college tank

[schulace123]

hey guys...I'm looking to set up a tank in my dorm. I'm interested in a 6 gallon nano cube or something around that size. I have been doing salt only for about the last 4 or 5 years so freshwater fish are alittle rusty. What do you guys recommend that is relativly easy. Im thinkin about neons or cardinals...or mabye some dwarf chiclids...? I havent done fresh in a while so take it easy ha

thanks, Chris

 

[Toodleypops]

the marineland 5g hex makes a great great dorm tank. as far as stocking goes, there are several many many hundreds or fish and combos you could do.
some suggestions:
5-7(or 9) small schooling fish (tetras, danios, minnows, etc)
1-2 small-medium fish (betta, gourami, apisto, curvicep, ram)
1 dwarf puffer
shrimp tank

 

[Malawi-]

Tell us what you decide!

 

[jworth]

neon tetras

 

[rallysb1tch]

I had a ten gallon with some cory cats and a few tetras in my dorm

 

[Bottomfeeder]

how bout like a Chaetadon or a Darter Perch or something?

 

[dwilder]

bumblebee gobys are cool

 

[schulace123]

thanks for the reply's guys.

well I think I got the fish I want picked out...im thinking a little school of neons and a cory. Can I get a cory with a sand bottom? or are they best at "scavenging" in small rocky bottom?

Do you guys recommend some kind of small algae eater?

I like the idea of the hex....The corner eclipse is pretty cool to. What other small tank reccomendations do you guys have?

 

[acerkai640]

i would say a 3 serpae tetras and 2 otos to help with any algea, and maybe a cory cat or 2
-acer-

 

[frogman5]

cory cats really do need larger amounts like a school of 4 or 5 when i kept 1 or 2 they seemed very stressed so i added 4 more and they started acting much better but thats just wat i recommend....i say u do dwarf puffer a very cool fish with a personality i loved mine when i used to have them