What small plants can fit a Petworx 10L tank?

[elephantnose3334]

Picked up my younger sister's former Petworx 10L tank from the shed. It was originally a betta tank, but the tank was too small for him and the betta was moved into a 40L. The tank is a 22cm cube and has 18.5cm diameter of working space. The other 4cm is for the pump and filtration. I might do a fishless aquascape so that I can learn how to look after real plants. It's missing the heater however, as the heater is used for the 40L. Where can I get a spare Petworx heater for the 10L? What small plants can fit in a 10 litre aquarium?

 

[Fish Fanatic34]

As long as you get a light and provide the proper substrate you could keep nearly every plant it’s just about making it look how you want it. For the heater a small 10W Nano heater would be fine I have one from Aqua One and got it Petbarn would recommend ringing around though. Also if this is the tank housing shrimp would they not be able get through the filtration holes?

 

[MattW3344]

I don't know the laws in the land down under about harvesting local plants/wildlife. But if there is no issue you could use this aquarium to mimic a local stream or body of water you have nearby? I had considered doing this a few years back with the river about a mile down the road.

 

[Colin_T]

Hygrophila ruba and corymbosa will grow in the tank but might come out above the water, which is fine because they are marsh plants. Alternanthera will grow out of the water and flower if given enough light. Cryptocorynes will probably stay underwater, but Echinodorus (sword plants) will grow out of the water.

If you don't like those plants, maybe Marimo moss balls or a clump of Java Moss.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Hygrophila ruba and corymbosa will grow in the tank but might come out above the water, which is fine because they are marsh plants. Alternanthera will grow out of the water and flower if given enough light. Cryptocorynes will probably stay underwater, but Echinodorus (sword plants) will grow out of the water.

If you don't like those plants, maybe Marimo moss balls or a clump of Java Moss.

I might add small dragonstone as the hardscape and thinking of doing it planted.

 

[Colin_T]

Rocks in small tanks are painful to work around, just have plants.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Rocks in small tanks are painful to work around, just have plants.

Oh. I was thinking of putting freshwater moss on the dragonstone, but I understand on what you said earlier.

 

[BigJfish12]

When I first saw this thread I thought of the idea of a small densely planted tank with some cherry shrimp MD fishtanks does some cool designs you could use to inspire you

 

[elephantnose3334]

When I first saw this thread I thought of the idea of a small densely planted tank with some cherry shrimp MD fishtanks does some cool designs you could use to inspire you

Chameleon shrimp, not cherry shrimp because fish stores in my area doesn't sell them.

 

[Fish Fanatic34]

Chameleon shrimp, not cherry shrimp because fish stores in my area doesn't sell them.

Do you know if they are Caridina serratirostris or Caridina sp. WA4

 

[elephantnose3334]

Do you know if they are Caridina serratirostris or Caridina sp. WA4

I think Cardina sp. WA4 is the closest to the chameleon shrimp that a LFS has got.