Perfect Fish for the Nano

You have seen them everywhere ... little cute Nano tanks of 27 Liters/5.5 Gallons/ 7 US Gallons .. mmmh might look nice on your desk or your other half might not notice it too quickly and have a freak out about yet 'another' tank in the house

By no means do you have to settle for the usual boring fish ... most peeps seem to think they are only good for guppies etc. but there is a whole world out there with little fishies - you can create a complete mini community tank!!! Remember though peeps you stil have to check compatibility and also make sure the fish doesn't need a wide swimming room.... this is a list of the little ones and there are some real stunners!!!

One of my faves the Boraras Brigittae (I have 12 of these)

Here goes:

Livebearers:

Heterandria formosa 3cm

Neoheterandria elegans 2,5cm

Xiphophorus pygmaeus 4cm

Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis 3,5cm

Micropoecilia amazonica 2cm

Poecilia amazonica 2cm

Micropoecilia bifurca 3cm

Micropoecilia branneri 3cm

Micropoecilia minima 1,6cm

Micropoecilia parae 3cm

Micropoecilia picta 3cm

Limia rivasi 3cm

Poecilia vivipara 4cm

Limia tridens3cm

Pamphorichthys scalpridens2cm

Poeciliopsis presidionis3,5cm

Pamphorichthys minor 1,5cm

Phalloptychus januarius3cm

Pamphorichthys hollandi 2,5cm

Pamphorichthys hasemani 2,5cm

Poecilia elegans3,6cm

Cnesterodon decemmaculatus 2,5cm

Limia dominicensis 2,6cm

Poecilia caucana 3cm

Poecilia chica 3cm

Xiphophorus couchianus 4cm

Poecilia dauli 1,7 cm

Quintana atrizona 2,5cm

Sticklebacks:

Indostomus crocodilus 2.5cm

Killie Fish:

Epiplatys annulatus 4cm

Nothobranchius eggersi 4cm

Nothobranchius korthausae 4cm

Aplocheilichthys normani 4cm

Simpsonichthys magnificus 4cm

Rivulus torrenticola 3.2cm

Fluviphylax pygmaeus 2 cm

Pseudepiplatys annulatus 4cm

Aphyosemion georgiae 3,5cm

Puffers:

Carinotetraodon travancoricus 3,5cm

Catfish:

Hyalobagrus ornatus 2,5cm

Aspidoras pauciradiatus 3,5cm

Corydoras gossei 3,5cm

Corydoras gracilis 2,5cm

Corydoras griseus 3cm

Corydoras habrosus 3,5cm

Corydoras hastatus 3cm

Corydoras pygmaeus 2,5cm

Corydoras robineae 4cm

Hara jerdoni 4cm

Otocinclus vestitus 3,5cm

Corydoras duplicareus 4cm

Tetras

Carnegiella marthae marthae 3cm

Carnegiella myersi 2,5cm

Poecilocharax weitzmani 4.0 cm

Hemigrammus elegans 3,5cm

Hemigrammus micropterus 3,5cm

Hemigrammus tridens 3,5cm

Hemigrammus tukunai 2-3cm

Hyphessobrycon amandae 3cm

Hyphessobrycon amapaensis 3.5cm

Hyphessobrycon albolineatum 3.5cm

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi 3.0cm

Hyphessobrycon arianae 3,0cm

Hyphessobrycon eques 3,5cm

Hyphessobrycon peruvianus 3.2cm

Hyphessobrycon compressus 3,5cm

Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi 3,5cm

Hyphessobrycon minimus 3cm

Hyphessobrycon minor 3cm

Hyphessobrycon stegemanni 3cm

Hyphessobrycon tropis 3,5cm

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi 4cm

Hyphessobrycon micropterus 3,5cm

Hyphessobrycon roseus 3cm

Moenkhausia colletti 3cm

Moenkhausia hemigrammoides 3,5cm

Brittanichthys myersi 3,2cm

Brittanichthys axelrodi 2,8cm

Odontocharacidium aphanes 1,7cm

Inpaichthys kerri 2,8cm

Pencil Fish:

