Dorm Ideas

[frankenfish]

hey guys, just moved into my dorm and left my 5 gallon at home. i still want some fishy presence in here without all the hassle of a tank so i was wondering what fish do best in bowls?

 

[misterking]

A single betta or a few shrimp is just about all that'll do. What sort of volume are we talking? It'd still need to be filtered and, if your local temperature gets too low, heated.

 

[frankenfish]

A single betta or a few shrimp is just about all that'll do. What sort of volume are we talking? It'd still need to be filtered and, if your local temperature gets too low, heated.

can you put a filter on a bowl? lol. i was thinkin no bigger than a 1 gallon

 

[misterking]

If you use a sponge filter then yeah it'll filter fine whilst creating very little current and aerating the water. This sort of thing:

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Misc S43.jpg

Or a smaller version. Just needs an air pump.

Personally I'd go for an extra gallon if you can find a cheap 2 gallon.

 

[littletankbigworld]

I personally would not place a betta in a space smaller than 3 gallons. You can purchase a 2.5 gallon rectangular tank at most pet stores. It is much easier to fit a filter and heater to rectangular tanks.

 

[achase]

Your always going to have the "hassle" of a tank because even though you want a bowl it's still essentially a tank. Which will still require care. I can't really think of anything that would be happy in a 1 gallon tank, maybe snails or a shrimp.

As said before tanks 5 gallons and under are relatively cheap. Even the kits seem to be reasonably priced. For example: 2.5 gallon