2.5 Gallon Fish Tank Stocking Ideas!
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2019
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In this video we discuss fish that may be a decent fit for a 2.5 gallon fish tank. There are a lot of challenges when trying to stock a 2.5 gallon fish tank. We need fish that are both small and not super active. In this video we discuss fish that meet both those criteria.
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Obviously five oscars, seventeen comet goldfish, three male betta, and a blue tang.
2.5 gallons is so much better than the cups they're living in/sold from. You're improving its life significantly even with just 2.5 gallons. So if you pass up a betta in a cup when you "only have have a 2.5 gallon", it's really a shame. Put the betta in a nice 2.5 gallon and let it have a better life. Any gallon(s) are better than 12 ounces.
The problem is, once you decorate the tank, it's no longer 2.5 gallons.
Anyone else getting the thanos vibe?
Kudos for this great video. I think it's safe to say that 2.5G ends up mostly in the hands of beginners. A lot of other channels just say, NO to 2.5G right off the bat and that doesn't help the beginners at all. This video informs them of reasonable options and it's great to see. Well done. We both know that if beginners get to enjoy their 2.5G, they'll soon be getting a 10G or bigger and they will catch the bug like us. :)
I will tell you right now. This is from my own experience. I have 11 bettas. They all are in tanks that no less than 1.5 gallons to 6.5 gallons. It depends on thr betta. My king pkm loves his 2 gallon. I had him in a 5 gal. He chewed his fins. I tried fixing water flow, nothing. I lowered the water, he didnt like that at all. I put him in a 2 gallon hospital tank and he was happier than a pig in a pile of donuts. Not all bettas like big tank. There isnt much you can stick in a 2.5 gallon. Maybe a small group of fry. I normally use smaller tanks to heal my sick and broken fish. I even have a sparkling gourami in a 2 gallon. All my tanks are planted tanks, they all have pothos and other fast growing plants as filters. I heat with room temp. I also use sunlight for their lights. I have happy healthy bettas.
Confession..... I have the same size tank and kept my Betta in it for a bit before upgrading him. He was quite content and happy in the 2.5 though😉
2.5g tanks are more hassle than enjoyment and for the same price you can buy a 10g that has waaaaaaaaaay more options for fish. That being said they're great for hospital/nursery tanks.
I impulse bought a female betta with a 2.5 gallon BettaBow (sparsely decorated, one hiding spot). A few years later, she's still here, though I recently upgraded her to a 6.5 with a trio of corys and now she occasionally schools with them. This video definitely helped lay out the options for what I can do with her old dwelling, thanks!
Right now I have 3 2.5 gallon tanks with rescue bettas in them. I didn't originally plan to start getting fish, but they were all near death in tiny cups and I had to try to save them. All are happy and healthy now and will have bigger tanks as soon as I can afford the tanks. Planning on getting each of them a 10 gallon. I didn't know that bettas were so active and social. I really enjoy having them.
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The larger, the betta 😎
I’ve been keeping freshwater/saltwater/coral tanks for about 5 years now. I’ve had many different size tanks from 5 gallons to 100 gallons but never something this small until now. This video helped a ton, I have a lot on knowledge on fish keeping in general but this is a very tricky subject within the community and it’s hard to find solid info on it. I’m glad to have found someone willing to give their educated opinion, Thank you!
Thank you for making this video. As a beginner I bought a 2.5 gallon aquarium but in the future I want to buy a bigger one. For the moment I want to learn how to handle with environment and how to make my fish happy. From the shop they recommend me the sword tails fish for this type of fish tank. Thanks again for your hard work!🐟🐟🐟
A great alternative to shrimp or snails in a tank that size would be a small group of Thai micro crab (Limnopilos naiyanetri) only grow to around 1-1.5 cm so great with nano fish.
I love Endlers, they are so adorable 💕
I had a single betta and a nerite snail and he did great. Really wanted shrimp and got for a 5, but that chill betta that loves with chili rasbora went mad! So they moved to the 2.5, and the betta in there got his own 5 with kuhlis. So the 2.5 is now just shrimp and bladder snails and is a lot of fun to watch in the kitchen throughout the day. Squish a few tiny snails on the front glass and it's like a mini shrimp buffet.
I sadly have always had bad luck with keeping fish alive and it makes me feel horrible! This video helped a ton thanks!
These ideas are great I’m so going to use some in my vids