5 Nano Fish To Try In Your Small Aquarium!

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‎ Looking for some tiny fish to put in your next nano aquarium? Zenzo shares his favorite species that come in at 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) or less. To help you get inspired, we've added some peaceful schooling fish, as well as a few that have feisty personalities.
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[@Em-by9ez]

Once my white clouds were grown and part of a healthy school I was glad I had a 55 for them. They are live in streams in their native environment, and loved swimming against the water flow ad racing through the tank. Not sure I would be comfortable keeping them in a short little tank knowing all that

[@lemonlizard1]

Yeah usually I hear 20 gallon longs recommended for white clouds

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[@kurtisstutzman7056]

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[@dondutch4107]

Has Aquarium Co-Op ever made a video on Importing Aquarium fish/ shrimp in to the USA? im considering spending thousands on rare caridina from the breeder of strain origin however not being familiar with the import process is preventing me from moving forward.. curious if you have already made a video or can make one.. im thinking ill review the views of Cory and Dean going to South America and if the speak of import process there..

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

I'm breeding with three pea puffers in a ten gallon, it's a JUNGLE...! So far, so good...! Keep up your awesomeness and go enjoy some nature today...!

[@SchusterFishes]

I had a group of pea puffers it was going great then they all started dying off for some reason. I have one left in with some Amazon puffers now

[@RaptorRockDrakeJesus]

So any tips to breed pea puffers? I got 3 females and 1 male and had them for about almost 2 years they r fully adult the tank is a 10 gallon with plants but it's not fully a forest. Any tips on how to encourage breeding? Thx (:

[@jaxxonfishroom]

That's awesome, I have a male and female pea puffer in my fish room

[@RaptorRockDrakeJesus]

@@jaxxonfishroom males r more yellow with stripes on the eyes while females r more dull colored and no stripes on the eyes. Just a tip for gendering your peas

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

@@RaptorRockDrakeJesus I just let em go, and once it was a super jungle, I started seeing fry... I wasn't really trying, but now they keep making more...

[@kasandrataipeti7624]

I absolutely how much information you put into your videos! Thank you so very much for all you do! Have an amazing 2023 and I look forward to lots more of your videos

[@jaxxonfishroom]

Agreed

[@sarahwoodring5587]

Great information! I love seeing other members of the ACO team in videos.

[@lemonlizard1]

For anyone considering green neons, make sure you have a heavily planted tank since they're quite skittish! Gorgeous fish though

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

agreed. my 7 were shy and always hid in the plants until they passed away from an illness

[@mythicbliss747]

Yep most are wild caught. Probably not used to humans looking at them

[@Nonumbersdammit]

Great videos as usual. Thanks!

[@shesellsfish]

Great list for nano tanks. Thanks, Zenzo. 👍❤️👍

[@pyleaquatics]

So glad to see at least one killifish on the list! They are awesome fish!

[@_invertico_]

This is my list: Pygmy corydoras, endlers,normans lampeye killifish, celestial pearl danios and dwarf medakas.

[@agnediciuniene9861]

Omg. I never knew about dwarf ricefish. I am in love. ♥️ Thanks!

[@shanes-aquatic]

Excellent list! My personal favorites are the Chili Rasbora, CPD's, and Borneo Sucker Loaches which are the smaller of the Hillstream Loach variety.

[@Blu_Gill]

Perfect timing! I’m looking to start a nice planted nano tank.

[@garg4531]

Loved the video! Very informative and some very high quality footage to show the beautiful color and fascinating behavior of the fish species shown

[@jakemiller3026]

Man I haven’t seen normal white clouds in forever, I forget how beautiful they are!

[@ShrimpSanctuary]

love this episode

[@Shakodancer16]

My chili rasboras are my favorite fish….. shhhhhh don’t tell my other fish 😂

[@terrymartins2552]

Great ideas!! I have 4 Pea Puffers in a heavily planted tank and so far it's worked great, fingers crossed. I also have another 10 gallon with 7 CPD's, a Honey Gourami and Clown Pleco.

[@bluebird4614]

Scarlet badis is my no. 1. They are very fun little fishes I have 4(1male 3females) in my 20 gallon with other community fish. He used to be pretty shy to the point I decided to give him to a nano tank owner but in 2months he put on a bit more size, coloured up and became very outgoing. So I decided to get him 3 females and now all he does is eat and guard his harem from every other fish😂. He usually stays with his family in the giant Java fern I have in the back of my tank

[@sarahdumais5998]

Where did you get females? They are impossible to find here.

[@bluebird4614]

@@sarahdumais5998 Oh they are native where I live. U should try looking in aquarium groups or local groups I've seen a lot of people from both USA and UK having the females

[@SquirrilahFish]

How do you fead them? I've had two of them at different times. Both died after a couple months because they wouldn't eat anything.

