mamahousemouse Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Hello! We have had a 20 gallon long tank for 9 years, originally stocked with glowlight tetras, ADFs, and oto-cats. We didn't restock as they passed away, so what's currently living in the tank is a 9 year old oto-cat. This was started as my son's tank - it's in his room, and my husband has mentioned several times that he'd love to have an aquarium that's "ours" - but only if it were smaller, and less fussy to care for. Just within the past week, we have started looking into what a low-fuss, tiny aquarium might actually look like, and it would seem that what we are considering creating is a low-light planted 3-6 gallon nano tank with a few shrimp, and some marimo moss balls. So far our research has included hunting the internet for photos & information, and visiting two different pet stores to get a feel for general size/shape of aquariums. Any and ALL help would be greatly appreciated! While I can't show an aquarium, I do have a Pinterest board that shows the beginnings of our quest for plantings and tanks. The link is here: https://www.pinterest.com/mamahousemouse/nano-time/ Edwardnah and Johnnydok 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 I am not sure I'd call shrimp tanks 'less fussy'. You do have to keep an eye on water parameters. With that in mind, larger tanks give more leeway. Perhaps a 10 gallon to start. And add a nano tank if things go well. But then I'm biased, because I use a 10 gallon Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 I'd investigate the good and bad with moss balls. There's some people here that have had not so good experiences with them since they tend to be made from clado. Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Welcome! We are glad to have you. You are on the right path, research is a must. Ideally you will probably be keeping a Neocaridina species as your first shrimp. They seem to be the easiest to care for simply because you don't need a buffering/active substrate, and they are a little less picky when it comes to overall water parameters. Research Neocaridina shrimp, such as the Red Cherry Shrimp, Blue Velvet, Red/Blue/Carbon Rili Shrimp, these would be a great starter shrimp. Be sure to include in your research the water parameters and conditions best suited for them, and how to test for these. Hope this helps! Shrimpie and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yeah, when I was first researching, I kept reading about moss balls and how great they were for shrimp. Now that I have tried moss balls and other mosses (christmas, etc), I'd say hands down that other mosses are much more utilized by my shrimp (neos). Looked at your board (good idea!); remember that you can (generally) only have one color of neos in a tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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