Hey wondered if you guys had any suggestions for some neat native species I could put in my heaterless biocube? I don't want to go salt with it and I'd like to have some native species. Any ideas?
Stocking Suggestions for 14g Biocube?
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If you want a good number of fish, go with the native killies like bluefin killifish, rainwater killifish, or pygmy killifish. You can also get some pygmy sunfish, any of the Elassoma spp..
I agree with Drew. Bluefin killies are great little fish, and can often be had for free. Keep an eye on the ghost shrimp tank at your LFS and watch for straw-colored little fish with two black stripes. Only males have bright fins and they usually aren't colored up in the shrimp tanks.
Pygmy sunnies are a little harder to get a hold of, but still not bad. Several online retailers sell them, including Zimmerman's in Ohio and Sach's in Florida.
I've kept pygmy sunnies, bluefin killies, and ghost shrimp together in the same tank with no issues.
Pygmy sunnies are a little harder to get a hold of, but still not bad. Several online retailers sell them, including Zimmerman's in Ohio and Sach's in Florida.
I've kept pygmy sunnies, bluefin killies, and ghost shrimp together in the same tank with no issues.