How Many Fish In 28L Tank?

[maisy12345]

Hi,
I`ve got a 28 l tank spare and was thinking of putting it in my bedroom with a few colourful fish in ,maybe guppies ,how many guppies would i be able to keep in a 28l?

 

[StandbySetting]

I wouldn't keep Guppies in a 28L, it's too small in my opinuon, I'd keep a species from the Boraras genus, or some male Endlers or shrimp etc.

 

[Athena]

Or you could make it into a beautiful betta tank (a single male - and there are some gorgeous varieties/colours to choose from), scaped with sand, some live plants, a coconut shell/hidey cave etc...would look lovely!

Athena

 

[maisy12345]

Hi,thanks for all your replies,how many bettas could i keep and is that what they look like or are there different colours ,also how big do they get?

 

[StandbySetting]

1 Male, they get to about 3 inches

 

[maisy12345]

Sorry read your reply too fast ,what colours are there and could i only keep one in my 28 l?

 

[StandbySetting]

They come in all sorts of colours, my preference is wild but there is a large number of domestic strains that come in reds, blues, yellows, blacks, purples etc.

 

[maisy12345]

It doesn`t seem worth just keeping one ,on it`s own ,has anyone any other suggestions for colourful fish?

 

[sausagewinkle]

Yeah just one, males cannot be housed together
google betta splendens, or you might no them better as siamese fighting fish

 

[StandbySetting]

There are Sparkling Gourami's they're quite attractive, also there's Dario dario if you can find them.

 

[maisy12345]

Hi Standbysetting ,what are[ Boraras genus, Endlers ]

How many of these[ Sparkling Gourami's ]can i keep ,and how big do they get ,thanks for all of your help?

 

[StandbySetting]

Google Boraras, there are about 8 species under this genus, Endlers are small Liverbearers, similar to guppies but about half the size.

Sparkling Gourami's get to about 4Cm, you could keep a group of 4-6.

 

[maisy12345]

Thanks Standby setting i`ll look them up

Hi ,just one more question what about tiger barbs ,if so how many?

 

[StandbySetting]

Way too small for Tiger Barbs, nothing bigger than 2-3cm for shoaling fish.

 

[maisy12345]

Thanks again,always best to ask though.