i have a 1.5 gallon fish tank and the only thing ive got in it is a beta. i want to put something else in there too, but i dont know much about fish and dont know what i should go with. any suggestions?
2007-07-25 07:00:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
i mean, i know the beta is fine in there. betas can survive in a teacup sized amount of water. and im not talking anything huge. like, would one or two neon tetras be ok? that what my friend suggested
2007-07-25 07:18:15 · update #1
and its a male beta, so duh i know not to add another beta in there. but betas are supposed to be fine with other types of fish. my friend has a 60 gallon tank and she has her beta in there with a huge assortment of other fish.
2007-07-25 07:19:19 · update #2
ok can we get off the teacup comment? i said they can SURVIVE in a teacup. not be happy, but they will definitely be alive. i do not keep my beta in an effing teacup.
2007-07-25 17:51:28 · update #3
No, bettas cannot survive just fine in a teacup of water. Along with the myth of goldfish being able to live in a fishbowl, so is it a myth that bettas can live in a cup. Bettas do best in a 2.5 gallon tank with a filter and a heater. A 1.5 gallon tank with filter and heater is fine, but you really shouldn't have anything else in there. There just isn't enough room. I know the urge to want to have lots of fish, but we have to think what is best for the fish.
2007-07-25 07:58:04 · answer #1 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In a 1.5 gallon tank, you don't have room for any more fish. Even a Betta would be happier in a 2.5 gallon tank. No fish can be kept in a tank that small besides a Betta. By adding a female Betta, one of the Bettas will be killed in less than a day. If you want any other fish, you need a bigger tank (at least 5 gallons).
Nosoop4u
2007-07-25 14:09:48 · answer #2 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is no, you can't put any other fish in there any more
Yes, your friends tank is big enough to do that
But you have a tiny tank, and that doesn't support more then your betta
As for the comment about them surviving in a teacup?????????? you're nuts, they don't
They should have at LEAST a 2.5 gallon tank to be happy and healty
In a small tank you cut their live dramatically, like up to 2 years lifespan if you're lucky
But in a good sized tank with proper care they can live up to 7 years
hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-07-25 16:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In your present tank you shouldn't get anything else but if you upgraded to a 2.5 gallon tank you could get an African dwarf frog or snail.With a 5 gallon tank there would be quite a few choices of tank mates,so just keep your betta for now but later on if you can get a bigger tank you could have more fish.
2007-07-25 16:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jackp1ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO the tank is too small for any other fish, The ammonia will build up and they fish will die, And your betta is used to being alone so he would probibly attack new fish, And neon tetra are schooling fish and dont deserve to go in a tank so small, And they need to be kept in 6's
Good luck
~ GG
2007-07-25 14:28:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't add a thing to that tank. 1.5 is just fine for a betta, but not for any other additions with him.
MM
2007-07-25 14:04:27 · answer #6 · answered by magicman116 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if you want more fish then you need to buy a bigger tank, period. but how about a snail?
2007-07-25 14:03:51 · answer #7 · answered by rooster_nugget 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
get plants
and
if you want more fish then get one(opposite gender or else fighting will occur)
2007-07-25 14:04:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
a snail....Bettas are very aggressive fish and will fight andc kill eachother... if your have a female betta its possible to have another female in it but its risky.
2007-07-25 14:04:42 · answer #9 · answered by Michael B 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