Best fish for 5 gallon aquarium? - Aquarium Advice

wingspantt · 02-12-2008, 03:12 PM

I think my betta is about to kick the bucket. He is quite old but he's not doing too well with no obvious signs of disease.

If I HAVE to replace him, what should I put? It's a 5g eclipse corner, with sand and lightly planted.

3-4 danios?

mollies?

Small gourami + something?

theotheragentm · 02-12-2008, 03:29 PM

I would say no on Mollies, even a single one. There isn't enough swimming room. The Dwarf Gourami might work out well.

blazeyreef · 02-12-2008, 03:40 PM

no danios either...

wingspantt · 02-12-2008, 04:20 PM

How about a gourami and some shrimp? like 4?

mom2reds · 02-12-2008, 04:28 PM

I would say the dawarf gouramis and the shrimp like cherry red shrimp they are very pretty in a planted tank IMO

bra_van_drakh · 02-12-2008, 08:52 PM

i'd suggest a crayfish. . .but it'll manage to nip upon your plant, but they're never boring. . .anyhow, how light planted is it ??? i thought that gouramis will take a snack upon ur shrimps ??? shrimp only tank wouldnt be boring though. . .

wingspantt · 02-12-2008, 10:14 PM

It has 3 Java ferns

Phoenixphire55 · 02-13-2008, 08:34 AM

I'd say dont get a crayfish. 5 gallons is definitely too small for a crayfish, especially because they're very curious and like to explore. Plus they get quite big. I dont know much about red cherry shrimp but that sounds like a good idea to me.

**Purrbox** · 02-13-2008, 09:23 AM

Ideally you'd want a 10 gallon aquarium for a breeding colony of Cherry Red Shrimp, but a 5 gallon will do in a pinch. They like lots of plants and good water quality. I wouldn't recommend keeping them with a Betta or a Gourami, as they would likely become fish food.

thinksincode · 02-13-2008, 12:00 PM

I have a 5.5 gallon aquarium in my cubicle at work. Right now it's inhabited by a Betta and an Emerald Green Cory. They get along nicely, and the Cory likes to nibble at algae growing on my aquarium wall.

02-12-2008, 03:12 PM	#1
wingspantt Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9	Best fish for 5 gallon aquarium? I think my betta is about to kick the bucket. He is quite old but he's not doing too well with no obvious signs of disease. If I HAVE to replace him, what should I put? It's a 5g eclipse corner, with sand and lightly planted. 3-4 danios? mollies? Small gourami + something?

02-12-2008, 03:29 PM	#2
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,172	I would say no on Mollies, even a single one. There isn't enough swimming room. The Dwarf Gourami might work out well. __________________ Box of Water - My Personal Musing and Photos on Fish Keeping

02-12-2008, 03:40 PM	#3
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,579 Images: 1	no danios either... __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-3gall betta, 5.5gall nanoreef, 10gall planted,* *29gall planted* *"We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing"* *CTR*

02-12-2008, 04:28 PM	#5
mom2reds Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lubbock texas Posts: 759 Images: 14	I would say the dawarf gouramis and the shrimp like cherry red shrimp they are very pretty in a planted tank IMO __________________ Tess 100 gal. freshwater planted community tank VOTE FOR AA TODAY

02-13-2008, 08:34 AM	#8
Phoenixphire55 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 350	I'd say dont get a crayfish. 5 gallons is definitely too small for a crayfish, especially because they're very curious and like to explore. Plus they get quite big. I dont know much about red cherry shrimp but that sounds like a good idea to me. __________________ 20 gallon: 5 African clawed frogs 10 gallon: fb toads and fb newts 25 gallon: 8 Mollies, 4 Bronze Corys, betta, guppy

02-12-2008, 04:20 PM	#4
wingspantt Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9	How about a gourami and some shrimp? like 4?

02-12-2008, 08:52 PM	#6
bra_van_drakh Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kensington [Sydney], Australia Posts: 141 Images: 2	i'd suggest a crayfish. . .but it'll manage to nip upon your plant, but they're never boring. . .anyhow, how light planted is it ??? i thought that gouramis will take a snack upon ur shrimps ??? shrimp only tank wouldnt be boring though. . .

02-12-2008, 10:14 PM	#7
wingspantt Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9	It has 3 Java ferns

02-13-2008, 09:23 AM	#9
Purrbox Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Iowa USA Posts: 5,264	Ideally you'd want a 10 gallon aquarium for a breeding colony of Cherry Red Shrimp, but a 5 gallon will do in a pinch. They like lots of plants and good water quality. I wouldn't recommend keeping them with a Betta or a Gourami, as they would likely become fish food. __________________ ~Joy 10 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 5.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 2.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - Pico Planted Photo Log

02-13-2008, 12:00 PM	#10
thinksincode Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 36	I have a 5.5 gallon aquarium in my cubicle at work. Right now it's inhabited by a Betta and an Emerald Green Cory. They get along nicely, and the Cory likes to nibble at algae growing on my aquarium wall.

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