worthless tank?

[herp_mommy]

Ok, so a 5gal really does seem worthless, there's not much you can do with it. BUT I'm an optimist, and I'd like to make a small aquarium for....something. I was going to put some sand and pebbles in there with some live plants and some shrimp maybe, but as far as fish (I know I'm limited) I wasn't sure what to get. Maybe a small school of tetras, or something. Any ideas of fish that would stay under 1"?

 

[Apotheosis]

I don't think a 5 gal is enough space for a school of tetras.

What about a betta? You could do a betta and some shrimp.

Or maybe a couple of Endlers instead of a betta.

 

[herp_mommy]

I've already got about 3 5gals with bettas in them Endlers would work, what about dwarf puffers? (FW of course) Do those stay small?

 

[Alshain]

Depends on the 5g aquarium, if you get a standard or bowfront footprint then you can fit quite a few things in there. Avoid the hex ones, they limit you to pretty much only betta. Wal-mart sells the little All-Glass bowfront tanks pretty cheap, but don't buy the fish there. I have one of these with a Betta, 3 peppered cories, and a mid sized apple snail. However, I did replace the filter with a penguin 100.

Some ideas:
Betta
Ghost Shrimp
Apple Snail
Small Corydoras (no more or less than 3, avoid the 3 inch variety)
Shoal of smaller tetras (glowlight, neon, etc... about 5 would do it)
Guppies/Endlers

 

[herp_mommy]

Depends on the 5g aquarium

It's a basic rectangular shape.

 

[theotheragentm]

http://www.franksaquarium.com/nanofish.htm

Nano Fish!

 

[herp_mommy]

http://www.franksaquarium.com/nanofish.htm

Nano Fish!

haha cool, thanks for the link! the black darter tetra and bumble bee gobies look really interesting.

 

[neilanh]

Cherry Shrimp (my RCS tank is my wife's favorite)
1 dwarf puffer (maybe 2, might be pushing it)
endlers
small crayfish?

 

[JustOneMore20]

haha cool, thanks for the link! the black darter tetra and bumble bee gobies look really interesting.

It says the Black Darter Tetras get 1.6"...I wouldn't put them in a 5g.

Just because they are said to be Nano fish doesn't mean they can be kept in any small tank.

If you don't want a Betta, a single Dwarf Puffer would work, or make it a planted shrimp tank. Shrimp are cool.