New SMALL tank

[jameswc]

I am looking to own a one gallon bowl with live plants and a fish or two...suggestions please?

 

[Fishyfanatic]

My only suggestion for a 1 gal bowl (that has a heater and filter) would be a Betta. Maybe some snails too.

 

[Yeti]

if you are wanting more than 1 fish, id suggest a nano tank with a heater and filter, they arent much bigger than a bowl and will keep your fish(es) happy and living longer. They even make a mini tank that has a slotted piece that splits it in the middle, the tank shares the same water system but it separates the fish from eachother (helpful for bettas)

Check it out here

 

[WaterPond]

IMO bettas don't deserve to be kept in something so small.

Only thing i would suggest for a planted 1gal bowl are ramshorn snails.

 

[Yeti]

of course i cant say anything my betta is going in my 55gal he will be in betta heaven.

 

[jinmon]

Recent article in a magazine (FAMA?) was talking about least killifish... they stay really, really small and the author was suggesting they could do well in a very small tank. Don't know from experience though, you'd have to really research 'em.

 

[jameswc]

What about ghost shrimp? (Maybe 3?) Any suggestions for plants?

 

[Yeti]

yeah you could toss a couple of the little buggers in there, as long as you have sufficient algae for them to eat, use algae discs, break it into quarters and give them a quarter each, make sure you remove any uneaten food or it will start to cloud your tank.

 

[jameswc]

Which one would be the best for live plants, a few ghost shrimp, and possibly one or two other fish?

http://www.petsmart.com/global/prod...1175983043125&itemNo=9&In=Fish&N=2030099&Ne=2

http://www.petsmart.com/global/prod...175983043199&itemNo=11&In=Fish&N=2030099&Ne=2

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3635550

 

[Fishyfanatic]

I would go the biggest that you can so the 6 gal is my vote.

 

[WaterPond]

6gallon...

Just plan on some low light live plants.

As for fish, you could go with a betta, guppies, dwarf platies, all sorts of snails...

There are a few other types of fish you could keep, some being harder to keep than others.

I had a dwarf pufferfish in my 5gal, it was an awsome fish.

 

[jameswc]

Thank you everyone. I will start a new topic in a day or two with a list of fish and stuff and ask for more recommendations then. *Close please*