Photo #5 - My Small Betta Tank: 5.5 Gal With 3 Live Plants, ...

55 gallons planted tank (mostly live plants and fish) - My small Betta tank: 5.5 gal with 3 live plants, milky quartz. 1 male crown tail (Piet, at the top) and 1 female African dwarf frog (Dorothea). Small tanks can be pretty too! (Though these guys both think it's huge!)

Submitted By: violet on 05/25/2008

Photo Caption: My small Betta tank: 5.5 gal with 3 live plants, milky quartz. 1 male crown tail (Piet, at the top) and 1 female African dwarf frog (Dorothea). Small tanks can be pretty too! (Though these guys both think it's huge!)

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freshwater fish - betta splendens - betta stocking in 55 gallons tank - Wassily, my pretty pearlescent Delta Tail Betta.

fish tank picture - Dorothea, my African Dwarf Frog. She's tiny - less than an inch from nose to butt. (gotta love that macro setting...)

freshwater fish - betta splendens - crown tail betta stocking in 55 gallons tank - Piet, (named for painter Piet Mondrian) in front of one of his pieces of milky quartz

freshwater fish - betta splendens - crown tail betta stocking in 55 gallons tank - Piet, in a moment of meditative repose. :-)

freshwater fish - betta splendens - crown tail betta stocking in 55 gallons tank - a close-up of Piet's markings. I know I am going to sound like a horribly biased fishmama, but he's got some of the coolest markings on any betta I've ever seen!

freshwater fish - isorineloricaria spinosissima - zucchini catfish stocking in 55 gallons tank - Giorgios kissing himself in the mirror. He's so vain.

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State: California

Country: United States

Description: I have a 55 gal freshwater 48" X 21" X 13" filter: Penguin biowheel 350 (for the goldies, guppies, and the pleco) and 2 small 5.5 gal hex tanks planted freshwater 12" tall, Full Spectrum fluorescents, Marineland full setup w/ biowwheel filter (for the bettas, dwarf frog & snails and otos) I've decommissioned my 20 gallon for the time being... needed to scale back a bit until I pass a big exam in my grad program.

Advice: Research BEFORE buying anything! NO impulse buys! * Especially for size needs and fish compatibility Don't be afraid to return your fishies back to the store if your setup isn't right for them yet. They are living creatures who deserve to be comfortable!

Fish Kept: I have kept goldfish, plecos, otos, fancy guppies (bred these for a while), platys, black skirt tetras, long fin zebra danios, bettas, African dwarf frogs, apple snails

Corals/Plants: several varieties of freshwater plants.

Tank Size: 55 gallons

Quote: I'm just gonna get this one last $10 thing, honey, and then we're all set on fish stuff. ;-)

About Yourself: A 5 gal hex tank sits directly in front of me (where a computer monitor would go) in my tall corner desk. Another 5 gal is up on the top shelf of my desk, and the 20 gal is directly to my right, so I'm virtually surrounded by fishies in my home office. The 55 gal serves as a room divider in my front room, so it's visible from both sides. I'm a full time student, an avid gardener (succulents, vegetables & herbs), and I paint murals with my darling husband, who is a professional artist. We also have a terrarium with a Tree Frog named Smeagol, and 3 very spoiled Kitties.