5 gallon betta tank recommendations?

[AngelicDaydreams]

Hello everyone,

I’m sorry if this is the wrong place for this question; I hope this is where it belongs. I’d like to get a small, pretty five gallon aquarium to set up and start cycling for a betta, but I can only seem to find well-reviewed four gallon tanks instead of five gallon ones. The eight gallon biOrbs are a bit out of my price range at the moment, since I’d still need to buy a heater, and my old rectangular ten gallon doesn’t fit the space I have in mind (too large, with too bulky of a filter).

If I need to, I’ll save up for an eight gallon, but I’d love to know if anyone has found good five gallon tanks, since those are a better fit for the space I have (I don’t want too small of a tank for a betta to thrive, so I’m trying to hold out for something bigger than the 4g). Fluval tanks are beautiful but seem to have mixed reviews, so I’d appreciate hearing about experiences with those. I’m extremely sensitive to sound, so a quiet filter is important to me, and the tank also needs to be able to have a hood/cover, since I have a cat who would, unfortunately, enjoy having access to free snacks an uncovered tank.

Thank you so much for your time; I’m really hoping to find a good fit!

 

[Evergreen2]

Fluval Spec V are almost silent, if you keep it filled to the brim. They look lovely, if you put them in the right place. But I find them really hard to scape personally. I got mine secondhand for an absolute steal and have no issues with it. But again, I'm finding it hard to scape and therefore getting rid of it for a frameless one.

 

[Rachaeljuno]

Hello everyone,

I’m sorry if this is the wrong place for this question; I hope this is where it belongs. I’d like to get a small, pretty five gallon aquarium to set up and start cycling for a betta, but I can only seem to find well-reviewed four gallon tanks instead of five gallon ones. The eight gallon biOrbs are a bit out of my price range at the moment, since I’d still need to buy a heater, and my old rectangular ten gallon doesn’t fit the space I have in mind (too large, with too bulky of a filter).

If I need to, I’ll save up for an eight gallon, but I’d love to know if anyone has found good five gallon tanks, since those are a better fit for the space I have (I don’t want too small of a tank for a betta to thrive, so I’m trying to hold out for something bigger than the 4g). Fluval tanks are beautiful but seem to have mixed reviews, so I’d appreciate hearing about experiences with those. I’m extremely sensitive to sound, so a quiet filter is important to me, and the tank also needs to be able to have a hood/cover, since I have a cat who would, unfortunately, enjoy having access to free snacks an uncovered tank.

Thank you so much for your time; I’m really hoping to find a good fit!

I rescued this betta and the guy was giving away the tank and everything, so the tank is the TopFin Revival Waterfall 5 gallon. It's rimless so it's a gorgeous tank. I replaced the heater with a sponge filter off of amazon and got a Hygger mini heater off amazon too, I had to get a new lid so I got a 9x9 piece of glass cut at Hobby Lobby and then some clips off of amazon called "OIIKI 6 PCS Aquarium Class Cover Clip" that hold the lid on. I really love the tank, and I's pretty easy to scape I just have a piece of spider wood and a lot of live plants, here's a picture:

 

[BabsandLoon]

I bought a 5 gallon kit from Walmart for around $30.

I recently redecorated it by painting the lid and trim. I also took off the HOB filter and added a sponge filter.

 

[SurferGirl]

I bought a 5 gallon kit from Walmart for around $30.

I recently redecorated it by painting the lid and trim. I also took off the HOB filter and added a sponge filter.

oooh brilliant you, painting the trim makes a huge difference! why did i not think of that? (I usually paint everything in my world). i am looking for a new little tank too and totally disregarded anything with a big black frame but this changes everything

 

[Skittlesttr75]

I bought an 8 gallon TopFin Dazzle. It's rimless and sits perfectly on my desk so I can enjoy my Lenny all day long! It has a built-in filter, but it didn't seem very powerful, so I bought a small sponge filter as well (which also removes the need to replace their proprietary carbon filters that don't really do anything anyhow). I bought a Fluval submersible heater that fits in the back section so you don't have to use any tank space. It comes with color-changing LED lights as well. I keep mine on blue light since I prefer decorations that fluoresce.