I have two empty 5g tanks, what should I do with them?

[RyanC14]

As the title says I have two 5g aquariums, both of which have functioning hoods/lights. I don't really want to get more bettas, cherry shrimp or endlers though. Any ideas on what I could use the tanks for?

 

[Evaldiv6]

You could do a shrimp tank!

 

[flyinGourami]

Cherry shrimp tank, a single pea puffer could live in there, you could also have snails.

 

[RyanC14]

You could do a shrimp tank!

I thought about that too, I forgot to mention that I already have a 5g with cherries though. Maybe I'll get a different type of shrimp.

Cherry shrimp tank, a single pea puffer could live in there, you could also have snails.

I've always been kind of interested in pea puffer.s I have a tub full of snails to feed them too. If I did only pea puffers in the 5g how many could I have in it?

 

[flyinGourami]

I thought about that too, I forgot to mention that I already have a 5g with cherries though. Maybe I'll get a different type of shrimp.


I've always been kind of interested in pea puffer.s I have a tub full of snails to feed them too. If I did only pea puffers in the 5g how many could I have in it?

Only one, they get pretty territorial with their own kind. Honestly though they have so much personality I probably wouldn't even care lol.

 

[Evaldiv6]

its Only 1 pea puffer for a 5 gallon. 10 additional gallons recommended for any additional.

 

[AquaMan3640]

In the other 5 gallon you could do a solo Dwarf Craw, a group of ADFs, or maybe some pygmy sunfish.

 

[SnookusFish]

What do you have in your other tanks? Do you have any community tanks?
You could use the 5g to attempt some breeding projects like tetras or danios or others

 

[RyanC14]

In the other 5 gallon you could do a solo Dwarf Craw, a group of ADFs, or maybe some pygmy sunfish.

Good ideas! I'll think about those. Idk where to get pygmy sunfish though.

What do you have in your other tanks? Do you have any community tanks?
You could use the 5g to attempt some breeding projects like tetras or danios or others

I'm not too interested in breeding fish, especially since most of my tanks are fully stocked anyways. My tanks' stocking lists are in my aquarium details. Thanks for the idea!

 

[ProudPapa]

Maybe a school of ember tetras or celestial pearl danios?

 

[FinalFins]

Clown killifish?

 

[flyinGourami]

Maybe a school of ember tetras or celestial pearl danios?

Correct me if I'm wrong but the danios and tetras need a 10 gallon tank. Maybe chili rasboras?

 

[RyanC14]

These are all cool ideas, but I'm not sure if I want another schooling fish as of now. The clown killifish sound really cool as well.

I think I might go with a pea puffer or clown killifish and maybe a planted terrarium with some native arthropods.

Thanks for the ideas, everyone!

 

[wrs2]

You know what might be fun? A nano black water aquarium. You can do South American with Ember tetra or Asian with Micro Rasbora, there are a lot of select from.

 

[ProudPapa]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the danios and tetras need a 10 gallon tank. Maybe chili rasboras?

For most tetras and danios that would be true, but the ones I mentioned above are small; comparable to chili rasboras (which would also work).

 

[flyinGourami]

For most tetras and danios that would be true, but the ones I mentioned above are small; comparable to chili rasboras (which would also work).

Okay, everywhere I look suggests a 10 gallon tank but I have never kept them before so you are probably right.