What Type of Fish Can I Keep In ONE GALLON? Which Species Can Really Live in A Bowl?
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- * Please inform yourself of the nitrogen cycle, and how Algae, cleanup crews and beneficial bacteria breaks down ammonia, nitrites and nitrates, as well as the basics of setting up a planted aquarium before even thinking about selecting a fish for any size aquarium- let alone a one 1 gallon tank, aquarium, bowl or dish...Thanks!
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I feel that maintaining water quality is the key. Even with fish that can withstand bigger swings in parameters, you still need to keep things as consistent as possible. And like you said, those are the things that can get outta control quickly in a smaller container.
100% ... more than being cramped or bored, I worry about that much more
In Sweden we are not allowed to keep fish in a smaller volume than 40 liters, or 1 gallon, according to Jordbruksverket (the authority that decides animal issues). So this is right at the legal border for us. Thanks for the video.
Interesting! That'd actually not a bad idea, for new fish
Keepers. Thanks for telling me
@@Fishtory You're welcome, and thanks. :)
How do they police that? Do you have officials going around door to door inspecting everyone's home? I thought we were bad here in Australia with our overabundance of rules and regulations.
40 litres is 10 gallons.
Great content and beautifully executed. I love how you started off outside with the trees behind you and nice crisp video of the little fishes. Smallest tank I have is 3 gallons used for some neo shrimpies only.
Thanks! I appreciate the feedback and you tuning in, Robyn!
Nice video! Thanks for the info.
Thanks for tuning in
Great video! Very informative as usual from you! I got some great ideas for another tiny tank! And Aquatic Arts is amazing. I get their newsletters now and my cobalt gobys are doing great.
Right on! Thanks for sharing that with us. I love the Lil gobys so much
Great chat. Thank you for sharing your experiences! - Little Bobby
Of course, my friend. Thanks for tuning in. Always good to see you!
Worth watching twice! Thanks for the video Alex!
Well thank you kindly, brother
Thank you so much for this video!!!
Of course! Thanks for watching
Great video Alex! I have a bunch of 1.5 gallon cubes... intended for male bettas. Well, after a few months of dealing with the constant 100% W/C's, all the bettas are in 10 gallons (each) and the cubes are in storage! Lol!!
Haha nice of you (mine are in 5s or larger currently too)
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My sister turned me on to your channel. I appreciate your delivery style and the information. Shrimp would be awesome to try someday as I progress in the hobby.
Welcome! And thanks for the kind sentiment. Shrimp are a whole new world of obsessive hobbyists hahaha....so while I highly recommend them- beware! They can be highly addictive haha 😄
I live in a tiny apartment but I do so by choice . My default would always be to give the animal as much space and water as possible. Just because you can do something doesn't always mean you should.
I agree with 99% of species
I have a 50g Rubbermaid where the substrate and dirt only leaves 1-4" of water and I love it growing a few pond plants out of it now and it's growing my crypt lucens amazingly lol
I LOVE low tanks with larger footprints. I like trying to make a more complete ecosystems
Great video - your look is getting closer to a Jedi “fish” master 👍😉
Hahah Obi Wan KOI-nobi
I have a vertical 2.3 gal cylinder tank (just stocked with neo shrimp) and a 3 inch deep substrate bed has helped a ton with stability
100% i think depth of substrate is key for tanks that arent densly planted
Love your videos! I don't keep fish in containers as small as one gallon, but I'm big into nanos and have kept most of these fish, the Badis may be my favorite. Sparkling Gouramies are the chihuahuas of the fish world, tiny little d*cks with a ton of personality. I'm keeping Heterandria formosa again and the common name of Least Killie really bugs me as they are not in the same family as killies. I'm in love with them ATM. They're bulletproof, don't eat their fry, don't need any mechanical water movement or heater - my house temp swings from 68-80 and they don't bat an eye. The only fish I would add to this list is the pygmy sunfish, they're shy, but so worth it.
Sounds like you and I think alike. Oh and you may have missed it but I said "Elassoma Gilberti " or other Elassoma species are nearly interchangeable with my comments on scarlet badis care."
@@Fishtory I did miss it! Man, those fish are awesome.
I am still amazed at people in streams asking what kind of fish and how many can they keep in a 1/2 or l gallon tank. Good topic. 👍
This video has me spooked. People will do what they want to of course. Certainly bettas don't belong in even 3 gallons of water, that much I know. They enjoy swimming and their surroundings/caves, etc. I used to have mine in 5 gal tanks and now I have them in 10 gal. In the end, people always make nature sad.
@@heaven7360 bettas don't really swim around that much.
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My pleasure
Thank you.
You are very much welcome!
I work at a petco, unfortunately this question is super common for me because people keep buying little 1-1.5G “betta tanks” and there’s not really a good answer because they’re cheap death traps. Not bowls, mind you, the extra garbage ones with integrated filters perfect for sucking up little tetras and exhausting bettas
Yeah its a bummer...and I've been there done that...I know your pain
Went to Petsmart the other day and saw their bettas in little containers...then I'm sure someone will get one and think they're doing a great thing by putting them in a little tank. In the wild Bettas jump out to a body of water that is large enough for them. They love to swim around and enjoy.
