Hey, peeps. I'm getting a 2.5 gallon MiniBow, any ideas for fish? And if someone recommends one fish, I don't want you to recommend it again. I get the point the first time. So please help?
What kinds of fish should I get for a 2.5 gallon aquarium?
- Thread starter ILOVEBETTAS
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I don't know of too many that would fit in a 2.5 gallon.. Maybe one or two guppies or a bumble bee goby (brackish).
A small colony of heteranda formosa, if (and only if) you can come up with a plan for excess fry.
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actually, bettas need 1-3 gallons of tank space. 2.5 gal. is actually a large home for a betta! go ahead, put a betta in that tank. I've seen bettas live 2 1/2 years in teenie betta vases (they have a 2-3 yr. lifespan), so you can put a betta in a 2.5 gallon. to the person who said that was too small, they are imbiciles. Bettas can actually get scared and die if the tank is bigger than 3 gal.
I know--that is why I hesitate about putting a betta in the 2.5--I'd thought I might use it as a snail hospital. I want to build up the shells on my mystery snails, and that might work to house one or two for a couple of weeks with calcium supplements and veggies. I have an ugly as sin 5g, that I might set up for a betta--but I only have a cheep corner sponge filter--would that work for a betta. Also--to further hijack the thread--what kind of heater could I get for a betta in a 5g?
bettas love big spaces!i have six females that have a 30 gal to themselves,the one galtanks are tenporary,i personaly hate keeping them in the little tanks.i have had a betta in a ten gal that lived for five years,bettas are very curious critters and they love exploring so keeping them in something small is mean.before i had the females in the 30 gal i had a single male and some guppies and he used every inch of his tank.