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From:Marysville, CA
Registered: Nov 2003

posted 03-13-2004 04:20 PM         

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I saw an adorable 1.6 gallon tank at Wal-mart today. I have just the spot for it too but I was wondering would it be possible to keep a betta and an otocinclus in there or would that be too much? Or, could I possible turn it brackish to keep one or two bumblebee gobies in? I've never had a really small tank before so any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

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From:Missouri
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posted 03-13-2004 10:15 PM         

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Personally, I wouldn't bother with a tank that small because there's really nothing that can live happily in it. You could put a betta in there, but it would be happier in a 2 - 3 gallon tank.

-Chelle

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posted 03-14-2004 06:22 PM         

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Good point. I might just get it to put some live plants in it and I can use it to transfer my pregnant guppy into when she gets close to giving birth. With 1.6 gallons and 10 watts of light I should at least be able to get some plants to grow!

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From:Marysville, CA
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posted 03-15-2004 01:38 PM         

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I decided on a 5G. It was only ten dollars more and you get 4 more gallons of water, and a filter that is all inside the hood with a bio-wheel instead of a UGF filter (which I never liked). Now, onto the search for inhabitants! What do you guys think of:

2 otocinclus
3-4 rummynose tetras ( or cardinals, rummynoses are hard to come by here)

Or is that pushing it a bit? I just finished setting it up and put a couple live plants in there. I filled half of it with water from an existing tank and half with tap, so hopefully it won't have to go through a big cycle.

Also, the room it is in stays very warm, especially in the summer (usually between 73-88) is a heater really necessary with this amount of warmth in the room? Thank you.

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From:England
Registered: Mar 2004

posted 03-16-2004 08:50 AM         

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I think, in a tank like this, u cud house about 22cm of fish (using the Practical Fishkeeping Magazine stocking density calculator) so u shud b ok with the fish u want especially if u hav a gud mature filter and an xcelent maintainence regime. As 4 heating, i hav a room with the same temparature range as yours and in it is a guppy breedin tank. The temparature is fine but u have to be careful about severe fluctuations in a small tank.

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From:Marysville, CA
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posted 03-16-2004 09:10 AM         

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Thank you for the reply. I'm thinking I'll get a heater in the winter but right now that tank is actually warmer than my big tank with a heater. I am very good with tank maintenance (sometimes I even enjoy it- I know that's weird!), so now I'll just have to figure out how much 22cm is-digs out the high school math book-

Thanks again!

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From:Missouri
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posted 03-16-2004 09:01 PM         

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That would be pushig it a little, but if you keep a close eye on your water parameters and don't slack off on water changes, you should be able to get away with it.

-Chelle

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From:WBL
Registered: Mar 2004

posted 03-18-2004 01:52 PM         

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i agree with chelle, you can really get away with alot if you do your water changes. i have one tank that is small and never been cleaned and NOTHING has ever died due to my freqent water changes...especailly with a smaller tank.

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