Nannostomus anduzei 2cm

Nannostomus espei 3,5cm

Nannostomus mortenthaleri 3cm

Nannostomus marginatus 2cm

Nannostomus minimus 2,5cm

African Tetra

Neolebias ansorgii 3,5cm

Neolebias axelrodi 3cm

Neolebias kerguennae 3cm

nannocharax micros 3cm

nannocharax parvus 3cm

Elachocharax pulcher 3cm

Elachocharax Geryi 2cm

Neolebias powelli 1,6cm

Dundocharax bidentatus 1,9cm

Neolebias gracilis 3,9cm

Neolebias lozii 1,8cm

Neolebias philippei 2,9cm

Congocharax spilotaenia 3,3cm

Neolebias trilineatus 3,3cm

Rainbows

Kiunga ballochi 3cm

Pseudomugil gertrudae 3cm

Pseudomugil mellis 3cm

Pseudomugil tenellus 2,6cm

Pseudomugil reticulatus 2,8cm

Pseudomugil pellucidus 3,1cm

Pseudomugil paludicola 3,0cm

Labyrinth

Parosphromenus paludicola 3,7cm

Parosphromenus parvulus 2,7cm

Parosphromenus bintan 2,6 cm

Parosphromenus deissneri 3.0 cm

Trichopsis pumila 3,5cm

Betta persephone 3,2cm

Parosphromenus linkei 2,8cm

Parosphromenus anjunganensis 2,6cm

Parosphromenus allani 3,5cm

Parosphromenus filamentosus 4cm

Parosphromenus ornaticauda 1,8cm

Parosphromenus paludicola 3,7cm

Parasphaerichthys lineatus1,9cm

Parasphaerichthys ocellatus 4cm

Cichlids
Dario dario 3cm
Dario hysginon 2.1
Dario dayingensis 2.2
Apistogramma nijsseni 4cm
Elassoma evergladei 3,4cm
Nanochromis minor 2,5cm
Nanochromis transvestitus 4cm
Nanochromis minor 3 cm

Cypriniformes
Danio kyathit 2,5cm
Danio choprae 3cm
Axelrodia riesei 2.5cm
Axelrodia stigmatias 2,5cm
Axelrodia lindeae 2,5cm
Trigonostigma espei 3.0cm
Chela dadiburjori 3.0 cm
Sawbwa resplendens 2,5cm
Barboides gracilis 2cm
Barbus hulstaerti 3,5cm
Barbus leonensis 3cm
Barbus stigmatopygus 2,5cm
Barbus sylvaticus 2,5cm
Barbus venustus 4cm
Barbus jae 4cm
Boraras brigittae 3cm
Boraras maculatus 3cm
Boraras micros 1,3 cm
Boraras urophthalmoides 4cm
Boraras merah 2cm
Oryzias Latipes 3,5 cm
Horadandia atukorali 3cm
Microrasbora kubotai 1,6cm
Microrasbora rubescens 3cm
Microrasbora erythromicron 3cm
Sundadanio axelrodi 3cm
Rasbora axelrodi 3cm
Rasbora beauforti 2cm
Puntius masyai 2,5cm
Trigonostigma hengeli 4cm
Rasbora chrysotaenia 3,5cm
Rasbora jacobsoni 3,5cm
Rasbora beauforti 2cm
Rasbora amplistriga 3,5cm
Horadandia atukorali 3cm

Others:
Gobiopterus chuno 3 cm
Neohomaloptera johorensis 2 cm
Kottelatlimia pristes
Gulaphallus bikolanus 2,0cm
Gulaphallus eximius 3,5cm
Gulaphallus mirabilis 3,3cm
Gulaphallus falcifer 3,4cm

I myself have a Nano with 3 Dario Dario, 1 Hara Jerdoni & 12 Boraras Brigittae - love it!!