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Shrimp are the only thing i would put in
Understandable
@cheff wallets in a heavily planted deep substrate tank i it is much easier to maintain stability although i would still not generally reccomend anything in under ten gallons
Or snails
At the thrift store the other day, I saw a quarter gallon tank. Like, not a bowl, definitely a tank. Straight sides, flat bottom, glued together, tank. Big fish logo on one side, came with an LED. Yes, AN led. Just the one. It had clearly been used. I pity whatever creatures died in that torture device.
Oh man! Thats a real bummer
Maybe it was for Fairy or brine shrimp? Or Copepods?
@@volcanixthanksyoufortheviewz Copepods aren't popular enough for that, but maybe the others. We can but hope. Even still, it would be cramped even for them at full sized.
You can keep anything it depends on water.
Update
You can possible also keep a 1,4 gallon or something closer to 2 gallons make it planted add a heater and maybe a betta can live in there.
My betta is in a 1.2 gallon tank but I barley got it yesterday. Im gonna get a bigger tank for him and put smaller fish in the 1.2 gallon
Probably a wise move :)
yay hi Alex.
Ello
I have kept a 3g long no filter no heater tank with about 20-30 least killifish for over 2yrs. I definitely wouldn't hesitate to keep trio them in a 1g tank.
Same!
3 gallon with 20-30??????????????????????????????? isnt that a bit too overkill? am i missing something
@@thedemondevii883i think they missed the 0, I feel like it is a 30 gallon long, ive never seen a 3 gallon long
@@volcanixthanksyoufortheviewz its not a mistake its true 3 gallon long tanks exist they also have 2 gallon longs and also 1-1.5 gallon long tanks the company UNS and SunSun Make those custom sizes
@@fallen_reaper01 right, and while that may be the case as far as the tanks go, they haven't replied so im more inclined to think 30 in a 30 gallon, over 30 in a 3 gallon.
Are the salmon colored medakas Youhikis from Aquatic Arts, they look awfully familiar lol
I think I got the name right, lol
Some are (adults but I had females from short line in there who is white, and the babies aren't as bright orange)
Hi! Any updates on the contest?
Not yet, but hopefully soon. We are going to talk plants today for the livestream.
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Hey alex, can you tell me what is the scientific name of the medaka rice fish you have?
Sure! Oryzias latipes
@@Fishtory Thank you! In europe we use less common names so I was not sure about the exact species...
So you are un the northwest? I'm in the Midwest and have been worried about what fish I could keep without a heater in a 10 gallon
Yeah I'm in Seattle :)
@@Fishtory
Are there any good references and resources out there that you know of with lists of cold water fish? The best I've found so far is the local fish and wildlife list. But it dosent expand beyond the state really. 🙄
I’ve kept scarlet badis in a one gallon planted aquarium before
Exactly. They seem to actually be a bit more prone to spawning in a 2.5 gallon or so tank...than say a 5 or 10 (from breeding them 5 years )
That’s what I have my pair in and they spawn at least every other day but I think it’s stressing out my female so I have to separate them if it goes on too long
@@Plants-and-Ts whoa!, glad to hear someone else thinks the break thing is a good idea also...
@@Plants-and-Ts I bred them for years and actually settled on a ratio of one male to five females. I think it was a 10 gallon and with tons of guppy grass and they were very prolific.
Wow, how did you get 5 females!? Also do you know how to get rid of scuds? There’s a lot in my tank and I think they’re eating the eggs because baby fish never appear.
I have 3 guppy fry in a one gallon to help cycle it before they can go back with the parents
That works
What about a pea puffer in a 2.5 walstad tank?
I've definitely done it, but they do prefer about 5 in a group, and honestly, if you had 2.5g of water Not including the hardscape, substrate and plants they would even be okay in a group like that, however the food they eat produces a lot of ammonia and waste (snails and worms etc) so just keep up on the water changes or monitor such small tanks weekly if not 2x weekly if you can
Nope
I have a 1.5 gallon tank do you think I can put 5 least killifish with some cherry shrimp together? If so how many?
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Can I keep any fish with a betta in 2.5G tank ? And how many should I get them? Thank you
I would say no generally speaking. You could add a few snails for sure, or perhaps an otocinctlus. But 2.5 is tricky...some Bettas will be fine with a couple friends (if filtration and water quality is maintained) ...but it's a small enough space that a betta will get territorial and defend the whole tank in most cases ive seen.
@@Fishtory thank you
Im thinking about get 1 or 2 cory to clean the bottom. Do you think betta is getting along gine withe them?
No other fish
@@kiennguyen-fh2peno just one shrimp plus those get really big over time
Id probably just keep a rosy red minnow
Good choice too
Couple Shrimp, couple gupps, that's probably most humane option.
In a 1.5gallon can you put a Cory catfish with a betta fish
You could but corys are social and you really want 3 if not 5 of them for them to live a healthy life and be active...an otocinclus is a better choice
I’m kinda lost for what to put in with a beta in a 1.5 cube ish tank
Snails. Ramshorn are nice, you can selectively breed them for colour.
