1g stocking suggestion - Aquarium Advice

Tentacles · 10-10-2006, 02:18 AM

I picked up a 1gallon not so standard style pentagon shaped tank, pretty cool looking with a lighted hood an undergravel filter with bubbles and some gravel for 10bucks off a local classified. Just wanted something to stick on my desk, what kind of fish should I look to put in there, I only want one or two, standard maintenance fish in room temp water. The hood keeps it at about 75. Thanks

toddnbecka · 10-10-2006, 03:20 AM

Shrimp would be better suited to such a small tank than fish. Even a betta would be cramped.

Tostada · 10-10-2006, 03:57 AM

I wouldn't be too concerned with it being too small for a betta like many people here would say, although you may have too much current. Bettas like to have fairly stagnant areas to sit in, so if your filter is giving you decent current in all areas of the tank, the betta could be very uncomfortable.

You could put 2 guppies in there instead of the betta. You could probably get 1 or 2 dwarf platys, but I think some places incorrectly label fish as dwarf platys when they get well over 1" long. You could fit 2 endler's in there if you can find them.

There are some snails you could get, but a mystery snail probably isn't going to cruise around the walls as much as it would in a larger tank with wider walls.

A few shrimp would work, but most of the gost shrimp you'll find aren't going to last very long. They usually just die on their own after a few months (maybe aquarium salt would help that). Cherry red shrimp are good if you can find them.

7Enigma · 10-10-2006, 09:34 AM

If it was my tank I'd get a koi personally.

All kidding aside I would stick to inverts in that tank. The hexagonal shape, while cool looking, really doesn't offer a lot of swimming space.

WaterPond · 10-10-2006, 03:15 PM

how about a feeder guppy? and maybe three shrimp and a snail?

clubsuperduty · 10-22-2006, 01:38 AM

I would get one or two ghost shrimp and a real nice male guppy. maybe a piece of "lucky bamboo" sticking out the back make it look really nice IMO.

WaterPond · 10-22-2006, 08:20 AM

lucky bamboo killed my betta, so i would think it would kill any other fish too.

hc8719 · 10-22-2006, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaterPond

how about a feeder guppy? and maybe three shrimp and a snail?

dont guppies like being in schools/shoals? a 1gal is too small for 3 guppies

WaterPond · 10-22-2006, 01:59 PM

no, guppies are not scoolers. They can be kept alone. I dont think there is such thing as a schooling livebearer.

CaysE · 10-22-2006, 10:29 PM

All three of my Endler's seem to stick together in my 5 gallon.

10-10-2006, 02:18 AM	#1
Tentacles Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 55	1g stocking suggestion I picked up a 1gallon not so standard style pentagon shaped tank, pretty cool looking with a lighted hood an undergravel filter with bubbles and some gravel for 10bucks off a local classified. Just wanted something to stick on my desk, what kind of fish should I look to put in there, I only want one or two, standard maintenance fish in room temp water. The hood keeps it at about 75. Thanks

10-10-2006, 09:34 AM	#4
7Enigma Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Havertown, PA Posts: 2,620 Images: 5	If it was my tank I'd get a koi personally. All kidding aside I would stick to inverts in that tank. The hexagonal shape, while cool looking, really doesn't offer a lot of swimming space. __________________ 20G High -Currently in tank: 2 checkered barbs, 1 gold barb, 1 cory, 1 BN pleco, MTS, lots of plants. http://www.photolocker.net/images/7Enigma/milfoil2.jpg

10-10-2006, 03:15 PM	#5
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	how about a feeder guppy? and maybe three shrimp and a snail? __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

10-22-2006, 08:20 AM	#7
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	lucky bamboo killed my betta, so i would think it would kill any other fish too. __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

10-22-2006, 01:59 PM	#9
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	no, guppies are not scoolers. They can be kept alone. I dont think there is such thing as a schooling livebearer. __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

10-10-2006, 03:20 AM	#2
toddnbecka Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 750	Shrimp would be better suited to such a small tank than fish. Even a betta would be cramped.

10-10-2006, 03:57 AM	#3
Tostada Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: dayton, oh Posts: 267 Images: 17	I wouldn't be too concerned with it being too small for a betta like many people here would say, although you may have too much current. Bettas like to have fairly stagnant areas to sit in, so if your filter is giving you decent current in all areas of the tank, the betta could be very uncomfortable. You could put 2 guppies in there instead of the betta. You could probably get 1 or 2 dwarf platys, but I think some places incorrectly label fish as dwarf platys when they get well over 1" long. You could fit 2 endler's in there if you can find them. There are some snails you could get, but a mystery snail probably isn't going to cruise around the walls as much as it would in a larger tank with wider walls. A few shrimp would work, but most of the gost shrimp you'll find aren't going to last very long. They usually just die on their own after a few months (maybe aquarium salt would help that). Cherry red shrimp are good if you can find them.

10-22-2006, 01:38 AM	#6
clubsuperduty Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 145	I would get one or two ghost shrimp and a real nice male guppy. maybe a piece of "lucky bamboo" sticking out the back make it look really nice IMO.

10-22-2006, 10:29 PM	#10
CaysE Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Posts: 238	All three of my Endler's seem to stick together in my 5 gallon. __________________ 20g tall - planted FW with furcata rainbows, albino BN, crystal red shrimp, and a cute neon blue Endler. 5g hex - planted FW for "Butters" the male betta.

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