[@bluebird4614]

@@SquirrilahFish They love eating live food. I usually drop their food on the giant Java fern where they usually are, so they'll be able to locate. They are extremely shy the first few days or even a week or two so u'll have to look for them and drop food near them but once they get used to it they'll be up and front

[@sarahdumais5998]

@@SquirrilahFish I had to hatch live baby brine for mine. He wouldn’t eat anything frozen or flake.

[@wesselwessels9367]

I can’t wait to build my nano fish tank. Thanx for the video!

[@jordandobson9600]

Whoever edited this needs to rewatch it😂😂

[@johnjwedrall4290]

Very helpful video 👍 ❗️

[@gvue4396]

Pea puffer pick at other fished fins though so idk if they are good to stay with other fish

[@stevejames808]

Just started a shrimp colony, definitely looking into nano fish for a small school for more movement in the tank

[@Tom_H694]

Endlers are great for this! Rarely will prey on shrimplets

[@_invertico_]

This is my list: Pygmy corydoras, endlers,normans lampeye killifish, celestial pearl danios and Betta marginata

[@thesush4066]

Nice!! Please advise what is the food that is pressed on the glass for the tetra ?

[@pradeepmore4269]

One pea puffer fish has a heart shape in video.

[@jybrokenhearted]

Elassoma gilberti is a wonderful nano fish with beautiful colors. The dwarf sunfish males are black with electric blue.

[@StiggyAzalea]

But what temperature should I keep my white clouds at?

[@DB-ek5kd]

Lol

[@whydowelaugh9901]

@@DB-ek5kd lol

[@leftyo9589]

69.3 degrees. keep them under 80, they arent picky.

[@TazawaTanks]

I just wanted to make sure everyone heard me…twice 😅

[@Sometallguy]

@@TazawaTanks I started to think I was going insane 😂😂😂

[@Teabone3]

What is the best shelving unit to buy for 3 5GL tanks?

[@TheLiddojunior]

I've gotten lucky and gotten plenty of female scarlet badis! I've successfully bred them. Its really easy and they do an embrace VERY similar to betta fish

[@danw4765]

my favorite are honey gourami and endlers and of course betta fish

[@jaxxonfishroom]

Great video and information, I been doing a tank of Endlers, ramshorn snails and cherry shrimp in my nano tank

[@Tom_H694]

I love my endlers. I put 2 males and 4 females in my 10 gallon about a month ago. I now have close to 50 fry 🤯 gonna have to re-home some haha

[@jaxxonfishroom]

@@Tom_H694 nice lol I'd take some

[@Dr.JJ12]

I have a school of 15 pea puffers in a 29 gallon all living peacefully. If you get a group of 6+ the aggression is spread and they develop a pecking order and live pretty peacefully together a few weeks after developing the pecking order.

[@TacoRunnerX]

I just got some Scarlet Badis & I have to say it is awesome watching them hunt

[@trevordawson2727]

I really like the stiphodon gobbies and other micro gobies.

[@hugocarreon6523]

I have 2 pea puffers in a 6gallon tank. With lots of live plants! They haven’t fought at all

[@declanciesinski4830]

I love your videos and I’ve learned a lot, especially since I’m new to this hobby. I have a 4-5 inch western painted turtle in a 75 gallon tank and would love to add some fish. What tank mates would you recommend that would have a decent chance of not being eaten?

[@christopherrenn8137]

Japanese rice fish are my new nano go too :)

[@Crotalus18]

I personally love Pseudomugil sp. (neon blue eye rainbowfish). There are several species for a ton of different water parameters.

[@kristaaustin3803]

Palladium is a great 3 puffer house… 10 gallons water … lost of hiding and wood pieces and tunnels…

[@loomtastic9458]

Nice video

[@prasadparalikar954]

Can I keep white clouds with betta?. In my 10g . My betta is not aggressive

[@jessicasinclair323]

Male Endlers, Medaka (ricefish), WCMM's (are awesome), Ottos, and Chilli Rasbora.

[@DeChane369]

Celestial Pearl danio, emerald green danio, bluefin notho, orchid nothobranch

[@rosemarydudley9954]

My wcmm are now about 3 inches long and I have just given about 50-60 fry to my local fish store. Now the temperature has dropped they are not so ready to breed!

[@SquirrilahFish]

I've never been able to keep a Badis alive for very long. They're so hard to feed. I love WCMM's I've also been a big fan of the Pygmy gourami.

[@brendanstanks6850]

Great video Zenzo what a awesome fish den you have! the thumbnail is cool because I use a magnifying glass all the time for my tanks, I have fish tank videos on my page if anyone is interested.

[@lusiakurk5801]

Live my cherry barbs. Super forgiving fish that breeds readily. Had to separated my boys and girls they are like bunnies.

