Stocking A 3 Gal (no Bettas!)

[Genesis]

as the topic suggests i have a 3 gallon (US) tank which i would like to stock, i was looking for some *interesting* fish or *unusual* fish which dont need a very large tank (no bettas), or maybe some crustations (shrimps ect.)?

 

[prankster705]

Go for shrimps or snails, they rock .

 

[Torrean]

African dwarf frogs
maybe an african clawed frog, not sure about min tank size for them
ghost shrimp
a guppy?
two adf's and an apple snail. maybe
3 gallon is pretty small so i'm not sure about what is acceptable

 

[prankster705]

Clawed frogs need a bit more (like about 3 times more).

 

[catxx]

clawed frogs grow to like the size of your HEAD, so not them.

go for shrimps i say.

 

[Genesis]

how many?

 

[Mudfrog]

Bumble Bee Gobies, although they are brackish.

 

[Mr.September15]

Get some ghost shrimps and a male guppy. Or some ghost shrimps/Cherry shrimps with an apple snail, though they do poop alot so you would have to do water changes.

 

[Torrean]

WOW didn't know they got THAT big. sorry about that. No african clawed frogs

 

[fish_keeper2]

a dwarf puffer and lots of ghost shrimp

 

[Mr.September15]

Can a dwarf puffer go with a betta?

 

[Synirr]

Can a dwarf puffer go with a betta?

Nothing can go with a puffer unless it's ok to be eaten.

I agree though, a dwarf puffer would be cute in that tank, you'd just have to make sure it's well filtered and keep up with water changes since they are messy

 

[Erised]

Personally I'd say 3G is just a bit small for a dwarf puffer, 5G really being the min. for 1. (2G isn't that much of a difference you say, but seeing as 2.5G which is only half a gallon off is half the size ... it is a pretty big difference).

I'd also say no to bumblebee gobies, they are very territorial so you wouldn't be able to keep more than 1 in a tank this size, and it's simply too small to go brackish on.

 

[Synirr]

Eh, dwarf puffers aren't all that active (at least judging by the 2 I've had), so I think one would be fine in a 3 gallon as long as you really stay on top of the water quality, because as I said, they're messy.

 

[fish_keeper2]

Erised: ive been told by several people that bumbble bees are calm and gental. Isis has 3 in a 5 gal.

Arrowhead: dwarf puffers are quite mean for thier size and would kill a beta in no time along with any other fish. i personal have 2 in a 2 gal ) even though i have done this i DO NOT suggest anymore than one DP in a 3 gal tank. i have gotten lucky with it so far but anyday i could wake up with one of them dead, though i havent seen a lot of aggression yet. anyhow DPs are cute little buggers with great personalities. if you are interested i can give you more info.