What are some tropical freshwater fish that grow under 2 inches?

Question

I really know it's a stupid question. I know some of the tetras (neons and such) grow to a small size. Also I've heard that the tank size alters the fishes growth, so can some 3" inchers grow to only a small size? I think that's not entirely right for a fishkeeper to do that.

Answer 1

ok this is so easy,
i live in the carribbean for 30 years trinidad and tobago
if you don't live clost to a fish store you can put some tap water and leave the water for about 2 weeks to sit and it will do your 2 inch pet fine
hjope it helped

Answer 2

Not a stupid question at all. You're right - keeping a fish in too small of quarters isn't preventing growth, but stunting - and this affects the fish's health.

Tetras, guppies, variatus, white clouds, rasboras, some corydoras, pencilfish, platy, Endler's livebearers, cherry barbs, dwarf killifish, dwarf pufferfish, Otocinclus, and some danios all fall around 2". Some of these, such as danios, should still have a larger tank due to their activity level.

See these links for more info on these species: http://www.elmersaquarium.com/000tropfishcareguides.htm
http://www.liveaquaria.com/

Answer 3

ok, I comprehend which you're nonetheless discovering, and definite, the final (albeit historic) rule of thumb is a million" of fish in line with gallon. yet. this is the dimensions of the grownup fish. each and all of the goldfish can probably attain 1ft/12" (no longer which contain the tails), and for a unmarried common goldfish, you want a minimum of fifty 5 gallons. it is not ICH this is the difficulty. Your fish have Cloudy eye and others have Finrot. the two are bacterial infections. See hyperlink below EDIT you may desire to alter around 25% of the water a week. If the fish have ICH, you may desire to handle that first, in spite of the shown fact that curiously such as you have better than one condition on your palms. yet another hassle of overstocking :(

Answer 4

Most guppies stay at or just below 2" as well as the least killifish ( which is really a live bearer) There are also a very few species of corys that grow that small. Otocinclus catfish stay well under 2" ... there are actually quite a few fish to choose from in that size.

I agree with you stunting a fish as it is called is wrong.

MM

Answer 5

Plakat bettas. The most common betta at the store is the veil tail betta a plakat (or fighter betta) are shaped more like the females but with bigger tails.

Female bettas work as well and you can keep more than one in a single tank as long as it is at least 10 gal and has some plants in it. Keep no less than 3 though.

Answer 6

mollies,neon's(tetras), sword tails, platies,all stay small. you can stunt fish growth but in the process of doing that the fish will stress, fight and possible kill one another to gain control of the tank. i found that you get bored with the same fish after some time, buy whats compatible and trade them in when they get to large for the tank. most fish stores will gladly trade with you. your large fish eating lunatic for a couple small ones. keeps the Hobby interesting

Answer 7

CHerry barbs are relatively small fish growing two inches and will accept most types of food.

Answer 8

Neon Tetras, Ghost Shrimp (I only see them at Petsmart), small guppies, small danios, and small platies.

Answer 9

Dwarf Jellybean convict grows to 1.5 to 2 inches.
Black convict grows to 1.5 to 2 inches.
Pink convict grows 1.5 to 2 inches.
Electric Blue Dempsey grows to 1.5 to 2 inches.
Dwarf Puffer grows to 1 inch.

Answer 10

drwarf cichlids, just like the name says, they do not grow very big. some major favorites of people are the krib and the ram, both very pretty fish.