Stud noob ? about ante & bring-in

[Ralph Wiggum]

When's an ante (and bring-in) too big or too small & in what way does it affect the game? In AC, they have a 5/10 game w/ a $1 ante, $2 BI. Online, there's a 3/6 game w/ a .25 ante.

I imagine a huge ante (but how big?) makes it a crapshoot, while a small ante (how small?) makes it a nitfest.

I generally play low stakes LHE or NLHE.