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What kind of fish should I get for a 2 gallon tank with a filter that creates a weak current?

Now that you guys resolved my previous question. I know not to get a beta. But I still want a fish!! So, for a 2 gallon tank, with a filter that creates a slight current. (Not too strong, but not terribly weak either). What kind of fish should I get?! (Oh! We also have a small tank heater, it did fine for our old tiger barbs, but it's optional. I just want a freakin fish!! LOL.) Here is the criteria: 1.) The fish must be able to survive in the 2 gallon tank. WITH the filter that creates a weak current. My boyfriend likes the filter so much he would rather have the tank run with no fish then remove it. (It makes a trickling water noise...I don't know, he's weird.) 2.) It has to be able to survive on regular fish flakes and bread crumbs. I don't really want to bother with larvae and stuff. 3.) I want a colorful kinda pretty fish. Not just a boring one. LOL. 4.) I've considered an eel cause they are awesome to watch. But I wasn't sure if 2 gallons was enough water. Also I've considered an angel fish, but I was worried about the current, like with the beta (see my previous question.) And that's all! The answer with the most selection and info will get a speedy best answer. Pictures would be awesome too! Thank you very much for all your help!! p.s. - I can't stress enough that Dan is NOT WILLING to take out the filter. Thanks again! Okay okay drop the breadcrumb thing. It was a joke! I'm not feeding my fish breadcrumbs. The current from my filter is too strong for a betta. I already asked that in the question before this one. They told me not to get a beta. So I'm not! Any other options at all??

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1. Bread crumbs? lmao. The only fish that should be in a 2 gallon tank is a betta. And even then, that tank is small for one. Betta is your only option. If you dont want a betta, get a larger tank.
2. Go check out the fish store. Doesn't petco have alot of tap water fish???
3. Well you should buy a halfmoon betta that are beautiful bettas that have the longest tails with a lot of colors and bcz they are slow swimmers they appreciate a filter with a weak current and will do great with flakes (even though pellets wouldn't bad either) and they'll do great in a 2 gallon so i which you the best of luck if you want more information about betta care see this link it's just great: www.bettatalk.com
4. betta betta betta NO BREADCRUMBS
5. There is nothing wrong with putting a Betta in a two gallon tank! It sounds like you have all of the right qualities for one. I had a Betta that lived in a one gallon tank with a filter, and an air pump, for eight years!
6. 1. Your only option is a betta, and even then the tank would be tight. 2. Betta pellets. Don't feed fish bread crumbs. 3. Bettas are not boring. Many people who don't take proper care of them call them boring because they keep them at room temperature. How is a tropical fish supposed to thrive outside their temperature range of 77F-82F? 4. Eel- NO. Angelfish- NO ~Unfortunately for that size tank a betta would be the only option that would survive. I actually think it's small for a betta anyhow. Shrimp or snails would be fine.
7. Normally i would say get a betta seeing as you already have the tank, but they do like very slow moving water current and will be stressed out. Also you really shouldn't feed your fish bread crums, Theres no nutritional value to them and they most likely will pollute your water especially seeing as its only a 2 gallon. The best advice i could give you is to get a betta fish which are colourful and are a joy to watch, but i would suggest you change your filter maybe to a small sponge filter which will reduce the water current and keep it happy and healthy. You also would need a 15 to 20watt heater with a thermometer to regulate the temp because they do prefer the water to be just above or exactly room temp, Unless the tank is some where warm where the temp doesn't shift. Also as they are labyrinth fish you don't need an air pump because they can breath from the surface. Hope it helps
8. You might want to consider freshwater shrimp, such as red cherry shrimp. They're fun to watch, they're not something you see everywhere, and they're perfectly happy in small tanks. I have a fine colony of them breeding in a 2.5 gallon tank. The adult females are a little under an inch long and the males are smaller. Bettas can take some current, just not a lot. Put in some plants (real or plastic) to break the water flow a bit and he'll be fine. You'll need a small heater. They make little pod-like heaters with a preset temperature that are meant for 2-5 gallon tanks. Another option would be guppies. You could keep a pair of fancy guppies, or 3-5 common guppies, in that tank, although you'd have to make other arrangements for the inevitable outcome; they aren't called the "millions fish" for nothing. Another possibility would be a couple of tuffies, either the pink variety or the natural-colored one. They're coldwater fish, and they're actually quite personable little guys. Mine have learned that when I'm feeding the other fish, they're next, and they get increasingly excited as I work my way around to their tank. You can find them sold as feeder fish in most pet stores. Try to pick ones that don't look starved. They like currents so much that you need to make sure you have a lid on the tank so they don't jump out trying to swim upstream on the filter. A fish store I was in a couple of weeks ago had a series of tanks for displaying aquarium plants with a notch that allowed a small waterfall to pour from the upper area the the lower one, a distance of perhaps six inches. There was one very determined tuffie in the lower part trying to swim upstream like a salmon. He almost made it a couple of times while I watched.