Fri Aug 10, 2012, 03:56 PM

What would be a good fish to get for a small office aquarium?

Yeah, I know there's always goldfish, but what other fish would be great for a small (no more than a 2 gallon) aquarium for my office? I've always wanted to put a fish in my office and I just got permission to get a small tank/bowl.

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What would be a good fish to get for a small office aquarium? (Original post)	charlie and algernon	Aug 2012	OP
Guppies.	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#1
I would get a beta fish	Robyn66	Aug 2012	#2
Bete fish really have personality. My son had one in his	hedgehog	Aug 2012	#9
I think they are just beautiful!	Robyn66	Aug 2012	#22
Sharks…	MrScorpio	Aug 2012	#3
Piranhas - and put the tank on a low table	GoneOffShore	Aug 2012	#4
Ha! Give them cats a taste of their own medicine!	Bucky	Aug 2012	#6
If it's a large tank, a Portuguese Man-Of-War can be rather fetching.	Ken Burch	Aug 2012	#13
2 or 3	Hula Popper	Aug 2012	#5
Best idea I have	av8rdave	Aug 2012	#7
Some of these really big ugly things that clean the sides of the tank	TrogL	Aug 2012	#8
Plecos start small but get huge; an unheated 2-gallon tank is not a good idea for a pleco	REP	Aug 2012	#16
betas, guppies, mollies, gold fish, tiger barbs, neon tetras, zebra danios	Kali	Aug 2012	#10
Beta. Anything less than 2 gallons needs a SHITLOAD of work. Betas live in mud puddles.	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#11
You can have more then one if you put a see thru divider in the fish tank to keep them seperated	Kaleva	Aug 2012	#14
They'll jump the divider. I know. Do NOT put two males together even with a divider.	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#17
Bad ass fish!	Kaleva	Aug 2012	#26
Unfortunately, I have witnessed a battle. Both locked on and both died. Nothing we could do.	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#28
2 gallons would be on the high end	charlie and algernon	Aug 2012	#20
They like smaller spaces, unless you want to breed them (good fucking luck).	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#21
You can a male and a female together.	GoCubsGo	Aug 2012	#30
i wouldn't say betas "thrive" in small tanks	WooWooWoo	Aug 2012	#34
I'm kind of partial to this one...	pinboy3niner	Aug 2012	#12
Brilliant rasboras	REP	Aug 2012	#15
Goldfish are actually very bad fish for small tanks	NickB79	Aug 2012	#18
yeah, I'm thinking my little aquarium would fall out of favor if I'm constantly cleaning it	charlie and algernon	Aug 2012	#19
Betta and African aquatic frogs.	nolabear	Aug 2012	#23
I used to have Japanese newts & the African clawed frogs	HarveyDarkey	Aug 2012	#24
I had a Betta and frog in a two and a half	nolabear	Aug 2012	#25
If you want something beautiful	cbrer	Aug 2012	#27
I'm thinking with the size tank th OP mentioned ...	surrealAmerican	Aug 2012	#32
Not only do tropical fish	cbrer	Aug 2012	#33
Depends on how many fish you want in it...	jmowreader	Aug 2012	#29
Going with a Betta fish	charlie and algernon	Aug 2012	#31

Response to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 04:03 PM

JoePhilly (15,969 posts)

1. Guppies.

They are smaller than gold fish so they create less waste. You could put 3 in a 2 gallon bowl. Three is good so one doesn't bully the other. Change about half the water with spring water at least every other week.

And they cost next to nothing. You might need an air stone, and maybe a plastic plant.

Glow fish are another alternative. They are about the same size as guppies, bt more colorful. Again, no more than 3 in a 2 gallon tank.

My 10 year old has glow fish, and if she can't kill them, you should be fine.

What would be a good fish to get for a small office aquarium?

1. Guppies.

2. I would get a beta fish

9. Bete fish really have personality. My son had one in his

22. I think they are just beautiful!

3. Sharks…

4. Piranhas - and put the tank on a low table

6. Ha! Give them cats a taste of their own medicine!

13. If it's a large tank, a Portuguese Man-Of-War can be rather fetching.

5. 2 or 3

7. Best idea I have

8. Some of these really big ugly things that clean the sides of the tank

16. Plecos start small but get huge; an unheated 2-gallon tank is not a good idea for a pleco

10. betas, guppies, mollies, gold fish, tiger barbs, neon tetras, zebra danios

11. Beta. Anything less than 2 gallons needs a SHITLOAD of work. Betas live in mud puddles.

14. You can have more then one if you put a see thru divider in the fish tank to keep them seperated

17. They'll jump the divider. I know. Do NOT put two males together even with a divider.

26. Bad ass fish!

28. Unfortunately, I have witnessed a battle. Both locked on and both died. Nothing we could do.

20. 2 gallons would be on the high end

21. They like smaller spaces, unless you want to breed them (good fucking luck).

30. You can a male and a female together.

34. i wouldn't say betas "thrive" in small tanks

12. I'm kind of partial to this one...

15. Brilliant rasboras

18. Goldfish are actually very bad fish for small tanks

19. yeah, I'm thinking my little aquarium would fall out of favor if I'm constantly cleaning it

23. Betta and African aquatic frogs.

24. I used to have Japanese newts & the African clawed frogs

25. I had a Betta and frog in a two and a half

27. If you want something beautiful

32. I'm thinking with the size tank th OP mentioned ...

33. Not only do tropical fish

29. Depends on how many fish you want in it...

31. Going with a Betta fish