3 Gallon Fish Tank?

[likescichlids]

what kind of fish can my G-ma put in her tank.... she like color...

 

[likescichlids]

?

 

[hanny93]

I think you'll find that the general consensus on this forum is that the minimum tank size is at least 5 gallons for anything other than shrimp.

 

[fluttermoth]

Some moss and some freshwater shrimp or an apple snail would look lovely; I agree with hanny; it's really too small for fish...

 

[likescichlids]

Some moss and some freshwater shrimp or an apple snail would look lovely; I agree with hanny; it's really too small for fish...

ok not even dwarf cory's or endler guppy...

 

[hanny93]

No not even dwarf cories or endler guppies (which by the way isnt a real species, its a hybrid of endlers livebearers and guppies.)

It would also be really hard to keep your water parameters stable to provide a happy healthy environment.

 

[likescichlids]

No not even dwarf cories or endler guppies (which by the way isnt a real species, its a hybrid of endlers livebearers and guppies.)

It would also be really hard to keep your water parameters stable to provide a happy healthy environment.

ok well i am going to see what she say... what if they babies guppy's...

 

[likescichlids]

Some moss and some freshwater shrimp or an apple snail would look lovely; I agree with hanny; it's really too small for fish...

ok i will she if she like the shrimp..

 

[hanny93]

Baby anything will grow up. No fish, just inverts only.

 

[Caprichoso]

Some moss and some freshwater shrimp or an apple snail would look lovely; I agree with hanny; it's really too small for fish...

ok i will she if she like the shrimp..

Make sure you read up on how to take care of shrimp before you just go out and buy some. I don't recommend shrimp unless the person who has them is completely committed to doing weekly water changes of 50%. If you don't keep the water clean and free of ammonia, your shrimp will perish. In a nano tank I only recommend the dwarf shrimp variety. Example: cherry shrimp, yellow sakura, etc.

 

[likescichlids]

Some moss and some freshwater shrimp or an apple snail would look lovely; I agree with hanny; it's really too small for fish...

ok i will she if she like the shrimp..

Make sure you read up on how to take care of shrimp before you just go out and buy some. I don't recommend shrimp unless the person who has them is completely committed to doing weekly water changes of 50%. If you don't keep the water clean and free of ammonia, your shrimp will perish. In a nano tank I only recommend the dwarf shrimp variety. Example: cherry shrimp, yellow sakura, etc.

ok thanks

 

[Mikaila31]

I would do male endlers along with live plants, but thats just me. A small tank is not easy to maintain though, does not mean it can't be done.

 

[Inchworm]

Three gallons is not too small for a betta, an African Dwarf Frog or two, a pair of guppies or other small fish. Just take care that it is cycled properly and receives regular water changes. With a tank that size, it's easy to do.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

I second the African Dwarf Frogs. My brother and his kids have three adults in a 3 gallon tank, and they are constantly mating (at least during the spring they were)... he has two females and one male. He also tells me that the male sings at night to the females. He ran this tank with no filter, and only some floating plants in the tank. He did 100% water changes EVERY week, without fail and the frogs have been doing awesome. He just can't seem to get the tadpoles to grow up yet. He's struggling with that, but he's having a lot more fun with them than he ever thought he would. (His son "won" the first one from school, and he bought the others to keep it company.)


For color, a male betta would certainly add that. I just don't know about mixing the two together.

 

[hanny93]

Three gallons is not too small for a betta, an African Dwarf Frog or two, a pair of guppies or other small fish. Just take care that it is cycled properly and receives regular water changes. With a tank that size, it's easy to do.

I really don't agree with this, except maybe the frogs, but only one in the tank.
I see it as anything less than 5 gallons shouldnt have fish in it.