2.5 Gallon Tank = How Many Fish?

ALiii___KAY · New member Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 4

I'm buying my niece a 2.5 gallon tank and I was wondering how many fish can go in it. I'm not planning on buying HUGE fish, just a few average sized ones. Thanks in advance. I think this site is great.

lil shant · Member Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 176

u can put at least 2-3 neaons in there

sakura.seppun · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:44 am Post subject:

a few smaller breeds of tetra or one male betta would be pretty happy.

Fish Addict · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:47 am Post subject:

not to many with a small tank like that i would go with 1 2 neon's and and oto

basically 2.5 inchs of adult fish

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

You're pretty much limited to a single betta, or a single african dwarf frog, or some ghost shrimp. I would not put any tetras in a 2 1/2 gallon.

-Chelle

Used · Member Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 117

You could do a Bumble Bee Goby tank. The tank will have to be brackish and you could put two Bumble bee Gobies in there.

Fish Addict · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:53 pm Post subject:

Nameless · Senior Member Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 958

I would put a betta in there with maybe a ghost shrimp.

Fish Addict · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:18 pm Post subject:

stick with something simple

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

Get a nice betta, thats all u realy can get, But get a nice one like a half moon or crown tail. Add ghost shrimp to help keep it clean. And 1 oto to eat algae if u want. but thts it, nothing else.