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I've got a 2.5 gallon (9-10 litre) tank cycling at the moment, but I'm not sure what to put in it. It's tall, but very narrow in width. It's got a power filter that creates some water movement, enough for a decent amount of oxygen. There's a peace lily in it.

I'm not sure what I can do with a tank this tiny. I'm happy enough putting a betta in it as I don't think the small current will worry it, but I'm wondering if there's anything more adventurous I could put in. Would a pair of bumblebee gobies work? Any sensible suggestions welcome!

There's lots of options for nano tanks as long as you're prepared to choose your stock carefully and keep up on maintenance. A few options for you would be the Betta or bumblebee gobies that you have already mentioned or a few shrimp.

I personally like the idea of a shrimp only planted nano and have several of them running atm. While most shrimp are not as in your face or obvious when you glance at the tank as a flashy Betta or something like that I find that I spend much more time looking for the shrimp & watching them do their thing than I spend looking at my other fish-based tanks.

I have a 3.5 gal with 3 bumblebees in atm and adore them - so much personality. So if you want to try the bumblebee gobies go for it but make sure that you do your research as some varieties do better long term with brackish water. Also make sure that you have plenty of small caves or driftwood or something like that as I've found that they tend to stake out a spot and not let the others near while they are in residence.

Whatever you choose have fun with it and make sure you post pics of it once you are happy with it.

Enjoy

G_T

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

Here is a BIG problem the water surface area will limit what you can put in there as well. Can you post the exact size as it will help. Cherry Red Shrimps are fun to watch and easy to keep and breed.

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I've always wanted shrimps, but I think the ground surface of this tank is way too small for them.

The dimensions are: Height 27cm, Length 32cm, Width 11cm

The problem is that the tank is so narrow in width - it makes things very difficult! But it's a good quality, attractive tank so I'd like to be able to use it somehow.

That is only
352sq cm surface area
9.5lt-2.5 US Gal
As for capacity you could easily take of 10-15% for substrate and any thing else in the tank.

I will admit I have seen far smaller horrors for Bettas and those poor fish were all stressed out.

This narrows down your choices a lot. CRS would be OK but the number you could have I would have to do a bit of research for you on that one. They like a soft DW that can grow a litle algae (their natural food) and certainly a few tall plants. They will breed which means a solid clump of ??? up one end I use Anubias nana for them and they love it.

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Here is some shrimp info for you. I bought mine from a private dealer far cheaper and excellent quality.

SHRIMP INFO

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Thanks for the shrimp info, but I would rather see them with more room to move on the bottom. I have a 70 litre aquarium (not set up yet) that I'm going to try and work some CRS into.

I think I will go with the bumblebee gobies. Thanks everyone for the help. Next I will be asking what to do with my new 70 litre tank!!!

I ended up going with a bumblebee goby and 2 tiny (true) Endler's. So far so good! I have some live worms for the goby, hopefully they will keep him happy.