Baby Biorb...

[fishypps]

Hello, i am ooooooooooooh so tempted to buy a baby biOrb from ebay (depending on how expensive it gets!) it's at 99p on ebay at the moment with less than 1 day to go... i know people are opposed to them but wouldn't it be such a pretty endler tank?

 

[matt_storey]

It's upto you. Personally i don't like them...

 

[fishypps]

but if i were to get it for potentially... a couple pounds?

 

[matt_storey]

Again, upto u. They just aren't my cup of tea

 

[Cazgar]

Even for a couple of pounds, it wouldn't be for me.

 

[OldMan47]

If you like it, go for it. The tiny tanks have lots of uses, for pygmy fish like Heterandria formosa or for things like shrimp, neocaradina.

 

[Dazzler666]

I do like the bi-orbs especially with the colour changing light!! . Id consider a Siamese fighting fish (Beta) and possibly a couple of tetras (obviously size of tank depending).
Hey I will keep my fingers crossed that you pick up a bargain .... Good luck!!!

 

[pablothebetta]

My old baby biorb is now in the garage unused - they're really not the best. For your money, you could probably get a nicer setup. If you do get it though, I wouldn't keep more than shrimp or a couple of male endlers in there personally. Perhaps it would be worthwhile just keeping shrimp, planting the tank (whatever will grow under the light, that is) and removing the filter & 'bubble tube' it comes with - the filtration really isn't up to much IME and shrimp probably wouldn't need it if you did regular w/cs.

 

[fishypps]

Would my betta not be happier in there? With the flow in my main tank needing to be relatively strong to keep my panda garra happy, it would mean that i don't need to compromise the flow in the tank to keep both garra and betta happy?! Tetras are too big for baby biOrbs, especially as you need a school of atleast 6! I do like the idea of some pretty endlers in a biOrb though!

 

[OldMan47]

I keep my betta in an endler tank that contains 45 gallons of water and a hundred or so endlers. He is intended to help with population control but the sheer number of endlers means he is a failure. He swims freely all over the tank just like he was a real fish. The canister on that tank produces enough flow that my endlers cannot hold their position directly in front of the return nozzle but the betta does not avoid that area any more than the endlers do. So far I have only had this one about 2 years but my last betta in the tank lasted over 5 years. Taking his picture was a bit of a challenge because I had to chase him all over the tank and most pictures were head on or some similarly silly angle. I finally captured this one.