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fpv_girl
hey ppl i have an old 6 L fishy bowl thingo and i want to put another fish in it which fish should i put in it? newfish.gif newfish.gif newfish.gif
froggydella
Is it a bowl or a small tank? Depending on what it is it will limit you to what you put in it...
A betta would be fine I think. Do you kow how many GAls that is?
jimmy_396_jimmy
is it 6 liters? if it is it won't be good enough for a goldy
fpv_girl
yeh its a 6L Fish Bowl, its big enough for one fish, if i got one goldie a small one would it get lonely?
froggydella
That isn't going to be big enough, you would at least need a 10 Gallon tank for a goldie no matter how small, they grow rapidly...not to mention they grow better in a decent sized tank.
Also bowls are not recommend goldies need lots of filtration, They are messy fish..
What are you looking to get? Can you get a 10 GAL tank?
Fishmerised
hi fpv girl, if your tank is 6 litres that equals 1 1/2 gallons. It really is way too small for a goldfish but a betta would be Ok. Bettas need warm water so the tank would need to be in a warm room as it's too small for a heater.

Another cold water fish that would do Ok in a 1 1/2 gallon are white cloud minnows. They are really cute, you could manage up to 4 minnows in your tank.
Tazz Knight
wow...thats a small tank...I would suggest some tropical fish that dont grow too big. Tetras are cool, guppies are nice or a betta would be a good choice too
tinkerbell
i wouldnt go for tetras as they are shoaling fish and you would need a group of about 6.
i would say a betta would be your best bet for this bowl, as they are also air breathers and so the lack of surface area in a bowl would not be a problem. smile.gif
touchofsky
I would agree that a betta would be the best choice. There is a great betta section on this forum and if you need advice on betta care, come over and join us there smile.gif
El Pez
6L is only 1.5 gallons... so i dont know
fpv_girl
hey ppl i got a siamese fighting fish for that bowl.....he loves it , hes blue, we named him Cosmo!!!!!!!!!!!!
touchofsky
Welcome, Cosmo!
Fishmerised
Congratulations on your new betta, Cosmo. smile.gif
Ponderosa Power
congrats on your betta smile.gif
tinkerbell
congrats on the betta!!! any chance of pics?
Black oranda
smile.gif Congrats on the new betta!

-Alex
Abrienna
Welcom Cosmo!! biggrin.gif
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