I've got a snowglobe the size of a shot glass set up. It's on the stand it came with, but instead of plugging the bottom, the globe is upside down so it is open to the atmosphere. It looks more or less like a miniature fish bowl on a wooden stand. I put a little sand on the floor of it and added a seashell for decoration and pH stability, and also planted a sprig of java moss in the sand. The inhabitant is one egg-laden scud (maybe a fairy shrimp? I'm still not sure which I have! They look the same!). I guess my request is general input from those who have gone before me in the microtank arena. Thoughts so far:
Feed super sparingly, since these small crustaceans feed on bacterial culture. Use one small pellet of a fish food containing yeast per week.
Keep from full sunlight to avoid temperature extremes and swings (and the thing is a darn magnifying glass!).
Probably only do a 50% water change every month to keep things stable.
Remove subadults once they are big enough to contribute significantly to bioload and resource consumption.
Am I missing anything here?
Feed super sparingly, since these small crustaceans feed on bacterial culture. Use one small pellet of a fish food containing yeast per week.
Keep from full sunlight to avoid temperature extremes and swings (and the thing is a darn magnifying glass!).
Probably only do a 50% water change every month to keep things stable.
Remove subadults once they are big enough to contribute significantly to bioload and resource consumption.
Am I missing anything here?
