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rauleg Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 4 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Sep-2005 | Hello all! I'm getting a 2 Gallon Exclip Explorer II with Bio-wheel for my Office, any suggestion for stocking it (besides Betta Fish)? Thanks.. |
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Babelfish          Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | African Dwarf Frog, or two. Few small shrimp, or a snail. Betta's really are the only option for such a small tank. All the small fish are also schooling fish and would not work in such an unstable environment. ^_^[hr width='40%'] When angels cry blood, on flowers of evil in bloom and a plea for mercy, where Love is a gun separating me from you"  |
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longhairedgit  Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005   | Yup its more a case of "A fish" rather than fishes in a tank that size. Sometimes people start small logically enough because they think it will be easier to manage, but as regards water quality, a bigger tank gives you more room for error. A 20 gal is a nice size for a beginner, not big , not too small and gives you a bit more room for plants and maybe a small shoal of something for interest sake. |
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DaMossMan  Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003   | Cherry Red Shrimps, couple MTS snails, then stuff with plants. The Amazon Nut... |
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kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003  | *pulls out article* 'Bout halfway down the page ... [link=Small Tank Stocking Article]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/General%20Freshwater/55574.html" style="COLOR: #00A0AE[/link] ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~ |
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wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001 | Betta's really are the only option for such a small tank. Betta is a great option for a work tank... they are very impressive really. Wish I had one on my desk. ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~ |
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Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | You could always put a trio of small killifish or female bettas in there, a nice option as opposed to a single male betta  I have a 2.5 with a male betta and two african dwarf frogs, they get along fine and most people don't expect to see the frogs. |
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