how many fish in 1 gal and 2.5 gal?

Question

i have a 1 gallon tank with 1 betta nad i want to know it i can possibly get a snail or ghost shrimp
and i have a 2.5gal with 1 betta and i want to know if i can have 1 snail or a few ghost shrimp or 3 corys ort something like that

Answer 1

I'd think about replacing the 1 gallon with a 10 gallon. This would be fine for a betta and 3 corys. I'd leave the one betta alone in the 2.5 gallon tank.
I own a small pet shop. I sell bettas. I do carry some tanks that are 1.5-3.5 gallons, because of customer demand, that I suggest for bettas. I have a real problem with selling the under 1 gallon betta bowls, so I don't.
It is hard to convince people that getting a bigger tank is in the best interest of the fish, and I'm not merely motivated by profit.

Answer 2

A betta would be okay in a one gallon tank, but at that size, I would not put in anything else. A one gallon tank is much too small to handle anything but one betta. And a betta is the only fish that could handle an aquarium that small.

A betta would be much better off physically and psychologically in a 2.5 gallon and with a 2.5 gallon, you could have one snail or one shrimp, but no other type of fish. This size aquarium is too small to handle anything more than one small (2-3") adult fish. Down side to snails: they multiply like crazy and fish like to eat them. Down side to shrimp: they may tear and shred the betta's fins with their claws.

Answer 3

Yea, its ok to put ghost shrimp in there with the betta. They really dont add much though. I put ghost shrimp in my tank as treats for the othere fish. They are usually feeder fish. Snail would work also since they tend to mind there own business. In the two gallon you could put a cory if you wanted, must have a filter on the tanks of course if you put fish other then bettas in there. I usually have more fish then what is recommended because i think more fish are cooler. you can get away with this as long as you got good filtration and of course the fish get along.

Answer 4

The betta will eat the ghost shrimp. It will possibly also attack the snail. Bettas are fine with no tankmates; in a 1 gallon, you really don't need more than 1 fish anyway.

A 2.5 is probably also too small to be housing that many corys, and you do need that many of them together. If you really want more in the 2.5, you could attempt a dwarf frog or two, though. Just be sure that all of them get enough food - bettas are greedy. Also note that this means changing water more often.

Answer 5

The only thing you could put in those tanks besides Bettas would be shrimp or snails. No other fish will live.

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Answer 6

corys are too big or there isnt anouf room for in a 2.5 , I would say only a snail or ghost shrimp but it depense on the nature of your betta, Because I have 6 male bettas (in diff tanks obv) and i have tried them with diffrent scavangers, corys,snails etc and some are fine, and others attack, So its up to you. I wouldnt get any scavangers inless you have a spare tank for it to go into just incase,

Answer 7

A snail or a few ghost shrimps would be alright. If you want cories you might need a bigger tank abour 5-20 gallons with cories and bettas.

Answer 8

It really depends. Some bettas don't like shrimp. I've put 2 ghost shrimp in a 10 gallon with my betta and the next morning, they were dead.

Answer 9

A good rule of thumb is for every inch of fish you need 1 gallon of water ie: a fish that is 3 inches long should have three gallons of water to swim in at a minimum by himself! The betta might kill and eat the ghost shrimp but you might be able to put a couple of very small fish (like less than an inch) into the 2.5g tank.....but my advice to you is get a larger aquarium. at least 10g. they are cheap and you can have a few more fish in them. Also beware because some snails can reproduce like crazy and take over your tank! Good luck.. :-)

Answer 10

oh no not a good idea. 1 gal even 2 1/2 gallons are really not big! and betta fish like to be alone.