2.5 G Questions

[benny25]

I have an 2.5 gallon minibow and have heard that a trio of Endler's or guppies would work in the tank (males only to prevent population explosion). Is this true and if so,would they need anything special to live in a smaller tank?

 

[New_owner]

I breed sowrdtails so I think its the same if you are going to have one gender it should be females males will fight

 

[dwarfgourami]

Swordtail males are particularly aggressive towards one another: guppy and endler males can be kept together if you keep quite a large group (5+), to spread aggression. But a 2.5 gallon is not big enough for that. IMO a 2.5 gallon isn't really enough for any livebearer. I know they are small, but they are also very active little creatures, with a great love of exploring- they need a bit of interest in life, which IMO means a tank at least twice that size. For a 2.5 gallon, you are really looking at a betta, or some shrimps, a nice snail, something that doesn't need to roam much.

 

[Kame-San]

I've kept a trio of males (guppies) in a 2 gallon before. They never fought once. Even now, after being with females in a much larger tank, they never fight. Maybe I just picked peaceful fish, but I think you should be alright with that

 

[Human-Fish Hybrid]

I might suggest, instead of guppies that you might use a betta, and also, do you have a heater? another thing may be a few neons, but still, there wouldnt be room for many and neons look best in large groups.

 

[dwarfgourami]

I've kept a trio of males (guppies) in a 2 gallon before. They never fought once. Even now, after being with females in a much larger tank, they never fight. Maybe I just picked peaceful fish, but I think you should be alright with that

I have come across very peaceful male guppies, so no doubt it would be possible- but I still don't think it is right to confine such a bright active little creature to such a small space.

 

[sylvia]

Something you could try, if you're after a livebearer, is mosquito fish (by which I mean heterandria formosa - NOT gambusia affinis). These are so very small that you can keep 4 or so quite comfortably. They are not aggressive and have similar requirements to guppies/endler's. However, they are not as brightly colored. I personaly would probably just get myself a (wild) betta species (ie not a betta splendens) or perhaps look up killifish - there are a few very small ones that would be ok in that size tank.