Silverdollarboy2 Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Hi, I have a dymax iq5 that I want to turn into a freshwater nano. I think it's about 13 litres.What could I have in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennyleigh17 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 13 litres is very small. I'd say it's suitable for a single Betta. You would need a nano heater if you were to have a betta though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colour_genes Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 For a nano tank I'd suggest nano fish . Something nice and bright. Maybe 3 or 4 male Endlers or Guppies, White Cloud Mountain minnows, small tetras etc, and a couple of really nice plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennyleigh17 Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 I wouldn't recommend minnows or small tetras as they are schooling fish and need to be kept in groups of six or more of their own kind. Also minnows need lots of room to swim as they are very active fish so a 13 litre tank is way too small. I would recommend a minimum of a 20 litre tank for a small school of either minnows OR small tetras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJWooble Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 I'd just make it tropical and put a single fighter in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 If you kept the water at 24 or less you could have a Borneo sucker or two I think or instead of a fighter you could have a dawf puffer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arktiv Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Borneos need pretty strong water flow so get a decent pump if you do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJWooble Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 The other thing to note about borneos is they tend to need specialist foods-- I think you're meant to put several large smooth rocks outside in a bucket until they grow a particular type of algae on them, then swap them with rocks inside when those rocks run out of algae, and the borneos eat the critters that live in the algae? Could be wrong but my understanding is they don't just eat algae wafers and flakes Also would be looking into what /species/ of borneo you're getting-- we actually seem to get several different species and they require different tank sizes due to their different activity/territory levels--- I've seen some care sheets that list one species needing a minimum of 70L, and another needing a min. of 40L (http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/sewellia-lineolata/ vs http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/beaufortia-kweichowensis/ )I believe they're also wild caught so are very sensitive to water conditions, which isn't the /best/ feature to have in a fish for a small tank unless you're doing multiple water changes a week. Also keeping water at a low temperature in such a small tank consistently could be challenging, and not very good for the fish if it zig zags from high to low temperature within a day. Dwarf puffers could be a better option as they don't tend to need so much room as borneos but have the same issues with generally being wild caught in terms of water quality and temperature. I found my boy got bored very quickly in a 21 litre, so I moved him onto a friend who could give him a bigger tank as although I was constantly changing decor it didn't seem enough for him, and I had my time split between my general life and other tanks at the time as well. They're a fish who are /so/ /so/ smart and are really worth the larger tank. If I were to get puffers again I'd probably get a 60L and have 3-4 If you do end up going the puffer route, it's best to treat them for internal parasites as they do seem to come in with them relatively often. Imo a 13 litre is a tricky set up, but if you're committed to it a fish like a fighter could thrive. It's just a challenge to keep stable Silverdollarboy2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Thanks for the help, I've decided against it. JJWooble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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