Need help quick!!!!!

[TenaciousTriggerFish]

somebody I need your advice I have a five gallon tank no heat with light and filtration what fish should I get please respond in next hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Fishie]

Red cherry shrimp tank maybe?

 

[George9]

I'd say shrimp too, but even they do better with a heater. Is the room temp in the 70's?

 

[librarygirl]

Stocking a tank really does cause for research and planning, not spontaneous stocking lol Is there a reason you need to stock the tank right away? Is it cycled? Without a heater your options are pretty limited (even with a heater there wouldn't be a lot to choose from in terms of fish for a 5 gal).

 

[TenaciousTriggerFish]

It was a simple five gallon in un cycled tank I'm experienced and just wanted to know what I should put in my dads new tank I was going to wal mart and I didn't know what should be put in the I have two goldfish and a Micky mouse platy that were in a different five gallon tank that was at the nursinghome my dad is in originally but that I was getting a diff tank and thought I would get other fish but decided not to and just kept them... Its a pretty rocking tank!! btw trust me I have done research on every fish I can get from walmart and lfs trust me

 

[jlk]

I truly hope you have done your research. A 5gal tank is too small for even a single goldfish, let alone two. Fancies need 20gal for the first fish, 10gal for each fish after minimum. Comets, commons, shubunkins are pond fish & do not belong in an aquarium setting unless its a very large tank- they can grow to be 18inches.

 

[TenaciousTriggerFish]

They are commets but they are only a couple inches... I will switch them out when they get bigger

 

[Mumma.of.two]

They are commets but they are only a couple inches... I will switch them out when they get bigger

They may not get any bigger. Thats the problem. They will suffer from stunting which can lead to a deformed spine, issues with organs and premature death. They will also be more susceptible to disease. Not a good way to go.