I Need To Make A Decision?!?!?!

[MrsHennesy87]

please help me make the better choice for my 1.5 gallon tank endlers or guppies or neon tetras

 

[KittyKat]

Neither: both are too large for a tank that size, so would be a poor choice. The only alternative I can suggest with a relatively clear conscience is shrimp.

Please don't forget to cycle the filter with a source of ammonia.

 

[Jinty McGinty]

please help me make the better choice for my 1.5 gallon tank endlers or guppies

Is that the same tank you have the betta in as well?

Besides that, as kitty said neither.

 

[MrsHennesy87]

please help me make the better choice for my 1.5 gallon tank endlers or guppies

Is that the same tank you have the betta in as well?

Besides that, as kitty said neither.

no the betta is in a 2.65g hes by himself. the 1.5 is empty

 

[Jinty McGinty]

Ahh wasn't sure.

I'm not up on us gallons. But maybe you could if you swapped the bettas tanks. Better waiting to see someone like kitty knows.

 

[MrsHennesy87]

ok ill see what happens

 

[-FighterFishh]

1.5gal is about 7.5L I think?
Not really suitable for fish, but as KittyKat said, a couple of shrimp would be nice

 

[KittyKat]

Neons are also too large: they have the potential to grow to 5 cm (2 inches) and live for 10+ years. They also do best in groups of 10-15+ because they are schooling fish.

I'm not up on us gallons. But maybe you could if you swapped the bettas tanks. Better waiting to see someone like kitty knows.

The tank would be too small for a Betta to do any more than *just* turn around.

 

[StandbySetting]

In my opinion it would be fine for a Betta.

 

[pezmanw]

If I were you I would switch the Bata to the smaller tank and then get 2 male guppies for the 2.65 gallon tank.

 

[KittyKat]

Whoever thinks guppies are fine in an (approximately) 18*18*18 cm tank (that's about 7*7*7 inches) stop hiding and own up, I want to know who I've just lost some respect for!

 

[pezmanw]

Well a male guppy grows to about 1.5” and you could have 1” of fish per gallon (US) so that works out to 2 males for that size of tank. Or would you like a calculator for the math??? That’s 2.65g so if you want to get down to it it’s 1 and ¾ of a guppy. I’ve been keeping fish for 20 years and I think of them as my kids. Things might be different in Europe but in Canada that is the rule of thumb.

 

[pezmanw]

I also don’t have anything under 20 gallons for a tank besides a 10 gallon breeder (US) so I’m going by “our” rule of thumb. Sorry if I mad you lose respect but I’m going by simple math.

 

[KittyKat]

Whoever thinks guppies are fine in an (approximately) 18*18*18 cm tank (that's about 7*7*7 inches) stop hiding and own up, I want to know who I've just lost some respect for!

Well a male guppy grows to about 1.5” and you could have 1” of fish per gallon (US) so that works out to 2 males for that size of tank. Or would you like a calculator for the math??? That’s 2.65g so if you want to get down to it it’s 1 and ¾ of a guppy. I’ve been keeping fish for 20 years and I think of them as my kids. Things might be different in Europe but in Canada that is the rule of thumb.

Yes, I would very much like to see a calculator which fits 3" of fish into a 1.5 gallon tank. That is what the poll is about, not a 2.65 gallon.

Secondly, the 1" of fish per US gallon is extremely flawed: will a 10" oscar live well in a 10 gallon tank? No, it probably even wouldn't survive.
It is a different matter with guppy sized fish, but how do you expect them to be able to do anything more than go around in circles in a tank which is about 7*7*7 inches in size? And how does this guideline take into account that small tanks are difficult to maintain stable parameters in because of the water volumes involved? The rule of thumb is long since outdated because our understanding of fish has improved and we are able to use our heads to think, instead of trusting in an arbitrary number that someone made up many years ago. It is still useful as a guideline, but not an absolute one. For example, it would work if "for tanks over 10 gallons and for fish under 2" was appended to the end.

If you really think of your fish as your kids… would you keep your kids cooped up in a small apartment for their whole lives? Or would you let them run around and have as much space as they need to exercise and keep healthy? Given that you seem happy for the fish to have so little space to move, it doesn't really look like you think of them as your kids. Pampering is one thing, providing a good environment is another. But even if you kept your kids cooped up with good intentions, would that make it right or good for them?

I also don’t have anything under 20 gallons for a tank besides a 10 gallon breeder (US) so I’m going by “our” rule of thumb.

You know, I was thinking over lunch about how this could be relevant to the OP's situation and the only explanation I can come up with is that you have no experience with nano tanks. Is that what you are trying to say?

 

[ripil]

1.5 gallons UK is 6.8 litres
1.5 gallons US is 5.6 litres

I'd only use the tank for guppy fry for a few weeks.