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how many and what types of fish can i keep in there?

~elaine~

Id stick with a betta and an or maybe a couple of african dwarf frogs. You could keep an apple snail with the betta if you liked.

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*shudders* snails are icky! i know their purpose.. but ewww!! I would stick with a betta..he would be perfectly content in a nice large house all to himself. Nothing else would truly work in there

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

I like my snail

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in cold water, a betta wouldn't do well. it will not be active and colorful. there are other fishes though. a paradice fish is a small labyrith fish that can live in coldwater. also misquito fishes are small and you would be able to hold aroung 5-7 in a three gallon.

Misquito fish would reproduce too quickly for a 3 gal, and a paradise needs 10 minimum. Even though he posted in Coldwater, i have a feeling the 3 gal wont be outside, so the tank will probably be room temp(making it fine for a betta).

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*drags out her [link=Small Tank Stocking]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/General%20Freshwater/55574.html" style="COLOR: #00A0AE[/link] article* Take a look (about halfway down the page, the white on black post).

As a quick excerpt:
2-3 gallon
*1 Male Betta
*1-2 Female Bettas (depending on aggression)
*Trio: male guppies
*Trio: male Endler's
*Trio: small killifish
*1-2 ADFs
*Shrimp
Possible Betta tankmates: Shrimp, ADF, snails

There's a few options, as you can see. Some will require a heater or at least a stable climate of appropriate temperature.

Good luck and have fun!

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

the temp will be 19-20 degrees

~elaine~

Bettas are fine in room temperature tanks! Think about their habitat in teh wild...no heaters in those little spouts of water puddles they live in!

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

Those "little spouts of water" are fields and fields of rice, in Thailand. It's pretty darned hot. In fact, it's so hot, and stagnant, that bettas had to develop labyrinth organs because there isn't enough oxygen in the water to sustain them.

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Can you really keep a betta and an african dwarf frog in a 3 gal tank?

With good care, you can have a betta and 3 frogs. I never like to keep frogs by themselves, they're very social.

lol good call little mousling! had my blonde hat on at the moment... *feels dumb because she knew this* anywho.. yes the labyrinth organ was developed because of lack of oxygen in the water due to the heat

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

You can keep a Betta, but not in very cold water.


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