Small fish tank?

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

who has em?

im seriously thinking about getting a 3 or 5 gallon to keep a betta or some other freshwater fish in. and to add some color to my room.

something like this - http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752385

my girl gets discount there too. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

suggestions?

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[gotparts90 10+ year member]

I always check craiglist probably get it for free. My big fish is wedged in a 10 gallon until i fix his tank in the morning.

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

Why just a small fish tank?

Now here's a tank that adds color to a room.

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

because im cheap.

and itll be going into my small bedroom.

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

no one has teh small tank for the fishies?

 

[Ken448 10+ year member]

I had a small 5 gallon tank for the kids. Went to the local Pet "Smart" told them what tank I had, and they hooked me up with some fish that "could get along" Well, I took them home (ten of them I think) and complete chaos ensued in the tank. It was literally a last fish standing battle. I was like WTF!?! All said and done, my 5 year old daughter got the privledge of watching nature at its finest and battle of the fittest with just 1 lone fish remaining. And that little b@stard lived for 3 years after that!

Ive heard Betta's are fairly aggressive fishes. Thates why they are usually in their own bowls at the shops LOL..

 

[CrispedUp 10+ year member]

I have a tank similar to the one in the original post. Dont use it though, since I have no fish.

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

I had a small 5 gallon tank for the kids. Went to the local Pet "Smart" told them what tank I had, and they hooked me up with some fish that "could get along" Well, I took them home (ten of them I think) and complete chaos ensued in the tank. It was literally a last fish standing battle. I was like WTF!?! All said and done, my 5 year old daughter got the privledge of watching nature at its finest and battle of the fittest with just 1 lone fish remaining. And that little b@stard lived for 3 years after that!
Ive heard Betta's are fairly aggressive fishes. Thates why they are usually in their own bowls at the shops LOL..

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Beats the discovery channel.

And yes betas are aggressive fish. They can be housed with certain types of other fish though. I remember walking in on my beta eating my guppy. I thought it was the coolest ****ing thing at 10 years old.

 

[Ken448 10+ year member]

try explaining the battle to a 5 year old girl!

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

This is small to me. Its my old 58.

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

lol.

ive been reading up on bettas for a day or so (interwebz ftmfw), and only a select few fishs can be with them. but for now , in that small of a tank , i think ill just get one.

they look ****in badass..

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?ei=UTF-8&p=betta+fish&fr=yfp-t-501&fr2=tab-web&imgsz=large

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

well , this will be my first fish tank , so i want to keep it VERY simple. i mean i do have a bearded dragon and im positive its much more work than keeping a single fish alive in a tank , but i still want to get the hang of it before i end up getting a huge asss tank and killing fish left and right...

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

I would maybe start out with a small community tank. ie. tetras, danios, gouramies, etc. A simpke 10 gallon with an undergravel tank is pretty foolproof.

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

I would maybe start out with a small community tank. ie. tetras, danios, gouramies, etc. A simpke 10 gallon with an undergravel tank is pretty foolproof.

i thought about it , but im trying to keep it cheap as possible and that kit seems to have everything for a resonable price. plus my fiance gets a discount at petsmart.

 

[teen 10+ year member]

heres my old 30 gallon reef. just sold it all over the summer because im away at college now.

http://media.putfile.com/reef-tank-43

cant get it to embed, so heres a link.