You Have A 1.5 Gallon Tank & No Electrics

[kubora666]

its not my fish though. beseids its got more than enough room its the size of the bucket i use to waterchange i wouldnt let her keep it if i thought it was cruel.
theya re tiny fish that dont swim very actively not like il give it a 55g to itself

humans are active creatures that require lots of space and room to roam (not including fat ones) whereas the immense trailing finniage of this fish that not only is cultivated by mankind by 100's of years to look this certain way, its not like anything about it is natural. im sure if you gave it a huge tank it would just sit at the bottom bored all day long or hide

 

[Paul_MTS]

Tanks/glass boxes under a volume of 5 gallons aren't considered fishy in my book.

Stick a lovely bunch of flowers in it.

 

[kubora666]

Tanks/glass boxes under a volume of 5 gallons aren't considered fishy in my book.

Stick a lovely bunch of flowers in it.

its round and bigger than my 5g fry tank.

 

[Paul_MTS]

I was replying to the original question.......

 

[catxx]

put candy in it. or flowers in it. or bin it.

 

[nosoup4you]

Yeah i love troips u get in the argos catologue alread ahve some. KL little things

Triops are great, my most recent batch just hatched out today. When they get larger, you can actually put them in with smaller community fish. I once had one that lived for 4 months...got pretty large.

 

[SharonCC]

I'm not sure that we are actually certain what makes any fish happy, or unhappy....unless, of course, there are definite signs of stress. One of my first Bettas lived in a 5gal tank that was filtered, heated, and the current was shielded. He developed a severe swim bladder disorder. Despite several different "treatments" he failed to respond to anything. I moved him into a 1gal. bowl, to treat with epsom salts. From what I saw, he seemed more at ease in the bowl....so I left him there. I put a plant in, so he could rest on it, and he made a "bubble nest"every day. Water was changed every second day, and I used a small heater. Most people are horrified at the Betta in a small space, but I'm rethinking. I know that my Betta was compromised in movement, and probably felt more secure in the bowl, but I'm not convinced we always "read" our fish correctly. Bubble nests are signs of readiness to breed??? The affected Betta was certainly in no condition to breed, yet built the huge nests daily. Do we really know for certain that a betta is not happy in 1gal. of water...unfiltered, but water changes done...and stable temp. if the room is a sufficient temp. Just a thought, as I get tired of the horrified responses to anything less than a 5gal. tank.

 

[drobbyb]

I'm not sure that we are actually certain what makes any fish happy, or unhappy....unless, of course, there are definite signs of stress. One of my first Bettas lived in a 5gal tank that was filtered, heated, and the current was shielded. He developed a severe swim bladder disorder. Despite several different "treatments" he failed to respond to anything. I moved him into a 1gal. bowl, to treat with epsom salts. From what I saw, he seemed more at ease in the bowl....so I left him there. I put a plant in, so he could rest on it, and he made a "bubble nest"every day. Water was changed every second day, and I used a small heater. Most people are horrified at the Betta in a small space, but I'm rethinking. I know that my Betta was compromised in movement, and probably felt more secure in the bowl, but I'm not convinced we always "read" our fish correctly. Bubble nests are signs of readiness to breed??? The affected Betta was certainly in no condition to breed, yet built the huge nests daily. Do we really know for certain that a betta is not happy in 1gal. of water...unfiltered, but water changes done...and stable temp. if the room is a sufficient temp. Just a thought, as I get tired of the horrified responses to anything less than a 5gal. tank.

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

I depends on the individual personality of the betta. I've have a betta that loves swimming along the full length of the tank, and another that prefers to stay in a small area.

 

[Mauricia]

I don't think 77 degrees is too cold for a betta at all, while I do try to keep my betta tanks a couple degrees warmer, a couple of my tanks are about 77 and those bettas are no less active and healthy than the ones in warmer tanks. One of them is almost 4 years old, so I don't think it really decreases lifespan.

As for what to keep in the 1.5 gallon, I think its a little small for a betta, but you could use it to grow hydroponic plants lol.

 

[Scotty001]

what about sea monkeys, (brine shrimp) put them by the window with a battery operated air pump, that way you can cultivate and grow some nice live food for your other )><(((((((º>

could also use it to cultivate microworms as well ??

Scott

 

[aaronnorth]

you could use fish if you use the Diana Walstad methosd in which the plants are the filters, removing any NH3 therefore skipping out some of the cycling process, everything is natural so no artificial ferts, just nutrients from fish waste & food. a soil substrate is used which has high CEC

 

[Ace Of Spades]

you could use fish if you use the Diana Walstad methosd in which the plants are the filters, removing any NH3 therefore skipping out some of the cycling process, everything is natural so no artificial ferts, just nutrients from fish waste & food. a soil substrate is used which has high CEC

S/he cant use electricity.....

 

[aaronnorth]

did i mention one thing above which uses electricity if you are thinking about lights then daylight is used.

 

[kubora666]

did i mention one thing above which uses electricity if you are thinking about lights then daylight is used.

thats a good idea, so was the brineshrimp one.
you could always just keep it as a fry tank and breed some fish?