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Post by spuddybuddy on Feb 27, 2006 20:12:49 GMT -5
 Please help us! Hubby and I are new owners. We've gone from a single betta and a torture bowl (Betta Tech) to now a 2.5 gallon tank with one betta, 2 ghost shrimp, 5 neon tetras and 5 white clouds. Everyone gets along fine, plenty of room it seems for all-question now is cleaning the tank! We've lined our tank not with gravel but marble stones (flat and blue) we have a few (plastic plants) and a large swim through stone. We just bought one of those siphon things at WalMart to clean the tank but it seems we're not getting all the muck out. Can anyone give us advice on how we should clean our tank?
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Jilly
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Hope and Vic
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Post by Jilly on Feb 28, 2006 0:58:51 GMT -5
Just by the (often debated) 1-inch-of-fish-per-gallon rule, that is a lot of fish in your tank. Remember also that the plants, ornaments and marbles displace some of that water as well, bringing the actual amount to less than 2.5 gallons. I would start by getting at least one more tank, you would probably see a lot less stuff to clean up. When I was considering tetras instead of another betta, my local fish store told me that 2.5 gallons wouldn't be big enough to have 5 in it. Each of my bettas has a 2.5 gallon tank to itself.
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Post by shadoew on Mar 1, 2006 7:23:06 GMT -5
I agree, with the amount of fish in such a small tank, it could be a major contributor to the excess "muck" you are finding. I would recommend a tank that holds at least 15 gal if you wanted to keep all of those fish together. Also, neons are known to nip at bettas fins, so I wouldn't recommed that they be kept with the betta. Even though they seem to get along now, the neons will realize that they are faster than the betta, and start to go after him (I know this from past experience, so just because things seem to be peaceful now, doesn't mean it will always be that way )Good luck!  |
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sawcat
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Post by sawcat on Mar 3, 2006 12:22:59 GMT -5
with that many critters in there, you'll need to vacumn probably every day to get most of it out. Ditto what the others say about the too many fish, that many in so small a container will not end happily. I had one cory in with my betta in one of those 2.5 minibows (even without ornaments, it only holds 2 gallons) and I believe now the excess ammonia sped his death.
If you get down to say the betta and one of the shrimp in that container, you're probably find that you'll be able to get all the debris with the gravel vac.
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Please help us! Hubby and I are new owners. We've gone from a single betta and a torture bowl (Betta Tech) to now a 2.5 gallon tank with one betta, 2 ghost shrimp, 5 neon tetras and 5 white clouds. Everyone gets along fine, plenty of room it seems for all-question now is cleaning the tank! We've lined our tank not with gravel but marble stones (flat and blue) we have a few (plastic plants) and a large swim through stone. We just bought one of those siphon things at WalMart to clean the tank but it seems we're not getting all the muck out. Can anyone give us advice on how we should clean our tank?
