Journal Least Killifish Jungle

[JuJuFish]

I have a small UNS 45U that was home to my red betta, Tony, for a couple of years. I recently lost him and didn’t know what to do with the tank. Losing a fish with that much personality was too hard and I wanted to go in a different direction. So … why not Least Killifish?

This new scape has been set up for a couple of months. I mostly used crypts from other tanks and some bits of manzanita wood. Frogbit and red root floaters. A Sicce Nano Pro 250 internal filter on its lowest setting. And a Netlea AT5S from Aqua Rocks that, while complete overkill, is also so beautiful. I added the fish last week and they seem to be doing well.

It’s a jumbly mess right now. I think I would like to slowly transition it to mostly native plants if I can figure out what would work at this scale and how to source them.

I really should get out my real camera for a decent photo but for now this will have to do. Thanks for looking.

 

[JuJuFish]

Any suggestions for native plants (gulf coast) that would do well in this low tech tank? Something that would suit the killifish? Grassy, maybe?

 

[Mr.Shenanagins]

Dwarf sag? Or subulata? Both grassy and will spread and be nice cover

 

[JuJuFish]

I actually have some dwarf sag in there but didn’t know it was native. Thanks for that info!

 

[Koan]

Any suggestions for native plants

Paging @HardeeParty

@HardeeParty, to the white courtesy telephone please..

 

[JuJuFish]

This tank certainly took a different turn. I started adding native plants and then decided to remove the wood. Then decided to add some cypress knees that we had to cut down in our yard. And now it looks like this.

 

[JuJuFish]

My Least Killifish colony isn’t growing much (as far as I can tell) so I decided to load the tank up with plants (still mostly native ones.). Hoping to see more babies popping out of the jungle in the future.

 

[Countrykingdom09]

Are you planning on any more floaters? I feel like that is the only thing I would change. Red root floaters, something like that

 

[JuJuFish]

Are you planning on any more floaters? I feel like that is the only thing I would change. Red root floaters, something like that

Thanks for the suggestion. I did have red root floaters in this tank at one point and they were really lovely. I’m trying to keep this a “native” tank but maybe I don’t have to be so strict. Thanks, again.

 

[Countrykingdom09]

Thanks for the suggestion. I did have red root floaters in this tank at one point and they were really lovely. I’m trying to keep this a “native” tank but maybe I don’t have to be so strict. Thanks, again.

I noticed that. I just thought it looked cooler with them at the top, with the contrast from them to the bottom stem plants. My two cents, .