Questions about 1.5 gallon tanks

[jog_20]

I was thinking of getting a 1.5-5.0 gallon tank.
Any advice on what fish to keep? Thanks for any help.

 

[dkpate]

IMO, I think a 1.5 tank is too small for even a betta. Maybe you could get some shrimp or snails?
You need something in there with a small bio-load, (not a fish), unless you want to be doing a ton of water changes.
Besides that, it is hard to find a good heater for it, let alone a filter that is not going to throw the fish around.
Is there any way you could get something bigger?

 

[jog_20]

Maybe, my max however would have to be a 5 gallon tank. Any advice for that?

 

[dkpate]

5G you would have more options. I think people keep guppies or some other small fish in tanks like that. Maybe Cloud Minnows? Someone else will have to chime in and tell you, since I have no experience with fish for a tank that size.
In my 5G, I have 2 bettas with a divider lol, so that is the only one I know much about!
Good luck!

 

[jog_20]

OK thanks.

 

[jog_20]

Help with 1.5-5.0 gallon fish tanks.

I was thinking of getting a small tank(1.5-5.0 gallons)Any advice of what fish to get? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[HN1]

A betta in a 5G. Small tanks are very limiting and prone to fail. Anything under 5G is meant for bamboo.

 

[melosu58]

Threads merged together.

 

[jog_20]

I was thinking of getting a 5 gallon hexagon tank.

 

[jog_20]

Any advice for that kind of tank?

 

[Fromthelbc]

i would get the 5 gallon tank kit from walmart. then get a fluorescent bulb for it. (they sell it in the same isle)... as far as fish go, you could probably put plants in it, and get a couple shrimp (3-5) and have them in there, or you could get a couple guppies, and a couple of shrimp.

i have a 5 gallon tank on my desk, its moderately planted, i have 2 male guppies, 2 LARGE ghost shrimp, and 1 indian dwarf puffer.

 

[jog_20]

Thanks
And nice fish on your tank!!

 

[subliminalanarchy]

hex tanks can look really nice but they really aren't the best for fish because they are usually really tall and don't have much horizontal space compared to the traditional rectangular ones. fish needs lots of room to swim back and forth not so much up and down. so ya i would recommend getting the widest tank you can.

as for the fish... you could keep like 2/3 female bettas and a small shrimp or maybe a dwarf frog, or about 3 tetras/ guppies or something similar.

just follow the inch per gallon rule.

 

[mfdrookie516]

just follow the inch per gallon rule.

dont follow the inch per gallon rule... based on that "rule", a 10" oscar is fine in a 10g tank... not hardly the case And no more than one beta in a 5g tank, and no other fish should be kept in anything smaller than a 10g... JMHO

 

[jog_20]

Thanks you guys.

 

[Bige]

If you want a five gallon hex you could use the kit from walmart and keep guppies. No more than 2. Maybe some snails and a shrimp. If you keep up with water changes you should be fine. They also make very small hob filters that might fit. Everything helps with that size.

 

[jog_20]

I was thinking in getting 2 mystery snails,2 fiddler crabs,a guppy and a swordtail.

 

[jog_20]

Would those fish be alright?

 

[jog_20]

Other choices I had were a red swordtail,a female betta,a guppy,fiddler crap and mystery snail.
Or
Dwarf Puffer,zebra danio,African dwarf frog

 

[Bige]

I think a swordtail is too big. I would stick with the guppies. Maybe a female betta but no fiddler crab. I would not recommend the puffer, danio, or dwarf frog. Mystery snail fine. If you change the water, 25% per week, guppies and snails and even a betta will do fine. Maybe even a shrimp. That is just a small amount of water to get rid of bioload (poo).