Mini fishes for a 7 gallon community tank? - Aquarium Advice

dobby · 06-09-2004, 07:45 PM

i have a new 7 gallon tank - can anyone suggest any small fish that could form a mini community in my 7gal? The more colourful the better - I wanted to keep dwarf cichlids or killis, but I don't think i could keep more than a pair in a 7gal?

Or is this a tall order?

Keeper · 06-09-2004, 07:48 PM

in a 7gal you could probably do a small school of tetras or danios

**QTOFFER** · 06-09-2004, 07:57 PM

7 gallon tank would be a bit cramped even for most dwarf cichlids.
I second the idea of tetras (neon, glolight, cardinal) and zebra danios and would also suggest a pair of corys or a few shrimp.

dobby · 06-09-2004, 07:59 PM

yeah i guess thats an idea - i was looking more for unusual fish though, maybe a brackish tank with bumblebee gobies..and..? they're so cute!!

i guess the unusual fishes are usually not amenable to community set-ups - unless anyone can suggest otherwise?

trenac · 06-09-2004, 09:13 PM

dobby... Male Endlers are very small, colorful & active fish. Check them out here... http://endlerslivebearer.com/

krap101 · 06-09-2004, 10:46 PM

oh i know where i saw those. my [acronym:624e528443="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:624e528443] sells them as feeder guppies.

Menagerie · 06-10-2004, 11:13 AM

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brackish tank with bumblebee gobies

The only problem with the small tank is it's harder to keep the water parameters in check. Personally, I love bb gobies.
In this profile, they suggest a minimum of 30 gals:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...=21&pCatId=978

[acronym:19812e069c="In My Honest Opinion"]IMHO[/acronym:19812e069c], 30 gals seems a bit much. I have a 20 [acronym:19812e069c="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:19812e069c] waiting for bb gobies--if I can find healthy ones in my area.

You could keep a pair of Badis badis:
http://aquaworld.netfirms.com/Other/...adis_badis.htm
I have 4 in a 10 [acronym:19812e069c="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:19812e069c] hex. They have great behaviors and are "distant cousins" to the betta.

CanvasOfWords · 06-10-2004, 11:55 AM

How about African dwarf frogs? They can be fun to watch.

My two are a riot.

krap101 · 06-10-2004, 12:22 PM

yeah but the live aquaria says everything has to be in 30 gallons dont they?

Menagerie · 06-10-2004, 12:27 PM

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yeah but the live aquaria says everything has to be in 30 gallons dont they?

Does it? I hadn't noticed. I just know for a brackish tank, I would go bigger than 7 gals to keep it stablized.

06-09-2004, 07:45 PM	#1
dobby Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 11	Mini fishes for a 7 gallon community tank? i have a new 7 gallon tank - can anyone suggest any small fish that could form a mini community in my 7gal? The more colourful the better - I wanted to keep dwarf cichlids or killis, but I don't think i could keep more than a pair in a 7gal? Or is this a tall order?

06-09-2004, 07:48 PM	#2
Keeper Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somewhere in the tank Posts: 464	in a 7gal you could probably do a small school of tetras or danios __________________ "Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven." "Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?" Edgar Bergen (1903 - 197

06-09-2004, 09:13 PM	#5
trenac Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 207 Images: 7	dobby... Male Endlers are very small, colorful & active fish. Check them out here... http://endlerslivebearer.com/ __________________ A dog has lots of freinds because he wags his tail and not his tongue.

06-09-2004, 10:46 PM	#6
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	oh i know where i saw those. my [acronym:624e528443="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:624e528443] sells them as feeder guppies. __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

06-10-2004, 11:55 AM	#8
CanvasOfWords Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Orange County NY Posts: 1	How about African dwarf frogs? They can be fun to watch. My two are a riot. __________________ I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. What ever you see I swallow immediately Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike . I am not cruel, only truthful--- [Excerpt from "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath]

06-09-2004, 07:57 PM	#3
QTOFFER Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kew Gardens, NY Posts: 3,701 Images: 30	7 gallon tank would be a bit cramped even for most dwarf cichlids. I second the idea of tetras (neon, glolight, cardinal) and zebra danios and would also suggest a pair of corys or a few shrimp.

06-09-2004, 07:59 PM	#4
dobby Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 11	yeah i guess thats an idea - i was looking more for unusual fish though, maybe a brackish tank with bumblebee gobies..and..? they're so cute!! i guess the unusual fishes are usually not amenable to community set-ups - unless anyone can suggest otherwise?

06-10-2004, 12:22 PM	#9
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	yeah but the live aquaria says everything has to be in 30 gallons dont they? __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

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