2 1/2 Gallon, What To Do?

[4ftguppy]

2.5 g is 8x8x12 yes?

Standard size for a pair of (small) killifish. You'll need to do water changes though, obviously - a little uneaten food can pollute a small tank a lot quicker than a big one.

How about a pair of Nothobranchius (see my avatar - nothobranchius rachovii), Aphyosemion

I actually use 6g as my standard size, but generally have 2-3 pairs in it - 2.5 g means too much water changing in multiple tanks

 

[jayjay]

it's a 12"x8"x6" i think, 12"x8"x8" makes 3.5g.

i would go with the betta option.

 

[furryrabbit]

by putting a flower on his post pieman was saying you should just use it as a vase i think

 

[jkrekord]

okay lets get the facts straight 2.5 gallons does have a few options snails shrimp crabs and bettas are all good options you could have 3 endlers persoanly i would heavily plant the tank and have a beutiful male betta in there

 

[pieman]

by putting a flower on his post pieman was saying you should just use it as a vase i think

Bar breeders and sellers fish should have a much larger tank than that, ok they don't need the room but it's a better life for them, like living in your house is better than living in your cupboard.

 

[mark7616]

Im a bit lost as to why people buy such small tanks it baffles me for £60 you can get a 60l 16G tanks already set up with lights filter and heater i have just bought one for my wife so why buy such small tanks i dont belive they are really that much cheaper.

 

[soritan]

They're cheaper if you buy them 2nd hand.

2.5g isn't enough room for crabs, crabs need about 1' crawl space and access to open air.

2.5g is perfect for a single betta, or a single ADF, or a single Apple Snail, or Endlers. There's another fish who can fit in there, but I can't remember his name and I know he tends to be harder to find.

You can get away with a combination of the fish I listed, but you have to be diligent about the water changes, and I wouldn't add more than 2 living things in there. I would throughally research your options and know their needs before buying any of them.

If you look into nonfish options, you might be able to get away with a single tarantula, but I think most of them need at least 5g sized tanks.

 

[mark7616]

They're cheaper if you buy them 2nd hand.

Lol and £60 tanks will be cheaper if you bought them 2nd hand.

 

[pieman]

Lol and £60 tanks will be cheaper if you bought them 2nd hand.

Some people don't understand do they?

You wouldn't buy a flight to france with an airline whos planes only have one wing just because their cheaper.
Small tanks come with their problems.

 

[mark7616]

Some people don't understand do they?

Who was that aimed at?

 

[pieman]

I was agreeing with what you said in the above post

 

[mark7616]

Yeah i realised after but was to busy searching for a new tank

 

[soritan]

I would prefer to see less bashing of small tanks. Properly stocked, with realistic expectations, a small tank owner can get quite a bit of enjoyment out of it.

I bought all my small tanks specifically for bettas, and I enjoy them.

A small second hand tank is significantly cheaper than a large second hand tank.


Not everyone wants a huge community tank, you know.

 

[mark7616]

a small 24x12x12 is not a large tank by any means its extremely small and as for stocking is limited so we werent bashing small tanks as you say but what i was saying is why go out and get a 2.5g tank which can only comfortably hold air when for not much more you can get a 60ltr tank and have a better choice of options.

 

[mike_nofx]

Im a bit lost as to why people buy such small tanks it baffles me for £60 you can get a 60l 16G tanks already set up with lights filter and heater i have just bought one for my wife so why buy such small tanks i dont belive they are really that much cheaper.

Jayjay mentioned it was for a desk. 60L is a bit too big for that. I would say a betta would be ok in a 2.5G.

I know that obviously a bigger tank is always better, but its not real practical putting something like a betta (small, not too much waste, not very active) in a huge tank.

Some people compare it to living in a closet in your house. with 60L, that would be like 1 person living in a high rise hotel by themselves.