Stocking A 3 Gal (no Bettas!)

[Synirr]

fish_keeper2 -- I had a situation similar to that. I've heard that the minimum for two puffers is a 10 gallon, but I had 2 in a 5 gallon for a long time until the male went blind and had to be put down because he was unable to eat. They got along just fine, but that's the exception to the rule

 

[fish_keeper2]

ya thats how mine are. my older and more dominate one sometimes pushes the other one away from the food but thats about it. the older one is either a female or still too young to be sexed the other is definately a juivinile(SP). i thing i find funny is mine wont eat my ghost shrimp......lol

 

[Dorkhedeos]

i had 2 dwarf puffers in a 5 gallon too. they did fine. those 2 puffers are what made me start buying frozen food cause they dont eat freezedried or flakes.

 

[dwarfgourami]

Whoever said guppy- please forget it! Guppies are very active fish who need room to explore. I'd say at least 6 gallon, preferably 10. They also need the company of their own kind: though not schooling they are extremely social creatures.

 

[moray]

snails, or an ADF, maybe a couple of shrimps, I don't think most fish would appreciate it.

 

[Ben]

heavily plant it! then add some shrimps, should look awesome

DD

 

[bunjiweb]

There are various small freshwater gobies that you could happily house in a 3G, possibly with some snails or shrimps depending which goby you go for.

Ben

 

[Mudfrog]

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.

I have kept a 5G brackish tank so I'm sure it could be done with a 3G.