What kind of fish will i buy for my new 2.5 gallon aquarium with corner filter set up?

Question

aquarium set up --2.5 gal, corner filter, shell decorations

fresh water fish aquarium set up only

Answer 1

a 2.5 is very small, I recommend a Beta Splenden (Siamese Fighting Fish) anything else requires a bigger aquarium. They are very graceful and very ascetically pleasing (fun to watch)

Answer 2

NO GOLDFISH!!!!
Baby-juvenile fancy goldfish need 10 gallons PER fish. (moors, fantails, orandas, lionheads, ryukins, ect)
Baby-juvenile long bodied goldfish need 20 gallons PER fish. (comets, commons, shubunkins)
Adults will need 50 gallons PER fish because they get 12-14 inches.
A 2.5 gallon tanks is TOO SMALL for a single baby goldfish.

Your choices are this since it has a filter.
1 single male betta
or
2 african dwarf frogs and some ghost shrimp
or
3 male guppies (males only because they overpopulate fast if you have females)
or
1 single female betta

Female bettas do get along with other females ASLONG as you have atleast 3. If you only have 2 one will become dominant and kill the other. THey need atleast 3 to establish a pecking order. A 2.5 gallon tank is TOO SMALL for 3 female bettas.

Answer 3

A Betta fish or one small gold fish. I wouldn't recommend putting in any other fish in that small tank. Most tetras are schooling fish, sharks won't survive long in that size (they get big depending on type of shark), barbs usually need a group, etc... If you wanted more than one fish than you need to get a bigger tank. Because for freshwater fish it's 1 inch per gallon (fresh water community fish) and 1 inch per 3 gallons (goldfish). But don't go by the size when you buy the fish you have to go by the adult size of the fish for example: I purchased a Congo Tetra when it was only 1 inch but as an adult I know it will get roughly 4 inches so that's 4 gallons gone right there. I had to go by the adult size and not the size I purchased it because I wanted to make sure I don't overcrowd my tank.

Answer 4

Hhhmm....realistically you should have chose the fish you wanted first then picked your aquarium around their needs....However assuming this is your first set up then I would recommend that you steer away from more exotic types of fish which can require more specialised knowledge.

I would suggest some neon (or cardinal) tetra's, perhaps some danios, silver sharks (and or ONE red tailed shark), a plec is a nice catfish type to sit on the bottom of the tank, and some loaches (clown, yoyo etc.) to add some fun and more colour to the tank.

If you need more info of these breeds then simply google their names.

Answer 5

You have a few decisions, if you don't have a heater, don't get tropical, get cold water fish.
Whatever fish, let your tank run fully set up for two weeks.
Then add one fish, then wait two weeks add another - cause the new tank syndrome can be an easy killer, and you can run up quite a bit of expense easily.
Research your fish and make your choices.

Answer 6

Unless you want to multiply fast don't get guppies,swordtails,mollies or platys (unless you can be sure that you have only one or one sex). These are live bearers and multiply rather fast. A betta is a good choice, but only one as the males will fight and kill each other off. The males will also fight with the females. You can put as many females as you want in the same tank and you will be fine, but the males are much prettier. Bubble eyed goldfish or Moors are good choices. They are different and easy to care for.

Answer 7

That's pretty small. I'd get a very small number of head and tail lights and some neon tetras. One algae eater. That's my fave low maintenance tiny fish for the small tank.

Answer 8

I would suggest a betta or a golfish. There are many kinds of goldfish to chose from. Another possibility is a couple guppies, or neon tetras, they're pretty. Fish are great! Have fun!!

Answer 9

Guppy

Answer 10

id put like a beta in there or maybe a goldfish or two..if you want tropical fish you can probably put a couple small fish in it (neons, danios, white clouds)