What is the best type pet fish for a small tank?

Question

what type of fish would be best for a small tank, and how many fish of that type and what kind of other fishes can go with that fish?

Answer 1

How small is small? If its 5 gallons or under the only fish I would put in there is a betta, or maybe 3 male guppies. You could get an african drawf frog or ghost shrimp too.

Goldfish need 10 gallons each minimum, for 5 goldfish you would need a 50 gallon tank and that isn't small.

Answer 2

Small tank like below 5 gallon? A betta and only a betta.

The general rule for tropical fish is for every inch that they will grow to be, is how many gallons of water they need.

You need at least a 5 gallon tank for tropical fish, because they need a heater and they need a filter.

Not something that just moves the water - an actual filter that holds carbon and removes bad toxins.

If you want a small tank do not expect to have a lot of fish.

Answer 3

If you want more than one fish for your tank. I would recommend white clouds mountain minnow. They are pretty cheap and can be found in most stores these days. I personally would put a heater in the tank, especially in winter, unless you have a heater in your house. There is not mexican fighting fish, it's called a siamese fighting fish. Originating from Thailand (formerly known before as Siam)

Answer 4

Goldfish are known to be "dirty" fish so I wouldn't recomend that unless you have proper filtration, and they also grow so fast that soon you'll have a salmon instead of a goldfish.
Betta fish are excellent pets because they are pretty, need no filter, and can be kept in smaller tanks than most fish. This makes them ideal for offices. Plus they are inexpensive. Just remember to keep male bettas separated because they tend to fight. Hope this helps!!
Good Luck!!!!

Answer 5

you could get some guppies, gold fish, a betta, molly's, tetra's. this is just a list of small fish i had before, but it depends how small it is, I
think you probably only need 2 to 5 fish at max if its a 5 gallon.

Answer 6

hi,

few basics for a small fish tank.

keep atleast 5 ltrs of water per fish. so if u have a 20 ltr tank, then dont keep more than 4 fishes

put fishes that not make the water dirty, eg, gold fishes eat a lot, so u have to feed a lot, adn the residue remains in water, they also eat and spit out food, adding to sedimented food particles, they also **** a lot,,
all these factors adds to decomposition of stuff and addition of ammonia in the water.
this leads to unhealthy water and sick fishes affecting the size, growth and color of fishes.

i recommend putting fishes like angles,,, they are very disciplined and will not contaminate water. more over they react to ur presence and u will enjoy the pet. more over their majestic movement helps cool down ur stress levels, and helps phychological development of kids as well.

mind you, maintain the natural cycle in the tank, keep less fishes and adequate plants and lighting,, the ammonia generated by the decomposition of food waste and fish waste is absorbed by natural plants and algae,, to keep the plants healthy, and functional, have sufficient light.
this will ensure a healthy natural fish tank, all u need is an air supply to dissolve oxygen in water, and u will nto even require a water filter,

community tank fishes go together, angles, goldfished, molly, guppi, neon, tetras, sword tales, etc,
dont put guramis and fighters in community tanks,
small sharks are also harmless but ur tank is small u said,

mind u, few angles if hungry tend to be agressive as well, but thats rare


take care, enjoy ur hobby

Answer 7

Tiny aquatic frogs are fun (technically not a fish, I know, but still neat for a small tank.)

Answer 8

the best is to have 2 guppies in a small tank.

Answer 9

cetol fish or cebong fish or mujair fish

Answer 10

I have fan tails and your standard feeder fish in the same tank and they get along and are getting very big. I have a beta in a bowl and she is beautiful and have had her for a long time too.