I had a ballon molly in a 2 gallon. Was as happy as anything. I’ve 6 guppy in there now
Yeah
The oldest goldfish on record lived to be 45 years old. His entire life was spent in a goldfish bowl #Fact
Whoa interesting!
That’s amazing but also kinda depressing because of how small a bowl is.
I would probably put either: 2 Medaka rice fish, a betta, a single Scarlet badis male, or 3(?) ember tetras in a 1 gallon. That being said the closest I have to this size is a 2 gallon and I have a handful of chosen Medaka in there! I would like to make a 1 gallon crab tank. Like you described, only an aged planted well setup 1 gallon would work well.
Totally. I think I'd feel bad for any tetra or rasbora, even though they fit fine. But killifish and pupfish/ goby fish often really don't seem to utilize most of the tank when I give them lots of space
Petite tanks approves of this topic 😂
Haha thanks pattie
pygmy sunfish?
So why do I see some people's with a small tank? Like at schools
People dont research and trust big stores products that arent designed for fish...but for profit or as a piece of furniture, sadly.
Can i put a betta in a 1 gallon?
Yes, but long term, I'd make sure it has plants and a tiny heater
Nope.
No please don’t, that’s too small.
No
just because you CAN doesnt mean you SHOULD
Correct which is the message of the whole video.
@@Fishtory That's why I appreciate the video, once nanos stepped out of the realm of experienced aquarists folks were throwing goldfish or bettas into them. I don't think any fish will truly thrive in a one gllon setup, but there are certainly more appropriate fish. It sucks, but Petco is not gonna stop selling those tiny tanks.
What about just 1 guppy ?
I wouldn't.
Understandable
For me .. only insects
I respect that 100%
Wouldn't put anything besides maybe some snails.
Just because you can survive in an environment doesn't mean it's healthy.
Please just try to give your fish/shrimp a good live, they're already stuck in a glass box.
Oh I totally agree. Although the life expectancy of bettas and most killifish in the wild is about 9 months due to the dry season...but that's they have a lot of offspring at a fast pace.
However, I think you can tell just by watching a fish, If it's stressed or "happy", if you have ever seen healthy and happy ones.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Did you watch the whole thing, where I mention my bettas are in a 10 gallon tank and only fry are kept in small containers at my fish room?
@@Fishtory Yes you did show your bettas in your video. Also, I did listen carefully to what you were saying. You have your own ideas of how to keep fish and pay attention to your fish's environments. I just noticed throughout the video you were keeping open the notion of putting fish in small tanks and gave recommendations on how to do this re: keeping healthy fish tanks and which fish could be in small tanks (including bettas)
I guess NOOOOOOOOO wasn't the best way to disagree but I didn't want to get heavy into it. But since you replied I said, heck, why not! Not to rag on you but to just comment without rancor.
f you feel it's ethical to keep fish in a large body of water then just say it. To leave the subject open to the fish keeper just got on my nerves because of my own beliefs and experience. Perhaps you felt it inevitable people will put fish in whatever environment they want but at least they should do research on the science of keeping aquariums??
I don't have much experience at all with the little fish you noted so can't really talk about that. Bettas though belong in at least 5 gallons of water. They are a fish that enjoys discovery and swimming about. They are happier and safer in a large tank. Even a 5 gallon tank gets rank and eventually causes disease and death. All mine are in 10 or 20 gallon tanks according to their size or if they are pairs.
@@heaven7360 I understand your stance. I think that technically it is cruel or "unethical" for a fish to be in almost any glass box, maybe with the exception of shell dwellers, killifish and pup fish that naturally live in places like pitcher plants, puddles or stumps even. But that said, I think you can be much kinder and more responsible by researching each species...and from a health stand point, many fish are more healthy in captivity by far. (As I think I mentioned, tetras only live 9 months as an average in the wild, but can live 6 or 7 years in a properly fit aquarium. I also think depriving fish from the numbers they usually school in, from the space they usually have and maybe most of all- depriving them of plants, microorganisms and live food or biofilms/algae etc that they evolved with....is technically unethical.
All that set aside, I do think that the hobby causes people to preserve more wild habitat and species, or reintroduce once naturally extinct species. Also, to some degree I think human pleasure, exploration and comfort is more important than that of a fish.
As I said in the video though, I feel the most important factor is replicating nature and having a very established and balanced tank with water parameters well under any suggested limits for a given species.
So a 2.5 gallon bowl can work for a fish like a betts in my mind, if you have had it in a larger tank and it likes to stay in one corner all day, or if it is something like a scarlet badis that makes a nest to guard and protect, with only about a 6 inch range 95% of it's time. Or if you need to medicate a fish, condition it for breeding or have some other emergency.
But I can't really argue with people who say all fish in captivity is cruel to a degree....but I think people who don't know the nitrogen cycle or their tank's ecosystem to some degree- is far less ethical than keeping most species in a tank too small. It's up to each person to decide that AFTER informing themselves in my opinion
Trash snails and maybe a cherry shrimp. That is it. That is all.
No such thing as trash snails
Why do you paint your finger nails?
It makes the fish spawn more
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