What to do, what to do?

[ty6464]

Well I've got a 2.5 gallon my friend just gave me. I don't exactly konw what to do with it. I was wondering if any of you guys had any ideas of what to do with it. It doesn't have to be fish related. If anyone has ideas using 2 2.5's he has another one I could get if I wanted to.

 

[fishdude07]

well......the most obvious possibility would be a betta. i cant think of any other fish...maybe an ADF?

 

[twoluvcats]

a few ADFs could be cool...or a salamander...or 1 dwarf gourami...or uuhhhhhh..a betta!! lol

 

[OCCFan023]

salt nano tank, a arrowna tank

 

[ty6464]

i think an arowana might be a tad too big

 

[Kyle]

I think a small bag of gravel, and a nice small plastic plant.

 

[Coyote]

Self-sustaining Snail Tank
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1. Put the tank under the sun.
2. Add water.
3. Add snails

 

[OCCFan023]

nawi could get about 5 arrownas in a 2.5

 

[oscarowner559]

what, babies?
Or are they some other thing called an arowana?
I could probobaly fit 7 arowanas in a 2.5, there would just be no water involved and no room to wiggle your tail

 

[CAPSLOCK]

You could do either a betta or a dwarf gourami and some ghost or cherry shrimp. Or a pair of ADFs, or a few guppies...

 

[CS_sg]

A Moss tank
with a few shrimps, nice piece of little driftwood that looks like bonsai when the moss grows.

 

[phOOey]

probe a nice betta in it

 

[ty6464]

I think I'll go with ADFs because they are something different from fish and don't really require a filter or heater as long as your house stays at a decent temperature and you are diligent with water changes.

 

[DSK]

My best possible answer to your ? would be ---- a refugium. or you could have a collany of rotifers -- but with a refugium your would spend less money on food and you could put a u tube off of your refugium and a little power head pushing water back into your main tank to keep it cycled.

IT WOULD BE PERFECT.

 

[ty6464]

Don't konw why I would use a refugium for a FW tank but thanks anyway

 

[DSK]

OH YEA, I just relized that you have FW but .... I tried.

 

[ty6464]

No prob. I just put in some gravel and water today. I added a little of one of my more established tanks water to hopefully provide some bacteria to live in the gravel. I added stress zyme too. I had to build a DIY hood for it using a peice of leftover plexiglass (used it on my 5 gallon DIY hood, go figure) and I drilled holes into it. It was a lot easier though cause this one had a lip on it still (the little black thing that holds the hood in place), my 5 gallon had no lip so I had to create my own. This weekend I will be getting some fish to put in my 10 gallon so I will get my 2 froggies and some decorations to put in the 2.5 too. Thanks for the help!

 

[DSK]

OH YEA, Didnt see that you had FW --NeVeR mInD

 

[ty6464]

if anyone has any good ideas you still have time to make me change my mind.

 

[DSK]

I have no idea how i wrote that two time but anyway ... that will be cool you will have to post a pic when it is done and you have fish in it.