of dwarf cichlids, but I think even a 60L might be a bit small for that. Bumblebee gobies are an idea, Kattz loves them. I've liked how some of the freshwater gobies look too. Mudskippers, again, she loves them... heh. All of them are options. I quite like rainbowfish, especially Celebes. I've done a lot of reading on pencilfish (I have a soft spot for Characins) and killifish. I think they would definitely be in the right size range for the tank.
ok ive got 2x60liters in my flat, both planted with palm fiber peat and chemicult. the good thing about 60liters is, the lighting is easy, in my one tank ive got 2 18W cfls and the plant growth is pumping in the other ive got a 15W daro white tube
I have a atlantic mud skipper (peanut) he is to cool . I have never named a fish before but this guy just has to much character to be a fish! the tank setup is very unique for a skipper added to that the brackish water and humid air needed you have a challenge !
Thanks, maybe a skipper could be a good choice. Probably need to change my canopy for one though, the current one is damaged. The PFP method seems very popular, if I do go for a fully aquatic setup, I'll be using that method for growing my plants.
