Aquaone 320 Cube

[catxx]

i have 2 of these tanks, one is currently housing an old betta who i don't expect to be with me for much longer, and 1 oto (once part of a trio, has been alone for about year now because i have no luck buying lone fish friends...whenever i buy a lone fish a few friends, the original dies in a week, and then i lose one of the new ones, and i'm back to having a lone one for a few months again and repeat GAH!).

anyway. i've had too many betta losses lately and i'm done with them breaking my wee heart! so what else can i do with a small, roughly 8 gallon, cube tank that's planted with gravel substrate and bogwood? open to suggestions, willing to redecorate and planning a 70litre in the future which could be a relocation destination for the oto if need be.

 

[kj23502]

I think some shrimps do well in small tanks.

Or a dwarf puffer if you want to goa little more oddball....(maybe a dwarf...read on that some more if you're interested)

 

[catxx]

BUMP. my betta in this tank passed away last night. silly old bettas, they don't last long enough!

that's what this tank is, so the dimensions are a bit funky

any ideas for this tank? i've got a fluval 1 filter in it so it does have a bit of current in there. would a honey gourami work or is it too small?
the current occupant is a single oto now. (plus bogwood/slate decor, some hygrophilia polysperma and gravel substrate - oh and some damn cyanobacteria i can't sodding get rid of)

 

[Honeythorn]

Get shrimp and a couple more oto's. You may get away with 6 Endlers . That's all you can really keep in it. How long has the tank been cycled?

 

[OldMan47]

A nice small and colorful fish that is surprisingly tough is an endler. If you get both males and females, you will need a place for all the fry after a little while but if you get just males, they are very colorful and you could easily have 8 or 10 in a tank that size.
BTW the fish in my avatar is an endler male. They come in quite a few different colors but mine is typical for a wild one.

 

[catxx]

honeythorn - the tank has been running almost 3 years, it's very very cycled!

i already have endlers in my other aquaone 320, i've been breeding them for 2 years. i've got red chests and green top swords at the moment.