Can I use a 1 gallon tank?

[md7]

some people told me that i shouldn't use tanks smaller than 10 gallons as a breeding tank...
i've bred my pair last month and i had about 100 fry... i fed them with Liqui-fry and once i've forgot to change the water daily...( i changed the water after two days) and half of the fry died... and i started to put some live plants so that they'll provide more oxygen for the fry... and i changed the water daily... but still after about a month, all the fry died... what's wrong actually...?

can someone help me with this?
i heard that a sponge filter usage is needed after the fry is free swimming.. is it true? should i use a small sponge filter for my 1 gallon tank?
or maybe i shouldn't even use that tank as a breeding tank...?

 

[f250fisherman]

There will be different opinions on this question, but I'll give you mine. A 1 gal is not too small, however there is no place for the female to hide. If you use a 1 gal., and they do spawn, the water will get a high ammonia content very quickly. The biggest reason to use a 10 gal, is you can add more water to the tank at each cleaning. Doing a daily water change at that stage is probably doing more harm than good. They are very fragile, and even an experienced breeder has a hard time not damaging any fry. I understand you would need fresh water if you had no filter in the tank. Place a sponge filter in tank next time, and turn down very low until the male is out of the tank, then turn it up more. The filter should be seeded before putting in spawn tank. Seeded is placing the filter in a established tank for several days before placing in spawn tank. This allows the filter to establish the bacteria needed to cycle a tank. It will not cycle the tank, but will help in keeping the ammonia level in check between water changes.It also adds oxygen to the water, which is as critical to a young betta as it is to any fish that doesn't breathe air. The fry do not develop the labrynth until 4-6 weeks of age. Since the fry tank should still be heated, when adding water to the tank be sure it's heated as well. A change in temp would be deadly for a young fry. My advice is to use a 10 gal that is half full of water. Place a heater and sponge filter in it. When I clean my fry tank, I use a straw and airline to siphon the tank bottom. I use the same setup to siphon water back in the fry tank. I even put a valve on the line, so it drips in the tank and does not swirl the fry around as the water goes in.

 

[rollntider]

I would only do this if I was experianced in breeding. I think 5 gallons is the minimum for a beginner to be honest.

 

[JoKeR]

like Chris said 5 is the limit

I use a 10 gallon tank half way