Hello all,
Some months ago I set up a small Nano fishtank as an experiment.We had a large unused glass flower vase and I had a surplus of Neocaridina heteropoda (Red Cherry Shrimp, RCS) and I was interested in how well they would live in an unfiltered, small container without much food.
As it turns out they did excellent - they got almost no food and as a consequence the Shrimptank was kept crystal clear - no algae what so ever and the shrimps kept multiplying. And they did look nice on the table and was an interesting thing to observe while eating :-).
They had a bit of Java Moss and an Anubias for company and to provide some oxygen for them.
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All the best,
Kasper
Some months ago I set up a small Nano fishtank as an experiment.We had a large unused glass flower vase and I had a surplus of Neocaridina heteropoda (Red Cherry Shrimp, RCS) and I was interested in how well they would live in an unfiltered, small container without much food.
Oh well, - if you happen to agree, disagree or be madly in love with me, please leave a comment or a tip :-). It really motivates all blogowners to keep blogging!
All the best,
Kasper
Hey, I wanted to do the same with an glass vase I have at home.
SvarSletIt seems nice enough for shrimps, but a filter would remove quite a lot of the volume (plus ugly cables and hardware everywhere).
My question is: how many liters/gallons you got in this vase?
Right now I have mine with ground+gravel, some plants I'm using just to test the feasibility (if they grow) and snails. But I noticed I got a thick "skin" that increases the surface tension of the water due to lack of movement and aeration. How do you handle that?
Hi Nino,
SvarSletMy best guess is that the vase held about two liters of water. The thick skin, if it looks oily?, is probably a surplus of nutrients - i.e. too much influx of nutrients. If you are feeding the snails you can cut down on that, otherwise you need to change the water more frequently. Alternatively you can put some kitchen-towel paper gently on the top and quickly remove it, this should take care of the skin, although it may come back unless the underlying problem is addressed.
All the best,
Kasper
Hi Kasper! I wanted to ask you some questions, as I am new to aquariums :)
SvarSletI am a student, so not very rich, but I love nano aquariums and would love to have one on my desk! The vase idea is great, and as I can't afford a good nano tank, Id' like to ask, do you think I could have red cherry shrimps and little fishes in a large vase? And which is the minimal size in liters according to you?
Thanks for reading :)
Hello Dolly,
SvarSletRed Cherry Shrimps, certainly. Any type of fish, not so great an idea. This would demand that you changed some of the water very regularly (every other day or so) and that would remove much of the fun. To put it bluntly - fish pollute the water too much and it would quickly turn ugly. For this size (anything below 20l) I would stick to Shrimps and Snails - both of which comes in nice colours and can be quite fun to watch.
All the best,
Kasper
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SvarSlet