my 3 gallon aquarium

[WhispTech]

i totally recomend 2 blue SMALL
rams and mabey 3 ottos
or not but i totally
ecomend 2 blue rams


or 1 betta
2 under water frogs

hmm frogs

what do they eat?

Wonder how easy it is to take care of them?




edit:

also if i get fish should I install a heater into the tank?

 

[Raechal]

I think you could get an african dwarf frog in a 3 gallon but I am not 100% sure as I have never kept them before. I heard they can escape through the tiniest holes so make sure you cover everything in your tank that they can possibly escape through, even if it is way smaller than them.

I am not sure of what african dwarf frogs eat either. I'm sure they would probably eat sinking pellets but I am not 100% sure of that.

I would not get livebearers, even 2-3 males will nip at each other and harass each other in a 3 gallon. I had 2 male guppies in a 10 gallon and the larger one killed the smaller one and ripped it's fins to shreds.

I think the plant idea would be very cool! It would look very nice with a plant on each side. Some good hardy plants are java fern, java moss, and moneywort. I keep moneywort in my snail's tank that doesn't have a light on it. It just gets light from the light in my room and the light next to it on the table and it grows fine.

I think you're limited to only a male betta, a female betta, or an african dwarf frog. There are dwarf species out there, like dwarf cories, but they like to be in groups so I would go for the male betta, the female betta, or the african dwarf frog.

What about some shrimp?

About the heater: You should invest in a heater especially if it gets cold where you live in the winter and hotter in the summer. You'd need the heater to keep the temperature constant so it isn't always changing. You should be able to pick up a small heater for like $5.00. I bought a small heater for my 10 gallon and it was only $8.00. Make sure you buy a thermometer to put in the tank as well so you can always see what the temperature is at.

 

[Raechal]

Here is a pretty good site on african dwarf frogs http/allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/dwarfs.html or here http/www.petplace.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=4770

 

[WhispTech]

Got the thermometer.

Going to get a heater though. find a nice small one. I notice that over the night the temp drops about 5 degrees c so why i was wondering about the teermometer . plus i like to open my window sometimes and get fresh air along with some good cool air for my computers. Ill pick that up.

As for light there is just the light in the aquraium adn a bit of sunlight I guess but i have blinds on the window.

Ill look into some moneywort since I have two snails. do the snails eat that or something?

What other plants dont need sunlight.

And will one fish be enough for two snails and a couple plants.

hmmm

Want to make sure everything is getting the nutrition it needs lol.

 

[lovebuzz]

i totally recomend 2 blue SMALL
rams and mabey 3 ottos
or not but i totally
ecomend 2 blue rams

VERY VERY BAD ADVICE DO NOT DO THIS THEY WOULD GET WAY TOO BIG AND DIE. AND 3 OTTOS IS ALSO PUSHING IT.

 

[WhispTech]

K i am going to the fish store in about 45 minutes lol.

I am going to pick up a heater since i tested temps last night and went from 28 c to 24 c while having my windows open and such.

I am also going to pick up other stuff.

Do I need any plant food at the start or should the stuff be ok and if so will teh plant food hurt the fish?

Should I put the plants in and get them going before I add a fish?

Or can I just plop everything in today?


Going to get a betta too somthing maybe green or red and fancy like

Im thinking having 3 plants for the back ground that sprout up so like 2 moneyworts for the center and smallest corner. Andthen by the filter and this is where the heater will be a java vern or something like that. And a bit of java moss for the rock formation.

Do bettas like caves?

I hope they do lol. At least the sdails go in there.

 

[WhispTech]

Hmm i was just reading that my snails will go to town on any plants I put in here.

I have two pretty big snails lol.

Also think I might have to change teh bulb for the plants.

Starting to add up.

Think I might just throw a fish in and say screw it to the plants because I am not removing my snails. lol

 

[tear-scar]

Killies are used to small places . . . if you can find them, I would suggest A. normani. Small and relatively hardy. 3-5 would probably be ok even in a tank of this size. You can see their "lamp eyes" from accross the room. The lighting on the eclipses suck, so I woud go with lots of anubias, ferns, and moss. Especially on wood/rocks. Light colored substrate like a finer pea gravel looks good in a low-light set up. Example:

 

[WhispTech]

Well teh gravel seems to be fine that I goyt. Its real gravel and not teh fake stuff. I was thinking of taking out the stock light since it is said on some sites you need a certain bulb if you have plants.

Only issue is is that I red that having snails and plants can be bad because the snails will eat them. Is there plants that snails dont like?

I didnt go out today because feeling sick all of sudden and lazy haha.

Next week i am going to go get stuff.

