how many fish can we put in a 2 gallon tank? thank you.
2007-06-03 15:24:54 · 8 answers · asked by heatherleemaley 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
A Betta for a 2 gallon tank and please keep in mind you should use the email function for communications like this. Many time in the past yahoo will delete this as this is considered a form of private communication and not the way the forum is intended to run. :)
JV
ADDTION FOR LILY M
None of us ever said anything about a BOWL, she said 2 gallon tank and that's a hell of a lot better then a bowl. A tank is filtered for the most part, and a good owner would have it heated as well. You trying to say my male betta at work in my Eclipse 3 gallon heated tank is being abused or neglected? I dont think so. I never ever give that one inch of fish garbage as advice either because it's bogus misleading and don't work.
2007-06-03 15:28:33 · answer #1 · answered by I am Legend 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
A betta,or a few guppies 3 or 4.3 or 4 mollies are fine too!
And like Jon said,a good owner of fish has both a heater and a filter for thier fish.It dont matter how small it is!!
My 2 gallon tanks have a betta with 2 snails. :]
2007-06-04 01:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by ♠ Oscillate Wildly ♠ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None! You need a bigger tank, the only fish that will live in a 2 gallon tank is 1 Betta or maybe 2 guppies but they will not be happy.
2007-06-03 22:46:52 · answer #3 · answered by jra60411 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Betta!
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2007-06-04 10:49:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the size of the fish, and activity-e.g. whiptails grow really big but they hardly move so a small one could fit in a 11 gallon tank but PLS don't put it in 2 gallon tank... It also depends on the surface area. You can put in 1 betta, 2-3hillstream loaches, 3 small coolie loaches.
2007-06-03 22:36:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
In response to those who suggested bettas-
Bettas naturally live in shallow, warm rice paddies, and so confining them to a small bowl will almost certainly lead to an untimely demise. If you decide to raise them, you want something with lots of surface area- a boxlike structure rather than a bowl, which does not leave much room for oxygen exchange.
As a general rule, one should provide one to two gallons of water for each 1 inch of fish, providing these are slim, streamlined fish. A two gallon can be good for quarantining sick fish or the like, but any larger fish should have more room to live.
The only thing I can think of putting here would be guppies or something small, but even those are communal and need a few to live with.
If you want a more lasting aquarium, consider looking into a 10 gallon. They're relatively inexpensive (I saw some for under $20), and provide adequate room for several animals.
Good luck with your aquarium!
2007-06-03 23:04:31 · answer #6 · answered by Lily M. 1 · 0⤊ 8⤋
Ditto to Jon V. Please post the question for anyone to answer and feel free to contact me via email if you would like me to specifically answer.
Also ditto to the above. It really depends on what kind of fish you are talking about.
MM
2007-06-03 22:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by magicman116 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Whats so special about magic man?
Us humans can awnser too!
How big will the fish be?
Salt water or fresh water?
if there guppys then you can fit like 45 in there but if there like clown fish then 2.........................?
2007-06-03 22:33:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 9⤋