Best Fish for a 2ft / 60cm (≈75 Litre) Aquarium
A 2ft tank is a brilliant first community tank or a stylish betta/shrimp setup. There is room for a small school plus a clean-up crew.
| Approx. volume | 75 litres |
| Typical dimensions | 60 × 30 × 38 cm |
| Weight when full | ~95 kg full |
| Rough stocking | ~12 small community fish + clean-up crew |
How many fish fit in a 2ft / 60cm (≈75 Litre)?
As a safe guide, a 75-litre tank holds around 12 small community fish plus a few bottom-dwellers or shrimp, kept understocked with good filtration. Add fish slowly over several weeks and keep schooling species in groups of six or more. Our stocking calculator works out the exact numbers for your chosen fish.
Best community & schooling fish
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)
Min 19L · 7.0cm · Aggressive (males)
Neon Tetra
Min 40L · 3.0cm · Peaceful
Harlequin Rasbora
Min 40L · 4.5cm · Peaceful
German Blue Ram
Min 75L · 5.0cm · Peaceful
Guppy
Min 40L · 5.0cm · Peaceful
Cherry Shrimp
Min 20L · 4.0cm · Peaceful
Cardinal Tetra
Min 55L · 3.5cm · Peaceful
Glowlight Tetra
Min 45L · 4.0cm · Peaceful
Black Neon Tetra
Min 55L · 4.0cm · Peaceful
Ember Tetra
Min 30L · 2.0cm · Peaceful
Lemon Tetra
Min 55L · 5.0cm · Peaceful
Rummy Nose Tetra
Min 60L · 4.5cm · Peaceful
Bloodfin Tetra
Min 60L · 5.5cm · Peaceful
Diamond Tetra
Min 75L · 6.0cm · Peaceful
Endler Guppy
Min 30L · 3.0cm · Peaceful
Centrepiece & feature fish
Fancy Goldfish
Min 75L · 20.0cm · Peaceful
Molly
Min 75L · 10.0cm · Peaceful
Swordtail
Min 75L · 12.0cm · Peaceful
Lyretail Molly
Min 75L · 11.0cm · Peaceful
Pearl Gourami
Min 75L · 12.0cm · Peaceful
Paradise Fish
Min 75L · 10.0cm · Aggressive
Kuhli Loach
Min 75L · 10.0cm · Peaceful
Ranchu Goldfish
Min 75L · 18.0cm · Peaceful
Ryukin Goldfish
Min 75L · 20.0cm · Peaceful
Bottom-dwellers & clean-up crew
Bronze Corydoras
Min 60L · 7.0cm · Peaceful
Bristlenose Pleco
Min 75L · 13.0cm · Peaceful
Corydoras Paleatus
Min 60L · 6.5cm · Peaceful
Albino Corydoras
Min 60L · 7.0cm · Peaceful
Panda Corydoras
Min 60L · 5.0cm · Peaceful
Julii Corydoras
Min 60L · 6.0cm · Peaceful
Sterbai Corydoras
Min 75L · 6.5cm · Peaceful
Pygmy Corydoras
Min 40L · 2.5cm · Peaceful
Habrosus Corydoras
Min 40L · 2.0cm · Peaceful