5 gallon options for high flow

I have an aquatech 5-15 and want to know what high flow fish would work with that kind of flow, I have a heater too.

 

Hello 9...

Most filters that will fit a 5 gallon tank will make quite a bit of surface movement. Really, a five gallon tank is too small for fish keeping. There are a number of reasons why. This small amount of water is difficult to keep clean enough to keep fish healthy. The water chemistry will change due to the accumulation of dissolved fish waste. This is deadly for most aquarium fish. Fish instinctively want to swim side to side for a good distance before they turn and reverse direction. Such a confined space will stress most fish.

If you're serious about keeping fish, wait until you have the means to get a much larger tank, at least 20 gallons. 30 gallons is better . This will give you the best chance for success in the hobby.

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Why does everyone always think people have tons of money, I can only have that much and upgrade isn't an option.

 

You can keep a betta and baffle the flow so the current is not too strong.

 

Echoing el337. A betta is great in a 5 gallon. I baffle the flow by stuffing some cut-up bits of filter sponge into the intake tube and also using a prefilter sponge over the intake.

 

There are also nano fish as options although I don't know about the high flow you could do chilI rasbora and possibly Neocaridina shrimp (aka red cherry shrimp)

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Ember tetra to my understanding stay small and could work too.

 

Okay, I was thinking just ghost shrimps or shell dwellers

 

I think that size would be too small for shell dwelling cichlids.

 

Okay, I was thinking just ghost shrimps or shell dwellers

By shell dwellers are you meaning snails or the shell dwelling cichlids that el337 mentioned? The tank size would be fine for some shrimp and snails. It would also be fine for a betta. IME the snails and shrimp could generally care less about a bit of a higher flow. If you go for a betta, you would probably want to baffle the output, which isn't hard to do.

I would suggest getting a pre-filter sponge (or doing something makeshift with sponge or pantyhose) to keep the little ones from getting stuck/sucked into the filter intake though.

 

Never mind

 

Never mind

Not going to move forward with setting up the tank?

 

I don't know

 

Completely up to you. I can only have little tanks currently, and I really enjoy them. If you decide you are going to move forward with it, we're definitely here to help out

 

I'm a college student with limited funds and space. I have a 5.5 with aqueon quietflow 10. I my filter is on the short side of the tank, which causes very good water flow for the tank. Bettas are a good beginner choice, however if you want something more just research nano fish. I'd look into celestial pearl danios, possibly guppies, or shell dwellers. Yes it's a small tank, yes it can be a little more difficult, however sometimes it's all you can do. Just research it and be diligent on cycling and maintaince.