Fluval chi pond

[Cdarling8]

im picking up a fluval chi tomororw and was thinking of making a mini “pond” biotope, the goal is to replicate a slow water brakish sort of bay while also being easily maintained. The main hard scape will be a cluster of oyster shells with a few bits of Val. The tank will be freshwater and probably won’t have a heater. The plan is to keep the stock filter and light. I hope to stock a few ghost shrimp, a nerite or two and a stickleback or sheepshead minnow.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

im picking up a fluval chi tomororw and was thinking of making a mini “pond” biotope, the goal is to replicate a slow water brakish sort of bay while also being easily maintained. The main hard scape will be a cluster of oyster shells with a few bits of Val. The tank will be freshwater and probably won’t have a heater. The plan is to keep the stock filter and light. I hope to stock a few ghost shrimp, a nerite or two and a stickleback or sheepshead minnow.

I'll ping vitaly he had that awesome oyster reef themed tank

 

[Cdarling8]

Okay, someone from the Chesapeake Bay Area has a tank and they are sending me a cluster of shells from their tank but I don’t think it’s vitaly tank.

 

[vitaly]

I'll ping vitaly he had that awesome oyster reef themed tank

Thanks. But my oyster tank is only 30g. You can get some naked gobies, crested gobies, mud crabs and blennies in there. That's what I have. Ideally, you should salt it, but I am keeping mine fresh for now. I even had barnacles in pure fresh, but they have died after 2 months. Not sure if it's due to freshwater or becuase of lack of food.

Oh, you should also get blue crabs and toadfish

 

[Cdarling8]

Thanks. But my oyster tank is only 30g. You can get some naked gobies, crested gobies, mud crabs and blennies in there. That's what I have. Ideally, you should salt it, but I am keeping mine fresh for now. I even had barnacles in pure fresh, but they have died after 2 months. Not sure if it's due to freshwater or becuase of lack of food.

Oh, you should also get blue crabs and toadfish

I could have a toadfish or bluecrab in a 5 gallon?!? I was thinking a lone sheep head minnow or stickleback

 

[vitaly]

I could have a toadfish or bluecrab in a 5 gallon?!? I was thinking a lone sheep head minnow or stickleback

5 gallon is too small. I would only get ghost shrimp, nerite snails, and darter gobies (or one crested gobies). Darter gobies are really tiny and would be perfect

 

[Cdarling8]

5 gallon is too small. I would only get ghost shrimp, nerite snails, and darter gobies (or one crested gobies). Darter gobies are really tiny and would be perfect

Do you know where to get one? By crested goby do you mean an oyster created goby?

 

[vitaly]

Do you know where to get one? By crested goby do you mean an oyster created goby?

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