lilwolfe Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi, I'm looking at setting up a small fish tank for my daughter as her reward for getting completely potty trained. It can't be big because she doesn't have lots of room in her room. I was thinking about the Fluval spec, and she really wants shrimp (she doesn't find anything creepy or gross) with maybe a few little endler guppies. What are people's thoughts on this, and has anyone had one of the Fluval SPECs before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) I ended up just getting one of those Fluval Edge 6 gal tanks. It's small but can still have more than one or two fish. IMO, the Spec's light is poor as well as filter. I've seen them running at the local Petlands and was unimpressed. Before you invest suggest to take a look yourself in person. Bigals, Pisces, Petland's will have some of those smaller nano type tanks running for you to get a better idea. Edited March 4, 2012 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilwolfe Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ya, I've been meaning to check out calgary. I'm in Blackfalds, and the petland here doesn't have one set up running. I might just do plain jane five gallon for her too. she doesn't care what the tank looks like, she just informed me that it has to have "lobsters" which i told her were shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Speaking of lobsters was @ Riverfront in Calgary yesterday...my son also wants lobsters. $3.99 each I think it was. I still call them crayfish though! lol ah, the innocence of the young! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilwolfe Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 we were looking at cherry shrimp.... she insisted they were baby lobsters. I love shrimp, so it'll be nice to have a shrimp tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnytens Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 I have a spec and I quite like it, the filter is good as well for the size of the tank. Great desk top tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Shrimp are such a fun pet to have, but they can be costly for how small they are.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 we were looking at cherry shrimp.... she insisted they were baby lobsters. I love shrimp, so it'll be nice to have a shrimp tank. My son and I, our next project is a CRS tank... see how it goes with that. He likes the candy cane look to those guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epiphany Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 If you have the space you'd probably be better off going with a 5-10 gallon tank, water will be a lot more stable that way and she can have a lot more lobsters too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaVishVish Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 I had Spec before. I used it for my betta & anubias. Really like it, it's a cute little tank! I wish I had the Spec in my room when I was at your daughter's age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quetzalcoatl Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Cherry shrimp and endlers are sturdy. I had them for a long time in a little 10 gallon planted tank, with a small heater and air bubbles. There was no filter but I dropped in the substrate some biomax media and the liquid from it near the air bubbles. A small coral life lamp did a great job keeping my plants healthy plus 2 times a week 25% water changes. It was a cute little tank, but when I got my 230 gallon for discus, I transferred all the fish and shrimp in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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