Hi guys =) ... so about 5 years ago my obsession with fish-keeping began as my family tank (30 gallons) died and we managed to rehouse all our fish but a lovely little betta. I bought a 5 gallon tank to house him and he happily lived out his life span.
Since then my obsession has grown to 3 more tanks - a deceptively large 35 gallon, long short 10 gallon and a hexagonal 10 gallon. I've been keeping the 5 gallon as a hospital / iso tank since the betta died but I find that it's hard to maintain a decent algae level (yes, I'm a (good) algae lover) without anything living in it, even with it cycling properly. I already have a new betta living in the long 10g and I don't really want to be giving another the unfair space advantage.
I know from experience that there's very little you can put in a 5 gal. Maybe snails of some sort or shrimp (neither of which I'm familiar with =/)? Please suggest =)
On the same note, any ideas for my hexagonal tank (10 gal)? I regret the shape of it, makes stocking very difficult. I already have tetras and guppies scattered across the other two tanks and would love to see something new.
Thankee so much. xx
Since then my obsession has grown to 3 more tanks - a deceptively large 35 gallon, long short 10 gallon and a hexagonal 10 gallon. I've been keeping the 5 gallon as a hospital / iso tank since the betta died but I find that it's hard to maintain a decent algae level (yes, I'm a (good) algae lover) without anything living in it, even with it cycling properly. I already have a new betta living in the long 10g and I don't really want to be giving another the unfair space advantage.
I know from experience that there's very little you can put in a 5 gal. Maybe snails of some sort or shrimp (neither of which I'm familiar with =/)? Please suggest =)
On the same note, any ideas for my hexagonal tank (10 gal)? I regret the shape of it, makes stocking very difficult. I already have tetras and guppies scattered across the other two tanks and would love to see something new.
Thankee so much. xx
