Is 2 Liter Tank Good For A Betta Fish

Mine is a 2 liter Planted Tank where I have a half moon betta. Is that sufficient

 

No! This tank is way too small for a Betta. Bettas require a 5 gallon (or roughly 20 liters) tank or more. I'd suggest that you upgrade your tank immediately for the sake of your fish.

 

No! This tank is way too small for a Betta. Bettas require a 5 gallon (or roughly 20 liters) tank or more. I'd suggest that you upgrade your tank immediately for the sake of your fish.

So which fish would be compatible with this 2 liter tank and more over the Pet store Employee said that this tank is exclusive for Betta fish..............or should I convert this tank to keep shrimps

 

So which fish would be compatible with this 2 liter tank and more over the Pet store Employee said that this tank is exclusive for Betta fish..............or should I convert this tank to keep shrimps

There aren't any fish that could work in this tank, but you could convert it into a shrimp tank if you wanted to. It is a good looking tank and a few Red Cherry Shrimp would look nice in it. By the way, I wouldn't trust pet store employees, especially with fish care as they're almost always wrong.

 

Thank You very much..........really appreciate it

 

Thank You very much..........really appreciate it

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Thank You

 

Yes please convert it to a shrimp tank. See if you can return the betta or swap the betta for 3-5 rcs.

It is a very pretty tank, but alas it is unsuitable for any fish

 

Perfect for red cherry shrimp

 

Mine is a 2 liter Planted Tank where I have a half moon betta. Is that sufficient

You have a really nice setup. Anyone from the fish community is going to tell you to upgrade to a 5 gallon. Any betta would love the tank you have. They like to hide more than they like to swim long distances - in most personality cases. But feel free to upgrade if that's what your heart tells you.

 

You have a really nice setup. Anyone from the fish community is going to tell you to upgrade to a 5 gallon. Any betta would love the tank you have. They like to hide more than they like to swim long distances - in most personality cases. But feel free to upgrade if that's what your heart tells you.

The realisation will hit one day, It did for all of us

 

The problem is that Betta fish are known to survive in the wild in tiny pools of water. Which is why people think that it is OK to keep them like that forever. Well...I can survive living in a car but that doesn't mean I wouldn't be much happier in an actual house...! So: your Betta will survive in that two liter tank, but it will be miserable and stressed.

 

The problem is that Betta fish are known to survive in the wild in tiny pools of water. Which is why people think that it is OK to keep them like that forever. Well...I can survive living in a car but that doesn't mean I wouldn't be much happier in an actual house...! So: your Betta will survive in that two liter tank, but it will be miserable and stressed.

Those so called tiny pools of water although shallow can stretch for miles, Its just a common misconception about betta's

 

I live in Belgium, and here it is still permitted to show Betta males in pet-shops in those tiny halfliter boxes where they mostly lie on the ground and look sleeping. Just across the border in Germany those tiny boxes are forbidden, and if you look at those fish in the much bigger tanks there you can see all of their color, but also check their health and even personality: you see how they react to the other fish in their tank, if they swim a lot or just hide,...

 

I don't know if it is not permitted here, but in all the lfs near me in England all the betta fish are in other ~3-5g tanks with other passive fish or shrimp, so it isn't as common for betta to be kept in small tanks here because seeing them in a larger tank naturally makes you realise that they belong in said tank size!