what could i put in a 1 gallon tank?

[galaxyvomit]

I have a little 1 gallon that I originally bought for snails, but since I had a bunch of eggs hatch recently, they had to be upgraded. So now I kinda want a beetle, different species of snail, or something to go in this tank, but I don't want them to be cramped or anything. I'm a broke college student tho, so whatever it is needs to be relatively low maintenance, and not expensive. If anyone has any ideas, that would be awesome!

 

[Bob Lee]

Springtails and isopods... You probably can't fit much else in a such small container.

 

[MTA]

Theres plenty of interesting isopods that could go in there, and im sure theres small enough roach species for that size.
Maybe you could do a small colony of dermestid beetles? For aquatics you could put some planarians, ostracods, amphipods, a leech, or a small species of waterbug.

 

[pannaking22]

Welcome to AB! Darkling beetles would have no problem in a 1 gallon.

 

[Ajohnson5263]

I am also a college student, currently i have a pet vinegaroon. if you wanted to get a slightly larger tank, theyre one of the coolest pets. i keep mine in the common room and it makes a great conversation starter. super low maintenance too. if you were to stick with the 1 gallon, why not 1 or 2 blue feigning death beetles? it's a little cramped, but they are super interesting with extremely low maintenance

 

[dragonfire1577]

feigning beetles, small scorpion species, carabid beetles, and velvet ants are all cool too.

 

[galaxyvomit]

thanks guys! i ended up having to use the tank as a quarantine for garden snails (bc apparently having 2 tanks full of them already isnt good enough for me lmao)