Guest Mfish Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Ok. So I had a spare 2.5 gallon tank that I was going to put a betta from school in, but it died . So now I can choose what I want (still is sad though ) It has a 20GPH filtration system so thats pretty good. So heres my options: 1. Get a betta. This is the most simple solution, but I don't really want another betta. 2. Get 3 Panda Cories (or other cory). I would like this option, but don't know if it would work. 3. Get a couple Khuli loaches. Or a combo w/ cories. 4. Get a few guppies. I don't have any space for guppy fry. 5. A school of small tetras. Black phantom, neon, etc. 6. A couple rosy red minnows. 7. A few WC minnows. 8. Or finally, a combo of few of them. Any advice is welcomed. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 Does your tank have a filter? The best thing would probably be a betta. Most of the others you mentioned are schooling fish and they won't have enough room for enough of them, or for them to school around. Ever thought of a snail? I heard they make interesting pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tinkerbell Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 im with kissy. a betta would be the best option. even tiny fish like tetras need about a gallon each, and you need to have them ideally in groups of 6 up. that would mean 6g's at least as kissy said - have you got a filter? you could use the tank for some snails, or even an african dwarf frog they are nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 Oh I forgot all about the froggies, thanks tink I've never owned any, but I hear they are fun! If you don't have a filter, the best thing would be a betta since all others need a filter. I'm sure you could buy a small one for very cheap if you don't want a betta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member silver8328 Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 He says he has a 20GPH filtration system so Im assuming that its a filter, maybe on of those little ones made for a betta tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 Oops I missed that too, thanks silver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mfish Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Ya, I have a small 20GPH filter. Its called a Whisper i3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member atryeu Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 For a tank that small, I would go with a single betta or a single African Dwarf Frog. You could probably keep 2 or 3 male guppies instead. Or females, if you prefer, but I would go for males since there's no chance you'd end up with fry LoL You could perhaps even go with some ghost shrimp or a snail, or just a mini planted tank Good luck choosing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tinkerbell Posted October 20, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 20, 2005 lol! i have allways found african dwarf frogs to be great!! they would be fine with that amount of filtration, and are very easy to keep, although feeding can sometimes prove a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member atryeu Posted October 20, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 20, 2005 My little guys aren't hard to feed They don't like to hunt for it themselves for some reason so I hand feed They get a little excited and feeding time and will sometimes try and snap at my fingers. It's so cute! LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mfish Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 How do you feed them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PetalFlower Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 What about hermit crabs, those are pretty cool too. Do you have any other fish? Maybe you should just use it for brine shrimp to feed your fish with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member magickzzl Posted October 21, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 21, 2005 Ok. So I had a spare 2.5 gallon tank that I was going to put a betta from school in, but it died . So now I can choose what I want (still is sad though ) It has a 20GPH filtration system so thats pretty good. So heres my options: 1. Get a betta. This is the most simple solution, but I don't really want another betta. Would work well 2. Get 3 Panda Cories (or other cory). I would like this option, but don't know if it would work. DONT DO IT. Not enough floor space, nor water space! 3. Get a couple Khuli loaches. Or a combo w/ cories. Again, NO, please dont 4. Get a few guppies. I don't have any space for guppy fry. maybe a pair or males, if you keep up with your water changes, but no more 5. A school of small tetras. Black phantom, neon, etc. Maybe 3 neons, glowlights OR Blackneons, but not the larger tetras, and only 3 total 6. A couple rosy red minnows. maybe a pair if you keep up on water changes 7. A few WC minnows. maybe 3... but a pair would do better 8. Or finally, a combo of few of them. dont have the space Any advice is welcomed. Thanks in advance. 413900[/snapback] You need to remember the Gallon of water per inch of ADULT fish rule. I have tried the over stocking a 2.5 thing before, it just ends up in heartach and guilt. If you want a bunch of small fish, you could prolly do 10-15 Heterandria formosa, if you can find them http://www.petfish.net/het.htm if it were ME, I'd do a pair of african dwarf frogs... or a female betta and a snail... (I have a female betta and a snail in my 2.5 right now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member magickzzl Posted October 21, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 21, 2005 Ohh! Do a massivly planted tank with cherry shrimp and a brigg snail! XD that would be so cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 21, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 21, 2005 If I was in your position, I'd go with the densly planted tank with a small snail and/or lots of shrimp for breeding snacks for fishies. I already have a betta tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member atryeu Posted October 21, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 21, 2005 How do you feed them? 415146[/snapback] For my 2 ADFs, I have a flat thing of frozen blood worms. I heat it up under some hot water to unthaw it a little to get a small blob off.. Swirl it around in a small container to lossen the worms up and clean some of the junk off them, rinse one more time... I grab a single worm by the end with some tweezers and place it in front of a frog and it'll grab it from the tweezers I give them each 3-5 worms, depending on how many I grabbed from the container of them. I feed mine every 2 or 3 days so it's not really that bad Crabs would be fun I see the little Fiddler crabs in mmm sometimes and thought they would be so fun to have, but I wouldnt' want to keep them with fish because of those claws o.0 LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mfish Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Yay!!! I adopted a betta from school. Hes happy as can be. I also got an Anachris (I think), Melon Sword, Mondo grass, and a tiny bit of Hornwort for the tank. Also went to a new LFS (totally different story) that I loved and bought a dozen ghost shrimp. I know thats a lot of shrimp. Can anyone tell me about the plants I got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 31, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 31, 2005 Congrats!! Was this a betta used in the school experiment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mfish Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Ya, they kept it in a bottle. Cover your eyes its a link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted November 1, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted November 1, 2005 Aww poor thing. I'm glad you rescued it, he's gonna be so happy in his new home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mfish Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Okay. I will post pictures of his tank in a little bit. Right now I need to know something: I have two plants in question, 1. is Mondo grass. Its not a real aquatic plant is it? 2. is a Melon Sword. What are the requierments for this plant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sica Posted November 9, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted November 9, 2005 I have melon sword. It's a plant that gets big. It'll probably fill out the 2.5 gallon tank completely. The sword in my tank is a melon sword, you can see it growing in the pictures I have there. As for care, it's a root feeding plant so you'll need to either have an iron rich substrate or give it a root tab. It needs moderate amounts of light. Mine has been exploding and I haven't done anything specific to take care of it. Mondo grass isn't an aquatic plant, it's a swamp plant and it wont survive long term in a fully aquatic set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mfish Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Picture. Its the second one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Graham Posted November 13, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted November 13, 2005 :yay: Pictures please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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