Christie_ZXR
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I have a super low tech tank on the windowsill. No lights, heater or filter etc, just uses sunlight. I'm after some ideas for fish for it. Temps don't drop below 16 (or if they ever do, a heater will go in)
The idea with this tank was to almost treat it like a natural pond, and it's sort of loosley based on Diana W's ideas.
Soil, sand and stones as substrate, and just tapwater. (gives me a ph of 7.6ish) Plants are literally all cuttings from other tanks, so there's a mish mash in there. Tank is 27L if I remember rightly.
The fish need to be small, and tolerant of the temp fluctuations between night and day. My initial thinking was just white cloud mountain minnows and a few cherry shrimp. But I'd really like a small, coldwater tolerant algae eater for some help with keeping the glass clean if possible, and the only one I can think of is hillstream loach, which isn't suitable at all. (no flow and not enough room) Or ottos? I have some in another tank, so they could possibly be summer residents only. But even so, the night time temps will still drop, possibly too much for ottos. My other thought was a bristlenose, but I'm still dubious about temps. I thought of an apple snail, but I'd reckon it's too big, and as for nerites, they pooh too much! I'd reckon they'd limit my options for other fish by producing too much waste for the plants to handle, although I may be wrong.
Anyone got any ideas? Or would my best resident be a nice algae scrubber sat next to the tank...
Ty everyone
The idea with this tank was to almost treat it like a natural pond, and it's sort of loosley based on Diana W's ideas.
Soil, sand and stones as substrate, and just tapwater. (gives me a ph of 7.6ish) Plants are literally all cuttings from other tanks, so there's a mish mash in there. Tank is 27L if I remember rightly.
The fish need to be small, and tolerant of the temp fluctuations between night and day. My initial thinking was just white cloud mountain minnows and a few cherry shrimp. But I'd really like a small, coldwater tolerant algae eater for some help with keeping the glass clean if possible, and the only one I can think of is hillstream loach, which isn't suitable at all. (no flow and not enough room) Or ottos? I have some in another tank, so they could possibly be summer residents only. But even so, the night time temps will still drop, possibly too much for ottos. My other thought was a bristlenose, but I'm still dubious about temps. I thought of an apple snail, but I'd reckon it's too big, and as for nerites, they pooh too much! I'd reckon they'd limit my options for other fish by producing too much waste for the plants to handle, although I may be wrong.
Anyone got any ideas? Or would my best resident be a nice algae scrubber sat next to the tank...
Ty everyone