Harley

Hello,

I just sold all my guppy's today so now I have two 5 gal. tanks that will be ready to be fishafied in a couple days! I'm just wondering if you guys have any ideas for fish to keep! I was thinking of getting a few bettas but I dont't know what to put in a tank that small! I'm looking forward to your thoughts!

Matt

travie

One betta with a few cories per tank would work.

King_Snuggles

Betta and ghost shrimp in each

MissMTS

I like cories more than shrimp. They are so cute and have great personalities. Shrimp are nice too, but that's just my preference.

susitna-flower

You really can't get "a few bettas", one per tank or there will be problems. If you get corys, get them first. If you put the betta in first it might pick on the corys.

angelfish220

you could get a dwarf puffer!

Blub

joshthefisherman

id get a pair of corys

Harley

Ya know what im not going to put anything in them just yet I just figured out today that my neibors (or however you spell that) are moving and I get there nice 30 gal tank!! But ill be putting my Convict Cichlid in there then ill get a betta and put him in the 10 gal tank! And yes, I know the Cichlid is a little big for the 10 gal tank but I just got him from a friend and hes only like a inch long so...He'll be fine for a week or two! Oh and wow I would never have thought a dwarf puffer was only a inch or two long! And a 5 gal tank was a great tank for them!

swords3711

Thats the only problem for 5g tanks. You are pretty limited. For most fish especially schoolers, they require a minimum of 10g. A betta and some small catfish would work.

Harley

If i can get my local pet store to order me a dwarf puffer thats what ill go with! Its something I've never had before and I like that!

Blub

Harley

Oh...really? I can do fully planted! is there anything else to use other then snails?

Blub

angelfish220

put a gallon glass jar on a window sill. add water and a couple pond snails. every time you trim your plants put the cuttings in the jar. if you clean out your fridge and find wilted lettuce put it in the jar, before you know it your dwarf puffer will have enough live snails to last him years!

Harley

Really! Sounds great if I can thats the fish im going with!

TFA101

Well a 5 gallon aquarium isn't that big so choose wisley...especially when it comes to fish size.
Some possible suggestions are:
Various corydorus species (3)
Small platy species (2)
or
Guppies, which we understand you've already sold (3)
Single male betta (1)
or
Small juvenile zebra danios (3)

Sorry, thats about all the fish that will fit...5 gallon isn't alot!

E&G

P.S: STOP THE FISH COLORING!

Harley

My LFS will order the dwarf puffer but it will take a day for it to arrive then I have to pick it up as soon as it gets there because they will not put it in there tanks eventhough half the fish area (basement of store) is salt water tanks! so...I'll get the male betta and move my algea eaters into that tanke too, seeing as they keep getting picked on in the other tank!

angelfish220

The dwarf puffer I am talking about is totaly freshwater. They are very agressive and can only be kept with otos ( according to badmans) They like live black worms, snails, brine shrimp, and ghost shrimp. You could also raise ghost shrimp with a male betta in the other 5 gal and start a brine shrimp hatchery which is raising 3 foods they would need so you could become pretty self sufficient.

guppy07

so in a 5g you could fit a pair of dwarf corys and single male betta. Also you should add the corys first. Is that right? That seems to be what I read.

angelfish220

cories should always be kept in groups of 6 so yes you CAN fit a pair of cories in a 5 gal but that DOESNT mean you SHOULD

Harley

Do you know of any websites that have information on this puffer? Also the algea eaters I have are otos so that would work out for me and the snails and shrip hatchery too! So...ill look around but any more info you can give would be great! Also both 5 gal tanks are just starting cycling!

angelfish220

Harley

I'm not going to lie that is a great web site!! I just joined the forum to gain a little more info and intrest on the puffer thnx for all your help! Greatly appreciated!!

Harley

WoW I can't thank you enough!

angelfish220

After reading how great they are now I want one and I cant cause my dog just broke my extra 10 gal hes a dumb mutt which is why I love him

Blub

Harley

Battle of the fish!!

angelfish220

I would try the puffer. I guess I can get the puffer when I put the honey gouramis in the 55 then put Tay (turtle) in the 30. that would open the 15.

Harley

My LFS is convinced that the puffer is saltwater! I think I almost had him to the point of yelling! No matter what I said he would just deni it so ill have to go the the city to get the puffer!