What kinds of fish can you keep in a small vase not an aquarium?
by Aquaboy on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 | 20 Comments
I’m looking for something besides a betta a lot of people have them. I just want something that can be kept in a bowl/vase so that i don’t have to use an aquarium.
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fighing fish
gold fish. guppies.
None, it’s cruel to make a fish live in such a tiny “environment”.
Idiot you can’t keep fish in vases except for betas
If you can find a bowl/vase that’s at least 2.5g that can also hold a filter and heater and still look attractive, then be my guest and put a betta in it.
Japanese fighting fish do well. Dont put two in the vase though.
I had a siamese fighting fish in a clear vase with a plant in it.The fish lived for two years.
i don’t remember what they’re called, but they’re tiny, skinny striped fish. they can be kept in small spaces. the pet store proves that. they put like 500 in one small tank. i’m sure you could get a couple of mollys and put them in a small bowl as well.
i agree with Mort, japanese fighting fish do well in small environments, but they have to be ALONE; they will kill any other fish in the tank.
either that or good old boring gold fish, but they don’t last very long.
gold fish?
You actually can’t keep any fish in a vase if you want it to live for more than a few weeks. Not even bettas can be kept in them. The only living things you could put in there is live plants, shrimp, or a snail.
there are no other small fish that can be kept in a bowl. small fish are usually tropical and need heat. well actully, u cood get some feeder fish. they are cheap, like 25 cents at most, and only get to like 2 inches. they are orange almost like goldfish, but stay small. if you feed them well and use filtered water (u can by it at petco in already made bottles i suggest that) they can live for a few years. they are bottom feeders and are usualy made to feed to larger pets
or clean up after uneaten food in large aquaruims, but make good beginer pets. ull notive them they are the really crowded tank at petsmart, cuz pple dont give em no repect. u can get 2 or three for ur bowl probably. there cheap, cute, and easy! BEST ANSWER PLZZ
-if your not the violent type u can go with Goldfish, but they can get to be HUGE (the size of a grapefruit!) and they are also sensitive to water quality, so they shouldn’t be kept in unfiltered bowls. A 10-gal for a single goldfish is pushing it.
-If you really want to get a real fishtank going with something other than a betta, you should invest in a 10-gal and get a small school of minnows, danios, tetras, or guppies. There are some really pretty examples of each of the above, and each one could add some extra life to the room where the fishtank is. But the only fish you could humanely put into an unflitered bowl would be a betta.
-my favorite is japenese fighting fish, if u pop in a tadpole, it’l rip it to shreds, its awesome, hope i cud help
No fish can live in such poor conditions. All fish require filtration, proper swimming space, and in most cases a heater. If you want to keep fish you need to invest in a the proper equipment.
A single male Betta requires at least 2.5 gallons, a gentle filter, and an aquarium heater.
~ maburke1~ Feeder fish? Really? Do you have any idea what you are saying? A single common goldfish requires no less than 55 gallons and double the filtration.
~moondark~ Betta’s do have their labyrinth organ to rely on in times of need, but just as any other fish they will primarily use their gills. The ammonia that would result from living in such a confined space would still cause the fish stress, as would living without heat.
A single “fighter fish” can be kept in a vase, but the fish MUST be able to reach the top of the water in order to breathe. Despite popular opinion, this is NOT cruelty; fighter fish in the wild live in rice paddies and muddy puddles. With any other fish, however – especially goldfish – it would be cruelty.
A fighter fish (also called a betta) breathes oxygen from the air with a primitive lung (unlike most other fish, who breathe through the water with their gills). That’s why the betta can live in small spaces. But if it can’t reach the top to breathe, it can suffocate. So if you’re planning to put a plant in the vase along with the fish, make sure it doesn’t block the water surface.
There is no other fish suitable for that kind of setup. A goldfish will suffocate in a vase, unless it is a HUGE vase (5 gallons would be nice) with a very wide mouth. White cloud minnows can live in small amounts of water, but need horizontal swimming space.
So the fighter is your only choice. Luckily, they’re gorgeous fish.
I think your gunna want something bigger then a vase, vases are skinny. unless its the kinda vase you put the big plants in wit a betta. You could get guppies. theyre small.
Vases are for flowers, not fish. Bettas need at least 2.5 gallons with a heater.
I love how everyone uses the argument that B. splendens in the wild are used to being in puddles seasonally, forgetting that a domestic B. splendens is vastly different from a wild one due to inbreeding and selective trait breeding. Also, from an ethical standpoint – just because it apparently can be done, should it be done? Quite simply no. It’s irresponsible and overall cruel.
As for your question, if you’re willing to skimp on the aquarium in the first place I’d suggest you probably haven’t got what it takes to be a successful fishkeeper. So my answer would be nothing at all – keeping anything in a vessel of such a size is being an irresponsible owner with much disregard for the wellbeing of the species you’re charged with keeping.
Besides, what’s the point of skimping on a reasonable aquarium? You can pick up a complete setup for under $20 almost anywhere… and in doing so you could provide a healthy environment for a pet from the outset, and in fact, save yourself money because you won’t be replacing fish which “mysteriously die” :]
It has been my expeirence that cheap/lazy people do best with plastic or candy fish
OMG!!! ITS CRUEL TO PUT THEM IN SUCH A TINY ENVIOREMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111