Stocking For A 7Litre Bowl?

[fishnovice]

I know someone who got a 7L fishbowl. Having talked him out of getting a GOLDFISH I'm looking for suggestions as to what fish can be kept in it -no shrimps or snails, he wants a fish. I suggested a betta.

Also, what type/make of filter would you suggest for such a tiny bowl?

 

[Coool]

you cannot put a filter or a heater too small just get a betta its the best fish for it and you don't need a filter or a heater for a betta

 

[stang1]

I'm afraid you do need a filter and heater for a Betta and 7 litres is too small for any fish.

 

[aly_starh]

you cannot put a filter or a heater too small just get a betta its the best fish for it and you don't need a filter or a heater for a betta

Errggghhh... no its not.

A betta living in 7L is not ideal and especially it being a bowl. The minimum tank IMO a betta can go in is 10L and thats a regular tank not a bowl.

I think its too small for any fish.

 

[JoshuaA]

Is that even big enough for flowers?

At the most I would suggest putting this into the bowl...

 

[arobinson1984]

Or some of these Link lol

Andy

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Possibly some form of micro-rasbora, but even then 7 litres is pushing it.

http/www.franksaquarium.com/nanofish.htm

Some nano fish are listed here, most will need some form of heater though.

I currently have a single rainbow fish fry growing out in my 8 litre tank by accident! I was brought in on a plant as an Egg. He is doing well, and about an inch in length. He will be moving to a trap in my main tank once he is a bit bigger

 

[JoshuaA]

Or some of these Link lol

Andy

Haha that's what I was looking for !!! I couldn't find them so I had to resort to the rubber ducky.

Oh my god the description on that site is horrific, the spelling mistakes the grammar Wow.

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Oh, and another thing to note is that the bowl will suffer from low oxygen levels if you fill it up to the narrow neck. It is best to only fill a non-filtered bowl to just over halfway to maximise the surface area available for gaseous exchange.

I run a HOB and a heat mat for my 8 litre tank, and that is just about suitable for a couple of fry, or nano-fish, provided I do Bi-weekly 25% water changes.

 

[Corleone]

If he absolutely has to use such a tiny bowl, go for a couple feeder guppies. It's still a really small bowl, but they cost pennies and they're about as close to indestructible as you can get with fish. I've heard of them being accidentally forgotten on a shelf in those plastic cups pet stores use to move fish from the tank to a bag long enough that they actually breed in there.