Fish application

[kenneth_kpe]

Looking for fish to inhabit small tank.

Size/Specs of office:
- 8in cube
- roughly 2 gallons of water space
- Plants

Requirements
- peacefull (must not attack fellow officemates [shrimps])
- temp requirements in the cool side is okay
- pretty and a good contrast to the all green color
- non suicidal (the water level is always pretty near to the rim, the office does not have a roof
- must not have the tendency to vandalize the office (plants)

Picture of office space

 

[George Farmer]

1 x fancy Guppy would be suitable and look good IMO.

 

[pseud]

I'd go with a betta. Not a regular veiltail though, something gnarly like a metallic silver crown-tail

 

[Sime]

I think a single sunset platy

 

[houndour]

I personally think the only fish to fit a 2 gallon is a betta. I've heard of mixed stories when mixing bettas with shrimp.

 

[@ombomb]

A Betta and a snail or two would be nice.

 

[kenneth_kpe]

actually i agree with the fancy guppy the only reason im not getting the betta because and yes i am also getting mixed stories about bettas and shrimps im actually thinking of ordering one from a betta importer friend of mine he will sell me a really nice betta for around 17 dollars a fish or a really really nice competition grade betta for 30 dollars a betta (kelson bettas? i dont know if youve heard of him... i think he is famous ? im not really into bettas... ) but they are soooo pretty !!!

but he himself told me that the shrimps are not safe with bettas ! especially in a small 2 gal

im gonna research more ! but for the meantime a fancy guppy will be my best bet

AKKK!!! why is it so hard to put fishes in a small tank : (

 

[BigC]

A small breeding group of Killifish would be excellent in there. I was thinking of Pseudepiplatys annulatus. They would not harm your shrimps.
http/www.thefishwizards.com/images/full/...us_monrovia.jpg

 

[RYO]

Ooooh sweet little tank that has pigmy puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus)written all over it. Mind i dont think the shrimp will last too long.

 

[@ombomb]

It's far too small for a puffer.

Dwarf puffers (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) require a MINMUM of 5 US gallons and would make short work of the shrimp sooner rather than later.

 

[kenneth_kpe]

kilifish! hmm really pretty, looks like a distant relative of a beta.. (well it is because they both are fishes) ....thanks for the info ! ive taken that into account, im going to go LFS hopping this weekend, lets see what fish i can find the best bet would be the guppy though ... easiest to find


*edit*
just got an email that a local imported managed to get in rocket kilifishes !!Pseudepiplatys annulatus... and its sold out ! o well

*edit2*
just read that killifishes are excellent jumpers ! o well.. looks like the guppy gets another vote

 

[LA321]

just wanted to know, how are u difusing the C02? it is Co2ed right?

 

[kenneth_kpe]

via the small bottle in the left side, i havent measured if it is diffusing the c02 well though..... i am assuming it is because the plants are pearling

 

[sif]

A small breeding group of Killifish would be excellent in there. I was thinking of Pseudepiplatys annulatus. They would not harm your shrimps.
http/www.thefishwizards.com/images/full/...us_monrovia.jpg

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They look really cute and small too... hmm how available are theyin the UK?