5g plant ideas

[LykeOMGee]

I got a free 5g plastic tank and I was planning on housing a betta with shrimp or snails. I want to have plants, driftwood and maybe some small rocks. Which low light plants would be best? I don't want a super fast growing one to take over the tank, unless the snails/shrimp would eat it.

Just looking for a list of possibilities so I can go to my LFS and check them out. Or if it's cheaper I'll buy online.

Do you know the best place to buy plants online in Canada?

Thanks.

 

[LykeOMGee]

Also I'm going to be using sand as my substrate.

 

[tropicalmackdaddy]

Anubias, java fern, java moss are the easiest

 

[LykeOMGee]

Anubias, java fern, java moss are the easiest

Thanks.

 

[LykeOMGee]

What is a good floating plant?

 

[hellaasian]

 

[aqua_chem]

What kind of light do you have?

 

[LykeOMGee]

What kind of light do you have?

Just gonna be two 30cm long LED lights and possibly indirect sunlight. So should be low light ones.

 

[LykeOMGee]

I really like your tank! This will be my first live plant tank so I'm very excited! What plants do you have in there?

 

[hellaasian]

Thanks i have a bannana plant java fern moss and this other plant lol i think u need more light

 

[LykeOMGee]

Thanks i have a bannana plant java fern moss and this other plant lol i think u need more light

Yeah I was thinking the same. Not to sure what to do because its just a little plastic tank with a plastic lid (no light attached.) I've had a couple people say it should be fine, so ill see. I want to set it up with the plants and everything before I look at the bettas though just incase the plants don't work out and I have to do something else. Don't want to stress a fish out by moving it around from tank to tank if they don't work.

 

[hellaasian]

Just go buy a desk light

 

[LykeOMGee]

Just go buy a desk light

I thought of that too, but the lid isn't clear and aparently Bettas can jump. Someone told me that. Maybe I should just have it a shrimp and snail tank! Or I could get a bit of mesh for a lid..

 

[Loddy Dod]

I kept a male bettas for about 3 years and a sorority of female bettas in tanks with no lid and they never jumped once. Just my experience.

 

[shellieca]

I thought of that too, but the lid isn't clear and aparently Bettas can jump. Someone told me that. Maybe I should just have it a shrimp and snail tank! Or I could get a bit of mesh for a lid..

What I'd did once was to take Saran Wrap & cut it so there would be an inch or so gap on the sides & put that over the top of the tank down the middle to keep the Betta from being able to jump out. It's clear so light gets in & doesn't stand out too badly. Not all Bettas are jumpers but I wanted to be safe rather than sorry.

 

[LykeOMGee]

Thanks I never even thought of Saran Wrap lol

 

[jcolon]

I thought of that too, but the lid isn't clear and aparently Bettas can jump. Someone told me that. Maybe I should just have it a shrimp and snail tank! Or I could get a bit of mesh for a lid..

Depending on the Shrimp ... A betta would have a field day. Any piece of plexiglass would work as a cover which your bound to find at home supply or arts / craft stores.

Personally ... A 5gal is great as an invert tank. Amano and RCS along with a couple of snails.

 

[LykeOMGee]

Depending on the Shrimp ... A betta would have a field day. Any piece of plexiglass would work as a cover which your bound to find at home supply or arts / craft stores.

Personally ... A 5gal is great as an invert tank. Amano and RCS along with a couple of snails.

That sounds good. I think once I have it all set up ill figure what to put in it. I'm also thinking of Marimo balls. I found some on eBay for $1 something but they are super tiny and aparently 3 years old.. Would they grow bigger?

 

[hellaasian]

 

[bettaowner]

Nice tank. I'm working on setting up a 5 gallon planted tank for a fish show.