[@LulaMae21]

I had a cherry barb live almost 9 years! The little group did produce a baby at one point lol. Great little fish.

[@christophercervantes8412]

I think the info about the white clouds was repeated, other than that, great list with beautiful fish

[@EliasFishroom]

if only pea puffers were that cheap here in australia. here they are closer to $150!

[@JB-ew1mu]

There's a repeated section about the white clouds water parameters.

[@lemonfiend108]

I'd love Pea Puffers but here in Australia they're $200AUD+ each!

[@johncameron4194]

The white cloud info kept repeating fyi

[@daiyaanshaikh6006]

Bro endlers how can you forget them

[@taramansion]

Pea puffers are classified as vulnerable due to overfishing.

[@craigquinn8225]

never had any luck with badis think my water is to hard for them

[@akvasvet]

👍👍👍 👍👍👍

[@brazzr]

Pea Puffers are worth $150 in Australia

[@marcusescobedo168]

Anyone know what fish is at 9 seconds

[@RR2SS]

What fish can I put in a 2.6 gallon fish tank??

[@-AndrewR]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@henryskiez]

In Australia pea puffers are $200-$250+

[@masterpython]

Ouch. Hopefully someone figures out to breed them there.

[@Kat-hs2ij]

my pea puffer won't eat anything but snails and it's so hard for me to find some near me, even by searching on kijiji marketplace etc. Except pet store selling like 1 ramshorn for 5 bucks which is completely insane. I don't know how to make her love frozen bloodworms or other stuff, don't want it at all and I have her for months now. Tried oyster, mussels, canned snails, frozen bloodworm, frozen black worm, bugs that I catch for my betta, flakes, pellets, frozen brine shrimp.. don't know what to try anymore

[@kosmokat111]

might sound dumb but have you tried mealworms?

[@sewerrat7612]

Another small tank to breed bladder snails would work

[@lemonlizard1]

Get a bin, fill it with dechlorinated water and put some pest snails in. Don't feed those snails though, let them reproduce and in a couple of weeks you'll have lots! Just make sure to feed boiled veggies like spinach

[@malcolmmcguire2876]

Great video. Lucky Pea puffers aren’t a schooling fish, they are $150-$200 in Australia

[@MW-us3sv]

And 7 US dollars in America. Definitely going to give those a miss. I think it's funny or silly that we desire things that are from other countries so much. We have lots of stunning fish here. Hey not having a go at you at all mate.

[@cc-nb5fb]

they are a shoaling fish actually, its my one gripe with the co-ops vids, look up any video of peas in the wild and you'll see em shoaling in groups of at least 20 or more, they r a prey fish in their ecosystem and thus find refuge in numbers and exhibit social behaviours.

[@lemonlizard1]

They are a sort of schooling fish unfortunately :( The right word would be shoaling, but they need to be in groups of 3-4+ with an aquarium 10 gallons or more. This information is fairly new so not everyone knows about it

[@MrLenzGaming]

what is that brown fish at 9 seconds

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

indostomus aka crocodile stickleback

[@CJBlack265]

💕👍

[@nachospopthe3rd564]

I Nissan Cory but ur cool too bro lol

[@BillAngelos]

Just me, or did he say the same things a few times for the same fish?

[@salimmalik3090]

Endler guppy

[@EvenMadderMax]

The Badis Badis, or Blue Badis is much nicer than the Dario Dario.

[@Kundlarz]

😀😀😀

[@snap9342]

Is he just reading the Aquarium Co-op fish articles online 💀💀

[@kylemendoza8860]

African dwarf frogs.

[@controversial101]

what fish is that 9 seconds into the video

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

either indostomus paradoxus or indostomus crocodilus

[@Mahhkz]

I have an 8 gallon bowl but it’s on a dresser with a giant trifold mirror on it. I was going to do just shrimp, but does anyone have a suggestion of a tiny fish that maybe can’t see very well, or wouldn’t mind seeing warped illusions of itself everywhere? I am fine with just shrimp.

[@sarahhanwright1008]

Pea puffers $15 😂 you guys in the US are so lucky in Australia they’re about $80 each 50 if you’re lucky about a year ago they used to be $200 each. We can’t get them imported.

[@gardockis.playground]

Who you calling Nano 🥊

[@sail3303]

All great suggestions, But no one carries any of these fish. I called 3 big aquarium stores and no one even carried 1 of these. Such a disappointment seeing these lovely fish that you can't get.

[@kaisac.]

There might be breeders in your area or you can order online

[@lemonlizard1]

Make sure you're going to speciality stores. Not franchises like PetSmart or Petco

[@technomad9071]

where is the metric unites? we don't all live in a backwards country stuck in the past ;)

[@LulaMae21]

Google is your friend ;)

[@johncameron4194]

Nice video