6 Gallon Tank

[micah2012]

I have a 6 gallon just sitting around doing nothing, is there anything cool I could do with it. I only have freshwater tanks right now so I don't know much about saltwater.

 

[Pure]

Mantis Shrimp tank!!!

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

that would be cool... i second the mantis tank.

 

[Mushroomman]

What are you looking for? In a 6 gallon you could manage 1 possibly 2 small fish such as smaller gobies, firefishes, etc.

 

[fish outa wata]

get a mantis they are crazy, and awesome in their own environment.

 

[aresgod]

I would go with a goby pistol combination....

 

[1979camaro]

i personally wouldn't go for a mantis...they just don't provide a lot of consistent interest imo...i like aresgod's suggestion the best so far...my personal sugggestion would be an invert only tank, no fish

 

[kevin4052002]

Lmao....Sea Apple! Atleast you wouldn't have to worry about it killing EVERYTHING else if you stick it in a species tank.

 

[Perfectblue]

It sounds like this is your first saltwater tank and if it is then a 6 gallon is kinda small to start with as a 20-30 gallon tank is recommended. If you do decide to start with a tank of this size I would have to agree with the above post about keeping the tank invert only. Keeping the tank invert only with put very little strain on your system as far as bioload is concern but would still provide you with a colorful and active tank. A cool centerpiece invert such as a Cleaner shrimp, Fire shrimp, Coral Banded shrimp, or even a trio of Sexy shrimp would be nice.

If you did want to add a fish I would only add a single small fish such as a Goby. Species of Goby that will work include Trimma, Neon, Clown, Masked, Catalina(prefers cooler water), etc.

 

[ram man]

i heard mantis, if you choose one make sure it isnt a peacock, would make a nice mantis tank, easy to care for and interesting, some are active and some are not active at all, the hitchhiker camaro has doesnt sound to active from what i heard about it. if you want more info on them just ask me