What to do with old 2G tnak kit.... creative ideas needed!

Question

OK so i have an old 2G kit with light, arcrylic guard for nder the light and the tnaks made out of Arcrylic... heres a pic of the type of tnak i have:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752291

so, what sould i do wit it? its too smal for any fish i know of even with a small flter and maybe a heater .... its my old old old betta tank.... he was in a 12g for a month, then in htis for 6 months then in a 5g.... anyways ive had this tnak in the closet and i didnt know it was there till i cleaned my closet. so, what should i do with it ? =]TY!

oh, also it came w/ an andergravel filter and an airpump, but i threw out the filter and the airpump is in my 10g (for decoration =])

Answer 1

African dwarf frogs and apple snails!! 2-4 dwarf frogs and 1 mystery snail! Feed the dwarf frogs frozen blood worms and brine shrimp and the snail will clean up after them! Make sure you cycle the tank b4 adding the frogs, they can not handle ammonia in there tanks! If you have any more questions on either of the things I recommended, e-mail me. I have both at the moment and am trying to breed the snails! My rule is 2 frogs per gallon and the snails need at least a gallon to themselves. So go for 2 maybe 3 frogs and 1 snail! Plus the frogs have the cutes antics and are so fun to watch! Both species can be purchased at pets mart!=)btw, no goldfish, the tank is WAY to small, goldfish need at least 10 gallons each.

Answer 2

I know you were probably thinking fish but..  You can get a plant that likes high humidity and start a closed terrarium.  You'd just need a light bulb that supports plants(?$), some pebbles(4$), soil(2$), and some aquarium carbon(8$) and a plant(2$ at walmart).  You probably have pebbles and carbon laying around somewhere if you have other aquariums.  There;s instructions all over the internet for these.  They can be really fun.  (:  

Answer 3

It's a perfect tank for apple snails!  I love apple snails!  They come in ivory, gold, brown, red, blue, purple and striped variations.  I have purple striped apple snails.  They are very cool.  I like to feed them little bits of dill weed off of my finger when they come near the top of the tank.  If you hold your finger near their head with a bit of dill on it and hold very still, they will l**k it off with their toothy little tongues.  It feels like a very tiny kitten tongue.  :D

http://www.aquabid.com/uploads/fwsnails1...

Answer 4

I have the perfect thing. Grow java moss or java ferns in it.

You can grow these in the lights that come with tanks, and plants dont like current so you dont need a filter, the undergravel filter is not necessary, some people love them some people hate them.

But you could make a nice planted tank with that, you'll just need one of those Jr. heaters to keep the water at around 78 degrees.

Answer 5

Bettas are boring, and acrylic tank cannot use a heater or it will melt. Do you like sea monkies? They are salt water brine shrimp. Put half cup of salt into your 2 gallons tank, and put brine shrimp eggs into the water, you can purchase brine shrimp eggs from petstore, then wait for 2 days until they hatch. Best if there are algaes in your tank, your shrimp will eat algae to maturity and lay eggs on the water surface, you can save the floating brine shrimp eggs for later use, and feed your current brine shrimps to your fishes.

Answer 6

I have one of those, and i have a guppy and a cory catfish in it. I'm moving them to a 10g tank though. you could look into Triassic Triops...they're pretty neat.

http://www.amazon.com/Toyops-Triops-Smal...

Answer 7

Sorry if this is long.. i started wrting and got carryed away but read it andtell me what you think

well if the undergravel filter fits.. then try getting smaller fish.. but even with smaller fish each fish still needs.. quite some room.. about a gallon to itself. since a 2 gallon shouldnt accomidate more than about 3 fish try getting 3 hardy fish since a smaller tank's water can change very quickly. Plattys and guppies are hardy, lively and colorful.BUT they both are live-bearers which means they keep thier eggs inside of them so make sure you get either ALL males or all females male guppies have color while females are more blan and plain. guppys have long flowwing tails so mixing other faster more aggresive fish with it isnt a good idea but plattys and guppies go well together. if not go to a local pet store (Chain stores such as Petco and Petsmart dont have a very wide veriety of fish since they can only carry so many) when your there find smaller fish or one mid-size fish and ask someone about the fish such as if theyre hardy fish...how much water it needs... are they aggresive... and such sinceyour going to have an undergravel filter then plants isnt the best way to gounless your going for plastic plants if you do get plattys then they'll eat algea ( but dont depend on it eating only algea) if not, to keep your tank clean you could get an apple snail, ones fine for a small tank also if you get live bearers heres a site on how to determine the gender of the fish

http://sogua.mamakcorner.com/uploads/Pla...

as you can see , the anal (haha) fin of the male is pointed backwards toward the tailand never is spread open unlike the female. when the females swims she can tuck her anal fin in and look like she has a male's gonopodium ( anal fin/s*x organ) so watch carefully.neons are school fish and need lots of room to swim freely. zebra danios are fast fish but are also school fish if you do deside to get one then it wont be that stressed if its alone. all of these fish i have named are hard inexpensive and lively i dont really have that many fish to name becuase of the lack of room... but here are the fish again

Platty's-live bearer

Guppy's-live bearer

Zebra danios-i sugjest only one of these with one platty or guppy

try to find a local pet store, many local pet store owners are enthusist themselfs and would be glad to help they also shoiuldnt have a wider veriety of more exotic fish

-personal hints-

expensive fish are usuly more dellicate and sensitive to water condition changes and a smaller tank is very hard to maintain a steady water condition

plastic plants arnt very attractive so try getting one or two small plants that already have a small pot like base(idont know what its called) and get gravel and put it up against the sides so it doesnt look as unatractive but if you do get a live plant dont get snails

you also need a heater for practicly all fish go to wall-mart and check out some of thier small pre-set temperature heaters i use it for my tank and no hassle of setting the temperature yourself and since its from wall-mart its probably less expensive than the ones at your pet shop

try not to buy fish from petco/petsmart theyre cruel and most of thier fish have problems and diseases and they take advantage of unweary customers  -sorry if i sound all PETA-like-

Good luck with you take and if you have time or want to send me a picture of the take or something =] thanks sorryif this is so long

Mak3myDae-lmao sorry about the screename.. i was young(yes im half viet half chinese)

Answer 8

Its too small for anything other than a betta. I hate how they advertise it with a goldfish in the tank.