Moss Grow Tank

[Zorba]

I have set up a small 25l tank for cultivating mosses only. I have no substrate, a small led light, and a foam filter in it. It has only been set up for a week now

 

Should I keep a couple of small fish in it for any reasons?

 

Cheers

[petfish]

i would keep cull/shrimp in it to help control algae.

[Zorba]

Hi Pete

 

Do you think a native variety of shrimp would be ok?, I was thinking originally of using a catfish of some kind as they are not likely to rip the moss apart

 

Whatever I put in it's job is to keep algae and bits of moss offcuts under control

[northboy]

Any shrimp will be good for algae control, so long as you don't feed them to much or they wont work as hard, they will supply a small amount of CO2 for the moss to, with just a few shrimp I would not even run the filter, there will be enough gas exchange for the shrimp.

 

I have a few static tanks with shrimp and plant in and they do fine, natural light to but shaded.

 

Bob