I want something cheap like around 5 bucks and whats some snails or other thing i can put in it
2007-02-21 05:16:09 · 10 answers · asked by redhotgermangrl 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
4 -5 gallons
2007-02-21 05:26:26 · update #1
Most aquarium keepers will try to tell you small tanks are good for nothing or at best good for a single betta. These people couldn’t be more wrong. They are not usually good for a betta, but they are good for a surprisingly large variety of fish once properly handled.
Get a mental image of a normal sized community tank and now think smaller. Even smaller. As small as you can get. Now you have it, the same kind of fish in the same ratios but the smallest varieties out there. Dwarf cory catfish, Sparkling gouramis, most any of the smaller killifish, small tetras, Least killiefish ( which is actually a livebearer) all make good bets for a micro community tank. Toss out any “rules” you know about inches per gallon and just keep the tank to about 5-6 fish. Another choice for tank inhabitants is to go for a species tank. A single pair of a small fish can not only live but thrive and breed in your new micro tank. Killifish, sparkling gouramis and Least Killifish come to mind first, but there are obviously many more choices. Now for maintenance issues.
With quality lighting, a reasonable variety of plants are candidates for a mirco tank. Jave Moss, Jave Fern, Bladderwort, crystalwort all come to mind. Several of the bunch plants available at pet stores could be included as well if you are ready to do lots of pruning. There are also several varieties of small anubias sp. And even some micro swords available to spruce up your tank.
Maintaining a micro tank is not really any different than a full sized tank. Just remember the rule bigger is easier. This means the larger the tank the easier it is to maintain all other things being equal. Yes, it will require lots of frequent water changes, but those you can do with nothing larger than a clean gallon milk jug. Other than being very careful with your water changes anything else you would do for your fish in a big tank you do in a small tank. A micro tank is more work than a larger tank, per gallon at least. So is it worth it? That’s up to you. It can often be the only way to bring your happy to work with you and for some people is the only reasonable way to keep a tank in a small apartment or flat.
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2007-02-21 05:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
How small of a tank? What you can get largely depends on the exact size of your tank. Believe it or not, there is a huge difference between 1 and 3 gallons in terms of what you can keep in them.
A betta, pygmy cories, dwarf cories(those are the only cories small enough), a dwarf gourami, dwarf livebearers, endler's livebearers, to name a few.
Pond snails, common ramshorn snails, and malaysian trumpet snails are the best snails for that tank because they stay small. Many people say they will overpopulate a tank but as long as you clean it regularly and do not overfeed, they will never overpopulate.
2007-02-21 05:19:32 · answer #2 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deffinately not gold fish. You will be wasting your money with how cuick those things can die even with good care. I reccomend bettas. I have been a betta raiser and a betta breeder for a few years now and they are used to small tanks, there very pretty, they don't get along with fosh but surprisingly they love to play with snails, and you could even put some type of vine plant in the water and it acts as a source of shelter, a toy, and a food source, and they can either live with or without an oxygen pump because they go to the surfice and breath water that way. Bettas are aggressive fish, they can live with a small non-aggressive fish. Do not put another aggressive or even a semi-aggressive fish in with them. I have some fancy neon tetras in with some of my bettas. And even fancy crown bettas are 4.99 and they last atleast 5 years. I have had one for 10 years now!
2007-02-21 05:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guppies are cheap and usually have babies. Start with three or four and you'll end up with more. Also get a plant and some snails.
2007-02-21 05:29:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't want snails, they will over run your tank. Male guppies are pretty, if you put a female with them the males, wont leave her alone ,then you will be over run you tank.
2007-02-24 15:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by Peppermint Patti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not much can live in a small tank without a heater. we really need to know the exact size of the tank to help, is there any way you can either find out the size or take a picture so we can see? easy way to find out how big it is is measure it, if you measure it, length width, and height, then tell us we can let you know how big it is and what can go in it.
2007-02-21 05:25:38 · answer #6 · answered by Kylie Anne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How small is small? If it's less than 1 gallon, it is too small for any fish.
If it is 1-3 gallons, then you could get one male betta.
If it is 3-5 gallons, you could get:
One male betta and one african dwarf frog
or One male betta and one mystery snail
or One male betta and one ghost shrimp
or Two to three cherry barbs
or Two to three white cloud minnows
or a colony of red cherry shrimp.
2007-02-21 05:23:05 · answer #7 · answered by Zoe 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
they say a half an inch to an inch a fish per gallon. if you have a small tank you could try neons they are really small and really pretty.
2007-02-21 06:05:07 · answer #8 · answered by Exotic Pink 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How small is small? If under 2.5 gallons I wouldn't put anything in it.
2007-02-21 05:20:43 · answer #9 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a couple of guppies-- a couple of white cloud mountain minnows or i male beta.
get a bigger tank !
2007-02-21 11:45:14 · answer #10 · answered by robrr03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