antg Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) The new tank I have is 2x1.5x1, not huge I know but I have limited space around the house and this will fit perfectly where I intend to put it. I'm not quite ready to set it up yet but want to be on top of the situation when I do. The problem I'm having is deciding what to put in it. Cichlid's would be one option, I also thought of dwarf gourami's and a heap of tetra's, but I'd really like to put some native Australian fresh water fish in it. A mate had a Jungle Perch in his tank but obviously it didn't like company. I'd really appreciate a few ideas from the members here as to which way to go. Also very confused about lighting at this point, whether to go cheaper LED or T5 Fluro's. Edited May 13, 2012 by antg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyakfat Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Please do not put a jungle perch in a tank that small, even if housed by itself. If you are keen on natives perhaps consider blue-eyes, but I'd keep numbers low for the fishes sake. The lighting required generally depends on what plant life you are hoping to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickkyjr Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Maybe some blue eyes like nige said, with some native shrimp aswell? Another option would be shellies, some mutlis or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antg Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Thanks guys, probably should have been a bit clearer, I wasn't going to put a jungle perch in, the thought of a fish in there by itself doesn't really appeal to me. In regards to the lighting I'll probably just stick with the plastic ornamental plants to start with so the lights will be just for lighting the tank up. I've found some LED's on Ebay but not sure what kind of light they'll throw off. Don't want to fork out the coin for something that won't give enough light but buying off ebay is a bit of a risk in that regard I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercobwe Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 A few purple spotted gudgeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antg Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 A few purple spotted gudgeon Like the look of those :-) will two of them get along ok? Do they mix with other species and are they easy to care for? Sorry for the amateur questions but I'm pretty new to all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
