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11-01-2008, 10:18 PM
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Tropical Freshwater fish...
Hey,
I am going to be making a paludarium(cage containing land and water) soon, and I need some ideas on what small tropical freshwater fish I can keep in the water area. I have never kept tropical fish before. The water area would be around gallon or so big, I have thought about guppys and neons but as I said i'm a complete newb to tropical fish  , so I havent really got a clue.Please help. 
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11-01-2008, 10:44 PM
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sorry to tell you but a gallon is not enough water to hold any fish even the smallest ones
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11-01-2008, 10:48 PM
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ok, thanks.
how big would it need to be to hold a few small sized fish, like guppies?
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11-01-2008, 11:01 PM
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normal stocking is an inch of fish per gallon of water depending on the filtration you have in my opinion i would not have a water volume smaller than 10 gallons but thats just me someone else on here will give you there opinions also
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11-01-2008, 11:07 PM
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Its actually 2 gallons I did the maths wrong lol, but its still too small.
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11-01-2008, 11:23 PM
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sounds good, get a bigger tank and get some archer fish
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11-01-2008, 11:42 PM
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Right, redisigned it again 2.5 gallons.
Could i keep any fish in that?
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11-01-2008, 11:53 PM
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Betta splendens (Siamese Fighting Fish) wil happily live in 2.5Gallons. Some people have even kept these in cups - I am not for this and personally kept mine in 2/2.5 Gallon tanks. They can cope with poorly oxygenated water better than guppies and the like as they take air at the surface.
They are found in rice paddies and puddles in Thailand and are beautiful fish. You can find them in your local fish shop or even Pets @Home (not recommended). There are various tail fin forms availabe such as half moon and butterfly. These are solo fish and will aggressively attack other bettas, so you would only be able to keep the one. The colourful specimens in shops will all be male - females are less attractive and dont have the long fins. Dont know if this will suit but it is probably your only option. James
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11-01-2008, 11:57 PM
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I know this doesnt go as low as 2.5 gallons but maybe you can do some maths?
Aquarium tank volumes/capacities and stocking levels - UK
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12-01-2008, 12:39 AM
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Would I be able to keep any other type of fish with it or would it kill them?
also would they be ok with amphibians going in and out of the water? (There will be a filter)
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