What can I put in a 1 gallon tank? If anything..

I have a 1 gallon just up running for about 2 weeks now, I was gonna use it to quarantine any new fish I get then I realized its too small for that.. :| uggh. It has natural looking gravel, a fake plant, undergravel filter with an aeration thing going up the middle.

I wanted to post pictures without having to get a photobucket account, I just have to know how to size down my pictures..

 

Hospital tank, or cherry shrimp tank would be my suggestions.

 

I have had my 29 gallon up for about 3-4 months I think now. It has 5 Black Skirt Tetras and 5 Flame Tetras. This is the tank I have: The 1 gallon listed there.

 

picresize.com is a quick and easy one

 

A betta would love the 1 gallon tank!

 

As opposed to a small cup at the store, sure, but most male bettas get to about 2 inches. My personal opinion is that they should be kept in 2.5 gallons or larger with decent filtration and hiding spots (tunnels, caves, plants, etc for them to rest in.) But again, that is just my personal opinion on the matter of bettas.

 

its tough...its so small you can't do much...maybe you could have a guppy or somthing.

 

A betta would totally love a tank that small. Tho I prefer giving them more space.

 

I like to have bettas in at least 2.5 gal.
but you could try a female betta as they don't get near as big as the males

 

I agree with Chief's suggestions for that tank.

 

well sorry if I misslead you I do not keep bettas anymore because I had to resque a few barbs and now they are my favorite fish! So sorry I was giving bad info!

 

A betta would totally love a tank that small.

A lot of people would disagree with you on that. The spaces that wild bettas live in are rice paddies, which are wide tracts of shallow water.

 

Based on the picture of the tank, I'd say it could work as a combination quarantine/hospital tank depending on the size and quantity of fish going in it.. as a temporary holding tank it might work.

 

I think Richard makes a really good suggestion, there. Most people are one tank short of a quarantaine and/or hospital tank. It's always good to have a tank handy for that purpose.

But, a hospital tank should really have a hiding place in there, and I personally would also recommend a fake plant (I believe it will have some kind of a relaxing effect). So I wonder if a 10G could hold all of that and leave the sick fish enough space to swim?

How about an invert tank? They're some really cool small shrimps and snails you coud keep in there.

 

I think you could put a small cave & small plant in a 1 gallon hospital tank
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NOT a betta!!!!!! If you or anyone owned one you would realise that they are fab pets and LOVE/NEED space.

I'd keep it as a hospital tank. I have recently had to set up a plastic case as a make do hosp tank for a guppy. I was smart and never thought i'd need a hosp tank but one day we do!! Be wise and keep it running for that, def worth it believe me!!!!!!!

 

I do have a fake plant in there as well as gravel. I thought about using it as a quarantine but... I thought it still might be small so... :?

 

Since a quarantine/hospital tank should only be a temporary arrangement for the fish in it, a week to two at most, the size could work unless the fish in question are big eg. Oscars and Pacus.. as far as having a plant in it, not a bad idea although I'd have gone for a plant made of a softer material than plastic.. and most of the books I've read recommend no gravel or substrate of any kind so you can better monitor the fish's stool, always a good way to determine a fish's health, even if it sounds kinda gross.. " Watcha doin ?".. " Uuhm, checkin my fish's stool".. LOL.

 

haha!!! yeah I don't have any fish in there so I could always take the stuff out but I wouldnt want the "filter" to suck them up.

 

you could always put a piece of filter media, or pantyhose over it

 

netting cut from a fishnet and held in place with a rubberband is what we use on filter intakes if fry are in a tank or if we just want only small debris to go in. it allows the filter to still work mostly and the netting clogs things for the filter MUCH less than pantyhose or filter media, the netting almost never clogs the filter.

 

I've found the pantyhose on the outtake (we've never had an issue with the intake, as it's very small slits) will quickly clog up and I don't like the idea of the fish coming into contact with rotting food particles. Also, it seems to have drastically reduced the performance of the filter.

We now need a new solution for another grid-like material, but with less fine mesh (to allow more water in) yet fine enough to not allow fry (or kuhlI loaches, the devils!) to try to swim against the current, AND aquarium safe. Any ideas?

 

the fish netting I mentioned in my last post works excellent. for fry smaller than the holes in that netting, a sponge filter really is the way to go.

I've found the pantyhose on the outtake (we've never had an issue with the intake, as it's very small slits) will quickly clog up and I don't like the idea of the fish coming into contact with rotting food particles. Also, it seems to have drastically reduced the performance of the filter.

We now need a new solution for another grid-like material, but with less fine mesh (to allow more water in) yet fine enough to not allow fry (or kuhlI loaches, the devils!) to try to swim against the current, AND aquarium safe. Any ideas?

 

Thanks, Dave.

How does the rubber band stay in place? Ooops, I'll take that back. I thought you meant sticky tape.

 

yea.. you can join a rubber band, but not a sticky tape.

Thanks, Dave.

How does the rubber band stay in place? Ooops, I'll take that back. I thought you meant sticky tape.

 

Re: What can I put in a 1 gallon tank? If anything..

Your hand!

Or what about a shrimp? Are there any small enough?

 

cherry shrimp are.

 

Ya cherries are good fun, make sure to tie down a small bit of java moss onto a peice of wood or something for them though. Makes them a lot more comfortable.

 

bettas require at least a 5-10 g tank

 

not really they can be kept in a 2.5 gall tank as a very minamium as many fishlore mebers agree

Peace Out Callum!

 

Enough with the betas PPL! He already said NO!

 

cherry shrimp

yea, good idea - they love something they can hide in and crawl around on.. I put one of those little sunken ships in with them (it even had a couple silk plants attached to it) and they would spend at least 90% of their time in and on it. I'd even drop there food into the ship for them since they loved being in it so much.

Ya cherries are good fun, make sure to tie down a small bit of java moss onto a peice of wood or something for them though. Makes them a lot more comfortable.