When I was around 11 years old I kept guppies in a gallon-sized mayonnaise jar changed over to fish-keeping. They thrived and bred, and it was running for well over a year.WinterWind said:
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You could try some heterandria formosa. You could probably fit about 5-10 of these guys in that tank only. They only grow to aquat couple centimeters.
You could try some heterandria formosa. You could probably fit about 5-10 of these guys in that tank only. They only grow to about couple centimeters.
Ideally a betta would have warmer water too, but I think they tolerate a wider range of temps. better than tetras. However, they do sell tiny heater for small tanks, actually bought one myself from www.drsfostersmith.com
Besides a 1.5 gallon tank is too small to keep any tetras happy :sad:
Besides a 1.5 gallon tank is too small to keep any tetras happy :sad:
OK, I am an advocate for only one fish that will thrive in a tank this small and do very well for people
The fish I recommend is the Heterandria formosa, aka the least killie or dwarf live bearer. This guys are hard to come by, these are usually a special order from your pet shop but they are great fish.
The males reach about 1/4 of an inch long at full adult hood and the females are larger at an inch. They are very peaceful fish and thrive in tiny tanks. I own a small colony right now in my 5 gallon. I plan on getting more soon for an outdoor container. But they do well having plants like hornwort floating on the top of the tank and they eat crushed fish flakes. Many breeders keep them in 1 gallon pickle jars and they thrive in them. Since they are native to the southern US, they do not require a heater for their tank. I would say 5 would be perfect for this size tank.
The fish I recommend is the Heterandria formosa, aka the least killie or dwarf live bearer. This guys are hard to come by, these are usually a special order from your pet shop but they are great fish.
The males reach about 1/4 of an inch long at full adult hood and the females are larger at an inch. They are very peaceful fish and thrive in tiny tanks. I own a small colony right now in my 5 gallon. I plan on getting more soon for an outdoor container. But they do well having plants like hornwort floating on the top of the tank and they eat crushed fish flakes. Many breeders keep them in 1 gallon pickle jars and they thrive in them. Since they are native to the southern US, they do not require a heater for their tank. I would say 5 would be perfect for this size tank.
Well, if you get like a 5 gallon tank and keep some livebearers like mollies in it, you can keep the fry in there. Fry are fun fun fun for everyone! 
You could also keep ghost shrimp! those are fun too!
I'm not 100% sure, but you might be able to pull off keeping a fiddler crab. Im not sure about the crab, correct me if im wrong.
You could also keep ghost shrimp! those are fun too!
I'm not 100% sure, but you might be able to pull off keeping a fiddler crab. Im not sure about the crab, correct me if im wrong.
