5 gallon stock

[keegster803]

Hey guys, I was wondering for you advice on what I should put in my 5 gallon tank that I have currently running as a scud colony (soon to be devoured) and I have room for actually livestock, so I was wondering what your guys opinions were.


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I was thinking of maybe adding native fish, but I don't really have any good ideas.

 

[FWFishTanks]

Betas, guppies, cpds, ember tetras, endlers, emerald rasboras, and shrimp,

 

[trennamw]

It depends how much maintenance you intend to do, and whether it will be planted, and if you listen to more conservative advice, and if you want the fish to survive or really thrive.

There are very few fishkeepers to whom I'd recommend keeping more than a betta and a few nerites in a 5 gallon. Most other fish, even with small bioloads, seem to need more swimming space.


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[brennae]

a small pair of killies is another option. Betta being the easiest to care for in my opinion. Do you plan on heating the tank or providing supplemental light?

 

[keegster803]

I intend to have thriving livestock, it's going to be a low light planted tank. I am growing java moss and java fern in it. And I intend to do weekly water changes.


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I have a heater and adequate light for the tank. I have had the tank for about 6 years.

 

[trennamw]

Putting more than 1-2 fish in it could require more than weekly water changes.

I have a betta alone in a 3, packed full of plants (an ozelot sword, crypt parva, microsword, hygro augustifolia, and almost the whole surface covered with floating brazilian pennywort) and it still required 50% weekly changes to keep nitrates down. It needs fewer now that there's no filter but that's a whole different ball game and not optimal for all fish. Heavily planted, lower water change tanks are often lightly stocked.


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[Coursair]

Maybe strictly a Shrimp tank ??


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