What would you put in a 5.5 gallon tank?

[mrsmarsig]

Hi,
I've got a 5.5 minibow set up that I've planted and I'm looking for some interesting fish that could be kept in a tank that small. Any suggestions, or opinions would be appreciated. I know that's not much room for fish, so I'm trying to put some thought into what I stock it with.
Thanks

 

[Zagz]

In my 5 gal I have a betta and an oto. LOL everyone seems to have bettas in those kinds of tanks though.

 

[Zagz]

EEk my manners! WELCOME TO AA!

 

[Devilishturtles]

Have you looked into dwarf puffers?

 

[QTOFFER]

A few fancy male guppies would look nice in a bowfront tank.

 

[mr funktastic]

a betta is basically the only thing that would be really comfortable in a tank that small. i have a few guppies in a 5 gallon that are also very nice. or you could go with a tank with all cnails and shrimp and stuff. just my opinion

 

[Guest]

If you like guppies, but personally id go for a betta, hed love all the space! and you could get a few bottom feeders, like some ottos or cories.

 

[Tiffi]

Yeah, a small tank like that with some really nice Amano style green oasis planting and a few shrimp would be really cool.

 

[gheitman]

There are several species that could be kept in a 5.5 gallon tank. Of course you couldn't keep a lot of fish in a tank that size. You could try a trio of cherry barbs along with some smaller rasboras. You might also want to look at one of the smaller gouramis with some pygmy cories. I really like a planted tank and have found so far that there is no size too small for some live plants.

 

[afilter]

Spare change so I could buy a larger tank.

J/K, and welcome

Options are pretty limited for long term selections. Possibilities include:

Betta
3-5 Small Tetras
otto
2-3 guppies
couple of platies or swords ?
dwarf gourmi ?
small barbs ?
Juvenial fish waiting transfer to larger tank (I use to do this with a 5.5 g and 10g for african chiclid fry)
Plants (properly prepared it could be a nice planted tank)

Good luck,

 

[DirgeDevil]

get about 3-5 little tetras. those are always fun.

 

[rich311k]

I would go with a betta or a couple of ADFs.

 

[megladonsharky]

Betta
Three female Bettas
White cloud minnows
baby danios
fry
shrimp

 

[Guest]

you could also probably do 5 of the really small neon tetras

 

[mrsmarsig]

Thanks for all the advice...still haven't decided and haven't had time to shop anyways. The plants, though, are growing nice and hopefully I'll get to the fish shop soon!