# What should I do with a 25-litre fishtank?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-25-litre-fishtank/176072>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 18, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-25-litre-fishtank/176072 "2003-05-18T17:16:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b38774/32.png) [@Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hot_Buttered_Toast)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-25-litre-fishtank/176072/1 "2003-05-18T17:16:48Z")

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I have no luck with raising fish. By “no luck” I mean they prefer the sweet release of death over being raised by me. They all died out from some mysterious epidemic that involved a lot of horrified gasping and bobbing around.

What uses are there for this fishtank besides raising fish?

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**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-25-litre-fishtank/176072/2 "2003-05-18T17:42:57Z")

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Other creatures?

~shudders~ Some people keep frogs or snakes…reptilian types in fish tanks.

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**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-25-litre-fishtank/176072/3 "2003-05-18T18:12:02Z")

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Hydroponics.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-25-litre-fishtank/176072/4 "2003-05-18T19:53:58Z")

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Do you have any younger siblings?

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**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-25-litre-fishtank/176072/5 "2003-05-18T20:39:04Z")

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It would, with the addition of the proper top, make a nice home for a pair of one of the smaller species of Day Geckos. They’re beautiful, and pretty easy to care for.

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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-25-litre-fishtank/176072/6 "2003-05-18T20:55:35Z")

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Punch bowl