Other pets for a small 1 gal. fish tank?

Question

Can anyone please help me with another option for a pet in a small one gallon fish tank for my 9 yr. old daughter? We tried goldfish but for some reason i can not get them to live for longer than two days. Not sure if its the filter system or what..lol...I would rather find something else may some kind of frog or something thats hardy and not daily cleaning of the tank..any ideas? Please help...

thank you,

Answer 1

Bettas are wonderful. You can only keep one though because they fight. But they live a long time and don't require much care.

Answer 2

A betta would be ok. A guppy. Also one Zebra danio. Dont put any of these together. Just by themselfs. Small goldfish.

One neon tetra posibly.

Answer 3

african frog...mine eats out of my hand....newts, they can be picked up and petted, hermit crabs..do not pick them up, but can have very nice habitats, small lizards, can be very entertaining.

Answer 4

Betta fish

The Betta is without a doubt, one of the most popular freshwater tropical fish.

WHO THE **** IS GIVING Thumbs DOWN FOR BETTA?  

BETTA IS THE BEST CHOICE TRUST ME. I HAVE HAD BETTAS SINCE I WAS A LIL KID.

Answer 5

Hi,

How about a 10 gallon tank, and a filter, and a heater and you can get a beautiful Betta fish. All fish need filtration and enough space to swim, that a bowl can't offer. Good Luck on choosing your fish.

10 gallon 9.99 at Wal-mart

Filter 9.00 at Wal-mart

Heater 10.00 Wal-mart

Gravel (optional) 2.99 Wal-mart

Fish Food 2.00 Wal-mart

Also if you get a tank, cleaning it will be much easier then a fish bowl. Your suppose to clean a fish bowl every 2 days, and just imagine a fish swimming around in it's on urine and f***s if it was in a bowl. A tank should be cleaned every 7 days, with 25% of water siphoned out. Remember to buy conditioner drops, to take out the harsh chemicals in your tap water. Being a fish parent is hard work, I hope your ready.

You mentioned goldfish, goldfish need at least 20 gallons of water. You mentioned they were in a 1 gallon tank. Goldfish are the dirtiest fish. They died because they choked on there own bowels, and uneaten food.

Answer 6

A one gallon tank is about 29 gallons too small for 2 goldfish which is why they keep dying.  A one gallon is really too small for any fish to live in and the filters they sell with them are pretty much a decoration.  They still need to be totally cleaned every couple days.

You could keep an african dwarf frog in there but it would need a heater or some ghost shrimp or maybe cherry shrimp.  A 5 gallon with a heater and filter would work for a betta but not a one gallon.

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Answer 7

The only thing that you should ever keep in a one gallon is a betta and even then it the favored tank size is five gallons.  You could also try shrimp.  The bigger the aquarium you get, the easier it will be to take care of.  It is useless to cycle a one gallon because you cannot keep it stable with that small amount of water.  You will have to do 100% water changes every other day on your one gallon.  A ten gallon, however, you can cycle and only need to change 10-20% of the water a week.  Goldfish are very messy and need to be kept in 20 gallons of water each and that is just when they are little.  

If you still want to do the one gallon, I would suggest a betta as long as you are committed and will do faithful water changes.  Best of luck to you!  

Answer 8

Hermit crabs are fairly easy to care for, and there are now a wide range of accessories available to "dress up" their enclosures. The neatest thing is watching them grow "up" and change shells.  

Answer 9

betta fish  

Answer 10

Geckos are great pets!  There's also all kinds of small lizards.  That's about all that would be suitable for such a small tank.  

Answer 11

You cant put goldfish in that small of a tank. Try a guppy or a betta fish... only put one fish in the tank.

This happened to me before when i had a 5 gallon tank with 5 goldfish. they all died.