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What kind of fish would be ok in a 2.5 gallon tank? Also, how many of that fish would I be able to have?

Pic is kinda what I was hoping for.
>> Anonymous
>>265617
better bet on a betta
>> Anonymous
screw the fish

get some fucking shrimps onom nom nom nom
>> Anonymous
Betta would be the best choice for a 2.5 gallon.
>> tigerfeather !CrwtTbFNxQ
You can keep two guppies, two cherry barbs or one betta in that tank. For the barbs and guppies, you have to keep the light on at LEAST 14 hours a day, and do 25% water changes at LEAST every four days religiously. You can keep an overstocked tank as long as you maintain it. The bettas are much easier to keep, and I recommend them for beginners.
>> Anonymous
You can do very little with 2.5 gallons. Cant you get something bigger? 10g tanks + light go for about $10-15, and, while 10g is not a very big tank, you can do much more with it then with 2.5 - you can pretty comfortably have small rainbowfish, or small barbs, or smalish gourami or tetras, or a dwarf puffer. 2.5g is just way too small.
>> tigerfeather !CrwtTbFNxQ
>>265638
Wow, really? Around here, 10s with hoods are around $25-40.
>> Anonymous
if it is a fresh water tank you should only have an inch of fish for every gallon, therefor technically you should only have two and 1/2 inches of fish. But if they are cleaner fish like tetras and danios, then you may be able to have three. I recomend the glowing neon tetras because they are bright and cute :)
>> Anonymous
>>265638

My apartment will only let me have a 2.5 gallon tank. I think its pretty generous considering they have a no pet policy.

I wouldn't mind getting a betta again. I used to have one that I kept in a 10 gallon tank with about 5 guppies (which had babies almost every week...). The betta was very lively, but not aggressive. It seemed so much happier with a much bigger space to swim. The problem with bettas is that I can't find any healthy looking ones.
>> Anonymous
Betas are good for 2.5 gallon. You can keep 4 or 5 females in a small tank. Just don't put any males in there or they'll turn aggressive. Females aren't as pretty as the males tho. They have smaller fins and less color.
>> Anonymous
Not only is a Betta the best choice, its really the *only* choice. All other fish either need more swimming room, or need to be kept in social groups larger than your tank permits.
>> Anonymous
Get a juvenile ID shark.
>> Anonymous
First - the "one inch of fish per gallon of water" rule that anonymous perpetuates is fail. For a tropical tank, multiply the width of the tank by the length and divide by zero. Shit. I mean twelve. That is how many inches of fish you may keep.

Betta is still probably your best bet. You could toss in a cherry shrimp or two after the betta's been in there for a few weeks (shrimp can't handle the cycling process), but give them a cave to hide in for when they shed their skin. If you don't want a betta, I would suggest three fancy guppies - two females and one male. They come in a dazzling array of colors, but be prepared to watch lots of babies get born and promptly eaten.
>> Anonymous
>>266067
Even people who know better continue to perpetuate that rule to keep morons from overloading their tank with fish when they don't know what they're doing.
>> Anonymous
>>266079

That's just as dangerous, however. What if they try to stock a 10 gallon hex a they would a 10 gallon rectangular? Or a 20 gallon tall as they would a 20 gallon long? Sure, their nitrates are stellar - but their fish are dying slow deaths from oxygen deprivation.
>> anon
1 gal per fish so not many
>> Anonymous
How about shrimp-only tank? You can keep more then one, even more then one kind, shrimps are very active when there is no fish present, and they are going to make babies all the time, thus you will not run out of your shrimps!
Just make sure to have a good quality water. I lost my entire 10g tank full of shrimps in one waterchange. ;_;
>> Anonymous
1 gallon per fish rule is absolutely valid. If you keep small size common fish, have medium-size tank, and dont know better. This rule was made to shut up all those newfags screaming "how many fishes can I have?" So if you do not consider yourself a newfag, or are not just making quick and very rough calculation do not use this rule. But all in all, this rule has its own place in aquarist community, one just has to be carefull about it, thats all.
>> Kouki !3GqYIJ3Obs
>>266087
So, an Alligator Gar could be kept in a gallon tank?
Fuck your logic.
>> Anonymous
2.5 gallons is enough for a few small fish or a goldfish

beta can be in smaller
>> Anonymous
>>266099
Exactly.
>> Anonymous
>>266109
>2.5 gallons is enough for a few small fish
Very few and very small.
>or a goldfish
No. Goldfish do not belong in anything smaller then 10g. Even then, you will most likely have to give it 50g when it will grow up.
>beta can be in smaller
And a child can survive tied to a chair and beign fed beens once a week.
>> Anonymous
I've been told that 1 gal = 1 inch of fish. 3 inch long fish = 3 gallons out of your equation.
>> Anonymous
2 african dwarf frogs and on NICE betta find the heathyest non agressive betta
>> Anonymous
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>>266188
How would you be able to tell? You wouldn't. Betta males are aggressive with each other, but they're generally cool with other fish as long as they don't think it's another male Betta (so don't put them with other fish that have flowy fins and bright colors). I always kept my Bettas over the years with my other tropical fish and they were fine. My local pet store also keeps the Bettas in the regular tropical tanks with other fish instead of those fucking tiny cups like most places.

Bettas are cool.
>> Anonymous
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Depending on where you live you can probably find a decent specialty store that sells a large array of freshwater aquaria. If you do not I'd suggest "settling" on some shrimp and nano fish on some various websites. Here is a good idea of the variety of animals you can keep that also keep small. http://www.franksaquarium.com/nanofish.htm

Also don't be afraid of plants. Get some moss or some dwarf hairgrass to carpet out your tank. A nice rock or two is also good if you want to make a cave for hiding purposes. If you go the planted tank route check plantedtank.net and aquaticplanetcentral.com. Also you cannot simply have clown puke gravel, you need an actual substrate.

Also Betta's should only be used for cycling because they're ugly and mean.

tldr; Get some nano fish, some plants and shrimp. And Bettas suck.
>> Anonymous
i tryed keeping a pair of neons in a 2.5 gallon tank but it didnt work they got fin rot and died. I would reccomend guppies and maby some awsome snails. The big ones