yet another stocking question.

[flushingfish]

My daughter's betta has gone to the great beyond as of last night and I am now looking for different suggestions to stock the 5G lightly planted hex he was in. I will be going to the LFS tomorrow and want to stock it fast so the biological filter doesn't die off.
I was thinking a small school of neons or white clouds? Maybe zebra danios although I don't know much about them.
Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[justrelax]

Are you opposed to livebearers? A few Endler's would be pretty sweet.

 

[zenkatydid]

i don't think it's fair to put schooling fish in a 5G. imo, you'd be better to stick with the betta, or get some snails or shrimp.

 

[maxwell1295]

I nice planted tank with some small tetras, white clouds, or a few cherry barbs would work.

 

[jamesrm]

Really in a tank like that it is going to be hard to find something else as interesting as a Beta. IMO

Goodluck!

 

[coldmachineUK]

I nice planted tank with some small tetras, white clouds, or a few cherry barbs would work.

Yep, I agree. 4 neons, or 4 white cloud mountain minnows would do just fine. Another option is to go with a trio of otos: they tend to be active all over and if your tank is planted you'll find them resting on the leaves, very cute!

 

[sudz]

What about a few good ol' fashioned guppies?

 

[maxwell1295]

Am All-Male guppy tank work work too. I don't think you'd want any breeding going on in a 5G tank...

 

[sudz]

lol, yeah. There'd be more fish than water.

 

[niks93gt]

I have two males and four female guppies in a five gallon tank along with two mystery snails. No fry yet but they will be put in the dwarf puffer tank when they are born

Nik

 

[sudz]

is it a brackish tank? I know they'd be fishfood, but it'd be pretty tortureous to throw them in a brackish tank for their few remining hours. :-(

 

[coldmachineUK]

Dwarf puffers are FW. Still wouldn't put guppy fry with them!