[RussellTheShihTzu]

Only the ones from the sellers. But I'm close. Don't want to post photos of them in their small quarantine tanks.

Going to divide two 10 gallons and put the 2.5 tanks on my end table. Waiting for PetSmart to restock their 10 gallons as I need one more.

I have a Betta I haven't mentioned because he was not doing well and I thought he was going to die. Well, he seems to have made a miraculous change. He's been with me since, I think, the Fall. I thought he was a Pineapple DeTEE and named him "Dole," duh. But his body lightened; fins are the same. Body is also straight; it's just the way he is pictured. I have to clean his Kritter Keeper and will see if I can get anything decent.


The sellers of 180, aka Phineas T. Barnum, knew I wanted a Pineapple PKEE so they sent me one as a surprise. He's a real cutie. But, between Dole thankfully pulling through and that boy I needed tanks for two more. That's when I hit upon the idea of two divided 10 gallons instead of four separate 2.5. If my end table can handle the weight of a 10, may divide another instead of the two 2.5. I have all of the equipment so it's only the cost of the tanks.

I plant to use the Dennerle for Dario Dario and shrimp. Most likely Sakura Red in one and Blue Dream in the other.

 

[BettaloverSara]

Only the ones from the sellers. But I'm close. Don't want to post photos of them in their small quarantine tanks.

Going to divide two 10 gallons and put the 2.5 tanks on my end table. Waiting for PetSmart to restock their 10 gallons as I need one more.

I have a Betta I haven't mentioned because he was not doing well and I thought he was going to die. Well, he seems to have made a miraculous change. He's been with me since, I think, the Fall. I thought he was a Pineapple DeTEE and named him "Dole," duh. But his body lightened; fins are the same. Body is also straight; it's just the way he is pictured. I have to clean his Kritter Keeper and will see if I can get anything decent.
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The sellers of 180, aka Phineas T. Barnum, knew I wanted a Pineapple PKEE so they sent me one as a surprise. He's a real cutie. But, between Dole thankfully pulling through and that boy I needed tanks for two more. That's when I hit upon the idea of two divided 10 gallons instead of four separate 2.5. If my end table can handle the weight of a 10, may divide another instead of the two 2.5. I have all of the equipment so it's only the cost of the tanks.

I plant to use the Dennerle for Dario Dario and shrimp. Most likely Sakura Red in one and Blue Dream in the other.

Oooh I love dario dario! So pretty and cute!

 

[RussellTheShihTzu]

I know, right? And they can live quite happily in a 2.5 cube. Will get their live food by eating baby shrimp (I hope). I had a pair spawn in a 20 gallon community tank. Babies didn't make it though. I couldn't net them because there were too many plants.

They are by far my favorite Nano fish. Glad to know someone else is familiar with them.

 

[BettaloverSara]

I know, right? And they can live quite happily in a 2.5 cube. Will get their live food by eating baby shrimp (I hope). I had a pair spawn in a 20 gallon community tank. Babies didn't make it though. I couldn't net them because there were too many plants.

They are by far my favorite Nano fish. Glad to know someone else is familiar with them.

I didn’t know they could live in small tanks like that. I haven’t had any in many years and I’ll be honest I wasn’t super successful when I did...but maybe I will give it another go 😜

 

[RussellTheShihTzu]

I didn’t know they could live in small tanks like that. I haven’t had any in many years and I’ll be honest I wasn’t super successful when I did...but maybe I will give it another go 😜

Live or frozen food and LOTS of Java Moss has worked for me. They liked to hang out in the Cholla.

I've had them in 20 long, 5.5 and 2.5. I think most profiles, though, say 16" length. They're not very active fish and I noticed they didn't go very far from their territory no matter the size of the tank.

 

[Feanor]

I find them amazing! I recently watched them for a while, when a LFS had a nice number of them (surprisingly - they were preordered but not picked up).
I did some research - thinking back and forth - and decided that I can‘t imagine them in one of my existing tanks. And no further tanks are planned - I reached my capacity!
So I recommended them to someone online who was searching and two weeks later they were sold.

So good luck with whatever you decide to do with your 2.5s and: glad to read that Dole made it!!

 

[Kat50]

Glad Dole pulled through. That is a pretty yellow?