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[mickeymouselvr]

Ok I also Have a 2.5 gallon tank, Can I put one fish in there (goldfish), without a aerator of filter, I have heard that goldfish can live without a aerator. On my other forum (my kinda new 10 gallon tank) someone suggested taking the fish back to the store, like Petco? And if so, what would you suggest carrying them in?

 

[mickeymouselvr]

A pic of my overcrowded 10 gallon tank

Oh i was trying to attach a picture but the size is 51.8 k and max size is 50 K

 

[Igor The Cat]

a gold fish is not suited for anything less than 20gal. with heavy filtration, they can live in a 2.5 with no filtration in the same manner hat you can live in a tiny closet with no toiletry. the rule for oldfish is 2ogal for the first then 10 gal for every extra ones. you COULD put a betta in there if you have a small filter and heater, but i wouldnt put a betta in anything smaller than a 5gal.

if you wish to return hey fish you purchased i would bring them together in a 5 gal bucket, and if it is a long journey then a battery powered air pump and airstone. also dont feed them for 24 hours before so that the water will stay as clean as possible.

cheers

-Java

 

[mickeymouselvr]

well....

thanks for that, The mickey mouse platties, could I put like 2 of them in a 2.5 gallon? I am just looking for something to do with that 2.5 gallon tank *twirlysmi

 

[Igor The Cat]

no, platies wont work, id put some shrimp in that tank, espically if you can get cheerys, there quite pretty.

cheers

-Java

 

[Katie217]

i have a betta in what i THINK is a 2.5, hes SOOOOOOOOOOOO happy...so it might work for u...also depends on the betta

 

[VirgoWolf]

I think a betta would be just fine in there, get a good filter and I think 2 platties would be OK as long as you keep up on water changes, live plants would help as well. Shrimp is a great idea, maybe an ADF, 2 male guppies, 1-2 Otos, something like that. Obviously not all of them, but any 1 of those should be OK. I would think if you went with live plants, you could do a few cherry shrimp and 1-2 ottos OR the shrimp and 1-2 male guppies/platties and be just fine with regular water changes and a decent filter. That's what I'd do with it anyway if not a betta.

 

[Katie217]

try to get dwarf platties though...my platties have grown and there gettin big...2.5 might be to small for a full grown female platy , so i would just get dwarfs (if u can find some...and u want platys)

 

[VirgoWolf]

Yeah, my male Dwarf Platties are kinda tiny LOL, I think they would do well in a small tank.

 

[JWright]

"aerators" aren't really important for aquariums. Any decent filter is going to move the water around enough to get the oxygen in there.

 

[JustOneMore20]

Go with the betta. IMO platies get too large for a 2.5g tank. They should have a minimum a 10g tank.

 

[Chazwick]

I agree, a Betta is far better suited.

 

[romeoharvey]

Wouldn't suggest keeping the goldie.

As for returning a fish, do you still have the bag the pet store gave you the fish in? I wouldn't put fish into a bucket, just because of the way I drive. Too much a chance of them hitting their bodies on the side and dying. If you drive better, go with the bucket, making sure you have a net or lid over it, so the fish won't get scared and jump.