2.5 Gallon Betta Tank

[MrNiceGuy]

heated and filtered... all live plants, and the brown blob on the right is a coconut cave.

home to nothing but 1 male betta. he's already pretty well established so i dont want to add tankmates now... but eventually i have plans to stock it with a sparkling gourami and a few ghost shrimp... any thoughts?

 

[Forestpisces]

Nice naturall looking tank

I'm sorry to say that it is only big enough to house the betta though

 

[MrNiceGuy]

Nice naturall looking tank

I'm sorry to say that it is only big enough to house the betta though

thanks

any reasoning as to why you don't think it could house a sparkling gourami? from what i understand, betta and sparklers are both gouramis, and sparklers are only about the size of a female betta.

 

[Doohiky]

The tank really is only just about big enough for the Male Betta and with a Sparkling Gourami in there as well it would just be unsuitable.
Im not too sure about the shrimp though, you could maybe have a few but I dont know if they prefer living in groups or anything.

 

[MrNiceGuy]

The tank really is only just about big enough for the Male Betta and with a Sparkling Gourami in there as well it would just be unsuitable.
Im not too sure about the shrimp though, you could maybe have a few but I dont know if they prefer living in groups or anything.

yeah, i was thinkin long term, when the betta eventually passes on i'll replace him with a sparkling gourami and a few shrimp.... any thoughts on that idea?

 

[Auratus]

You could do a couple shrimp but you always have the risk of him eating the shrimp. Some bettas are just plain mean and will go after anything you put in there. I would think in that small of a tank the sparkling would just get picked on. Not to mention the post above, it's just really not big enough. In a 10 gallon I would say try it and see what happens, but not a 2.5.

 

[loraxchick]

Your set up is great! looks fab and i bet that boy loves it
i would also steer clear of the gourami for now. shrimp are a great choice and in my experience bettas tend to ignore them for the most part. some "pest snails" may also be a good addition. they will keep the plants clean of algae and you should not be overrun with them unless you over feed the tank. snails are very interesting little critters. i have TONS of them (and they are always welcome in my tanks. they serve a great purpose, esp. with plants).
great job on the tank!
cheers