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	3 US Gallon tank
pez fish Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Nov-2004	got a small tank that i want to use to put on my desk. but what to put in it ? if i give each fish 1 gallon would that be ok? filtration is not a problem i'l prob just have a ugf or a ugf and one of them ones that have a pump and filter in one that are submersible. 10watt heater. here are a few combinations i thought about. tell me if you think there are too many fish combo 1 2 corries 2 platties combo 2 betta 2 corries i deffo prob want corries but all the others i were in big groups. which ones wont mind having one friend.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Cories usually like around 5 gallons each, so i'd say you're not going to be able to have the cories. Unfortunately, there isn't much you can have in that small of a tank You could go with a few female bettas so spice it up Or killifish, or a betta and a few small dwarf frogs, or a trio of guppies...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
pez fish Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Nov-2004	guppies sound good.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
warrion_2000 Enthusiast Posts: 257 Kudos: 169 Votes: 1 Registered: 29-Apr-2003	How about getting some neon tetras. They'll look great. If you want to keep the guppies with the betta however, you should keep three males as females have babies every 3-4weeks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	guppies will breed like they are crazy if you have both males and females if you don't want them to breed, you can get some males only guppies and bettas is not a good combination it worked for me in my 15G with lots of plants but in a 3 gallon, i can see tons of problem
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	try a few white clouds- heating would not be a problem, and they do look rather dashing when full grown.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	i second killies
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Puggle Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 133 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	I have two 3 gallon tanks with a betta in each. A small tank doesn't leave much room for error, so you're better off keeping as few fish as possible. Just make the tank look nice and it won't matter that there aren't so many fish in there. Don't get cories because they do better in groups, and there's no way you could fit a decent group in there.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
rabbit Fish Addict Posts: 580 Kudos: 461 Votes: 7 Registered: 24-Oct-2003	i would only put in a male fighting fish(betta) for that size tank and as stated before it is going to be very hard to heat up a tank like that.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
DoctorJ Big Fish Posts: 344 Kudos: 1159 Votes: 191 Registered: 13-May-2003	I'm not sure white clouds would be a good idea. I don't think they would have enough room to swim the way they like. I think you're pretty much stuck with a betta.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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