1 Gallon Bowl

[RATTIE]

I am making my porch into a place were I can go to read in the evenings and wanted to add a 1 gallon bowl for a few small aquatic plants. I was wondering if I could put shrimp in it? I am in southern California so the weather is pretty nice.

[Soothing Shrimp]

I'm thinking with sunlight you'll be battling algae.

[jeremyTR]

Depending on how long it's in direct sunlight.

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[ArabTanker]

I would fill the bowl up with water. Put the plants I desire in it, then put it in its new location with a thermometer and recored the temp changes over a 24h timespan. From there I would decide if it needs more shade, more air flow ext. Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

[jasonpatterson]

Define "pretty nice." It's not going to get too cold for most of the shrimp species that are commonly kept, as long as the bowl doesn't freeze solid, but a hot afternoon could very well kill your shrimp.

[RATTIE]

The porch has a roof and there are two large trees behind it so the bowl will not get any direct sunlight.

[eco]

If you have Mosquitos in your area make sure you watch for those wigglers. They'll kill your shrimp too.

[Kunsthure]

Hoppy told me it would be a bad idea to do it in mu old thread "Is ambient light enough?" I thought of using a vase indoors, but the principle is the same.

I don't think this will work at all. You wouldn't have enough light for healthy plant growth, no nutrients to support the growth, and the shape of a vase almost guarantees no dissolved oxygen in the water. Then, because of the small volume of water, the water temperature would change quickly as the room temperature changes. I suspect you would quickly have a dark green vase, from algae, and one with a very bad smell.

The temp would change all day and all night. I definitely wouldn't put shrimp in it. If you did it, you'd *have* to have a top or else it will become a great mosquito breeding ground. I don't think there are mosquito fish small enough for a 1g bowl, but I might be wrong. Those fish are designed to be outside, so it wouldn't be a big deal to have one.

I'd stick to shade-loving terrestrial plants.

-Lisa