Looking For Small Fish That Don't Need Much Water

[GobyMaster]

Hello all, I have a question.

I will soon be moving all of my inhabitants from my 30 gallon tall tank into my new 55 gallon, and I wanted to set up a Paludarium with some poison dart frogs, and I was wondering:

Do you guys know of any fish that don't need that much water, apart from a betta?

Let me clarify:
The tank is about 3 1/2 feet long and about 2 feet wide, and the water will be about a volume of 2 gallons (8x12x6" LxWxH),
So, is that too small for any fish, or do you guys know of any fish that will be happy in a tank of that size, maybe like guppies or something?

Or if it's too small, just let me know!

Thanks,
GobyMaster

 

[rocknurworld2006]

in my opinio too small!!

 

[Bignose]

Maybe a few white cloud mountain minnows -- like 3 or 4. 2 gallons is an awfully small volume of water. It will get polluted quickly, and when you are dealing with that small of a volume, the water quality can go from good to poor exceptionally fast. This is a large reason why when parents get a small tank for their kids thinking that "since it is small it'll be easier" it often fails. In fishkepeing, smaller tanks are almost always harder.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

what depth is the water gonna be???

edit:sorry just noticed u already said

 

[Esfa]

How about using an undergravel filter to save space, and having some shrimp? really low bioload, so water quality wont muck up quickly. Dunno if they can be kept with the frogs, though.

 

[PRW1988]

If it's going to be that little amount of water I'd highly recommend having no fish. Boost the amount of water in the tank to say 10-12 gallons and then you could atleast have some small fish like white cloud minnows. Aswell, I'd recommend getting a submesible filter such as a fluval 1 plus.

 

[GobyMaster]

Yeah, I thought it'd be too small.

Never mind!

 

[Luketendo]

If you perhaps double it and keep it very clean then microrasboras are possible.

 

[Colin_T]

Why such a small area of water?
If the tank is 3ft long x 2ft wide you could have the front half with water and fish in. That would give you an area about 3ft long x 1ft wide and you could make it 6-8inches deep.
You could have the plants around the edges in the substrate and the front for the fish to swim in. Then you could keep killifish or small betta or gourami species.
I'm not sure if the poison dart frogs will release anything into the water that could kill the fish. I know if you lick the frogs you go to hospital.

 

[tenohfive]

I know if you lick the frogs you go to hospital.

Let me guess, drunken dare?

 

[Colin_T]

I know if you lick the frogs you go to hospital.

Let me guess, drunken dare?

LOL
no. Simpsons episode where Homer goes to an island to convert the natives and gets hooked on licking toads That and Poison Dart Frogs are poisonous and should be handled with gloves rather than bare hands. The South American indians wipe the tips of their arrows on the back of these frogs and use the poison to kill prey for dinner.

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

That and Poison Dart Frogs are poisonous and should be handled with gloves rather than bare hands.

This isn't true of Poison Dart Frogs that live in captivity, because the frogs don't produce the poisons on their own, but rather from insects they eat in their natural habitat. It is generally recommended to always wash your hands after handling them however.

 

[chesterscot]

just a note to colin lol why would you lick a frog?
scot

 

[Colin_T]

just a note to colin lol why would you lick a frog?
scot

to see what they taste like of course

 

[Mikaila31]

If it had more water I think a sparkling gourami would work. I'm not familiar with dart frogs, but might they try to eat the fish? I've kept a toad before and he would try eat anything that moved. He saw his reflection on a marble once, which result in him swallowing it. Lucky he was smart enough to spit it back out.