TankGirl
Aquarium Advice Addict
I know that this type of small tank stocking question goes around from time to time, but rather than just put in it the things I usually suggest, I thought I would get some fresh opinions.
My daughter has given up on hermit crabs and is giving me her 5gal. I have no business setting up a tank now, but it is so small it is not a problem for me to move. I will, of course, completely sterilize this tank and seed it with gravel, filter media and a fake plant to start. It has an incandescent fixture, so I will probably put in a pigtail fluorescent bulb and try some crypts, depending upon what fish or other creature I put in there. I have a Penguin mini for filtration.
The first thing to mind is a betta, but what else? I am getting some Endler's livebearer's next week but they are going in the 12-gal, and I don't really want to put a small schooling type in the 5. Any oddballs come to mind?
My daughter has given up on hermit crabs and is giving me her 5gal. I have no business setting up a tank now, but it is so small it is not a problem for me to move. I will, of course, completely sterilize this tank and seed it with gravel, filter media and a fake plant to start. It has an incandescent fixture, so I will probably put in a pigtail fluorescent bulb and try some crypts, depending upon what fish or other creature I put in there. I have a Penguin mini for filtration.
The first thing to mind is a betta, but what else? I am getting some Endler's livebearer's next week but they are going in the 12-gal, and I don't really want to put a small schooling type in the 5. Any oddballs come to mind?