 

[metfan581]

I think you could get an african dwarf frog in a 3 gallon but I am not 100% sure as I have never kept them before. I heard they can escape through the tiniest holes so make sure you cover everything in your tank that they can possibly escape through, even if it is way smaller than them.

I am not sure of what african dwarf frogs eat either. I'm sure they would probably eat sinking pellets but I am not 100% sure of that.

I would not get livebearers, even 2-3 males will nip at each other and harass each other in a 3 gallon. I had 2 male guppies in a 10 gallon and the larger one killed the smaller one and ripped it's fins to shreds.

I think the plant idea would be very cool! It would look very nice with a plant on each side. Some good hardy plants are java fern, java moss, and moneywort. I keep moneywort in my snail's tank that doesn't have a light on it. It just gets light from the light in my room and the light next to it on the table and it grows fine.

I think you're limited to only a male betta, a female betta, or an african dwarf frog. There are dwarf species out there, like dwarf cories, but they like to be in groups so I would go for the male betta, the female betta, or the african dwarf frog.

What about some shrimp?

About the heater: You should invest in a heater especially if it gets cold where you live in the winter and hotter in the summer. You'd need the heater to keep the temperature constant so it isn't always changing. You should be able to pick up a small heater for like $5.00. I bought a small heater for my 10 gallon and it was only $8.00. Make sure you buy a thermometer to put in the tank as well so you can always see what the temperature is at.

i have 5 affrican under water frogs
and i had the dawft ones before
the daft ones are smaller and you feed them pellets
the bigs ones you can feed feeder fish or pellets
they are so fun to watch

 

[Grey Legion]

Eclipse Tanks come with the right bulb for Plants, well at least my 5 gallon one did it is a flouresent right ??..

As for fish a Betta is cool, don't go for anything crazy in a small tnak troubles add up quick and be sure no to over stock AT ALL...

A Oto Cat or 2 would be cool and maybe a Betta ( if they would get along )

Just my 2 cents...

 

[WhispTech]

Killies are used to small places . . . if you can find them, I would suggest A. normani. Small and relatively hardy. 3-5 would probably be ok even in a tank of this size. You can see their "lamp eyes" from accross the room. The lighting on the eclipses suck, so I woud go with lots of anubias, ferns, and moss. Especially on wood/rocks. Light colored substrate like a finer pea gravel looks good in a low-light set up. Example:

I looked up the kilies fish and they look pretty good. i wouldnt mind getting one of them and if the pet shop has a nice onemay get that instead of a betta.

I tried looking up the other fish you listed normani and couldnt find any info on it.

 

[WhispTech]

Eclipse Tanks come with the right bulb for Plants, well at least my 5 gallon one did it is a flouresent right ??..

As for fish a Betta is cool, don't go for anything crazy in a small tnak troubles add up quick and be sure no to over stock AT ALL...

A Oto Cat or 2 would be cool and maybe a Betta ( if they would get along )

Just my 2 cents...

yeah I looked at teh manual and said that the bulb was good for plants. I found a submersable heater too. Its a 50 watt. I think it suppose to be 5 watts per gallon and 50 watt being the smallest should do the trick I think.

Im still worried about the snails eating the plants though. There big snails though .

Any one have a suggestion for plant food and a plant rinse i should get or is that dependent on the plants I get?

 

[tear-scar]

Sigh . . . much to be learned . . . here:

--Small snails don't eat plants. Snails are almost never a threat to plants unless they're large species like Apple Snails, and mostly only a problem in large numbers. Snails like MTS (malaysian trumpet snails) are actually DESIRABLE for a planted tank owner. If it really bugs you, just kill them. It's that simple. The snails are the least important thing you should be thinking about.

--The Eclipse systems come with the right kind of light for plants in terms of kelven value. It's not the type that's the problem, it's the AMOUNT. There's just not enough lighting under that eclipse hood. For a 3 gallon tank, you really want about need at least 10watts for "low light" (only java ferns, crypts, moss and anubias, eclipse should provide this), 15watts for "medium light" and 20+watts for "high" light. Most plants are considered to fall into one of these groups by aquatic gardeners. The more light, the more options, but also the more effort needed by the aquarist.

--A. Normani is a species of killifish. Lampeye killies to be more specific. They are SCHOOLING fish.

--Don't even THINK about the ferts for a low-lighting tank, which you have unless you do some type of special fitting in your hood for better lighting.

--What grain size is the gravel? Best grain size is around 2-3mm; anything much bigger or smaller can hinder the plants in one way or another. Unless you have your plants attached to rocks or wood. Ferns, mosses, and anubias grow best attached to rocks or wood.

 

[gaya]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it already but why not Anacharis It doesn't require much light and you don't even have to plant it in the gravel. It's easy and pretty.

here anacharis.