Some unique ideas please

DracoKat · Apr 9, 2017

I presently have a FW planted Ehiem 9 gal cube, which I am not loving anymore. I haven't paid attention to it until my dad pointed out that my molly had babies. I had no idea she was pregnant since I don't look anymore! (before you go on about me having a molly in a 9 gal tank, it's there temporarily for my niece).
I have a pair of dwarf puffers that I love, had them for nearly 2 years now. i look in every day to make sure they're still there.

The itch to covert the tank back to SW is there and has been for a long time.. it was a beautiful softy tank before I upgraded. I wish I kept it as SW, but decided to try FW to save costs and such.

Anyway, I've been seriously thinking about dwarf seahorses, but the thought of making live food scares me a bit.. I may try making some for a while to get the hang of it before making my decision on dwarf ponies.

I want to keep the tank low-tech as I had it before with softies and zoas. just the internal filter, some LR (or not much with ponies).
But, what else is out there that's completely unique and different? Could I get a frogfish?

Sm51498 · Apr 9, 2017

Unless you can devote a lot of time to it and are consistently home to feed multiple times a day I would skip the seahorses. They are sensitive and live food is a real pain to feed.

Really, anything requiring live food is more trouble than it is worth if you aren't totally committed.

Interesting and not quite so difficult would be an nonphotosynthetic tank. Sun corals and dendros are easy as are some gorgonians. No need for bright lights, just lots of water changes and feeding.

DracoKat · Apr 10, 2017

that's what really scaring me about the dwarf ponies.. the feeding. I'd upgrade that tank for the larger ponies that are easier, but I really don't want a bigger tank, lol. my 75 g is large enough to handle!

those corals are good ideas. love sun corals, so pretty.