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lmar7517

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Hello, I am new to this forum.
I have learnt so much over the last couple of weeks just reading, this is my first post.
I have alot of other things I need help with, with my big tank, but I have a more urgent question from my 11 year old daughter.
Friend of ours gave us a tiny little tank, I have done the measurements and it will hold about 3.3 gallons! She really wants a little tropical aquarium but we are unsure of what she could put in there and ofcourse how many fish.
The fish she really loves are black mores (I think that is what they are called, you know the googly eyed black gold fish) (:duh: I told you I was new at this) anyway, she wants to know if she can have one or two but we know that they grow quite large?

Any help you could give us would be wonderful.

Thank you
 
I would personally suggest you keep very small fish in such a small tank.

When my younger sister had a 4 gallon tank, i got her to keep 3 Neon Tetras. Now even though they are normally schooling fish and should be kept in a minimum of 5/6.

Her 3 did extremely well, and lived for well over 2 years before she gave them away.
Neon Tetras are extremely easy to keep (even for a mum and daughter with no experience lol), and they do not grow any bigger than 1.5 inches.
They are fantastic looking fish, and more importantly to you, rather cheap once the tank is set up, should anything go wrong!

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Note: I do not know much about these 'black mores', but if they are in fact goldfish. I think you should consider no gold fish is suitable for a tropical aquarium environment. But i may stand corrected on that one! lol
 
Yes, black moores get far too large for such a small tank. I wouldn't recommend keeping goldfish in anything less than a 55 gallon tank at the minimum, simply because of their size and how much waste they produce. Great fish, but not suited for small tanks.
 
black moors are those black or dark bronze googly-eyed goldfish. i think they get about 8 inches. the fancier kinds stay smaller, but 8-10 inches still isn't that small, even compared to 12-15 inch common goldfish. i'd say at least a 30g for a moor, but tank dimensions are just as important as water volume for larger fish. they need to be able to move freely.
 
You could always let her pick out a pretty little betta for that tank. They come in lots of colors and she might just like finding one in her favorite color. You could coordinate the color of the gravel and put some nice silk plants in there...could set it up real nice for her and 3 gallons is not too small for a betta. Could even add an african dwarf frog or two to keep him company. Just make sure you don't pick up any clawed frogs...they get huge and would eventually eat the betta.
 
betta is a good choice- practically no maintanence, extremely hardy.
 
Emg said:
Actually....bettas appreciate being cleaned and fed same as any other fish.....and their homes are much more appealing to the eye and the health of the fish when kept clean and tidy. ;)
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true true
 
I'm just going to second the same thing others have said. Get 3 or 4 small tetra (glow lights are usually more hardy and just as common as neons) or a male beta. Male beta, in my experience, are much more hardy than females, and your daughter will probably find them more interesting. Stay away from the goldfish.

Good luck with your big and small tanks!
 
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