Hello everyone! I am new here. I have really enjoyed all of the information on this site, it is amazing. In my office at work I have a "Bookshelf sized" 8 gallon tank with 24 Cherry shrimp, two small otocinclus, a Mystery snail, and a few neon tetra (I know, I know, but I keep them well fed, and the shrimp are doing fine as they have many hiding places.) My plants are java ferns on wood, a moss ball (of course) and some java moss. I have medium gravel substrate and a fair amount of wood in the aquarium for hiding places, as well as some live oak leaves for additional shrimp food opportunities. I have a power filter, but have placed a well sized pre-filter sponge over it to try to help protect any shrimp fry that may eventually come along. It is so relaxing to watch the shrimp zoom around the tank. My office is suddenly very popular! Thanks to everyone, especially Mustafa, for all of the good information and advice I have found here.
Welcome Moss Ball! I agree with the more tanks thing! I started out with a 6g eclipse type from Walmart, then got a 10g RCS tank, then I got a 55g, then I got another 10g, and I am just a few months from getting a 150g. I hope to be able to stop after the 150g! LOL!!! I am addicted!!!
Once you have MTS (multiple tank syndrome) it doesn't stop until all available space is exhausted. You'd be surprised how creative you can become stashing tanks and cleaning up unused space. You don't REALLY need a refrigerator. You can put 3 more large tanks in that wasted space!
I have 3 aquariums in the kitchen and one that separates the living room and the dining room. Then I have 4 or 5 empty tanks in my closet. This is in my new apartment.
In my old apartment, at one time, I had 5 aquariums in the living room, 3 in the dining room, and 2 in the kitchen, and at least 4 empty tanks in the storage room.
