i recently got this aquarium for a really good deal and was wondering what type of fish would be comfortable in a five gallon tank that’s taller than wide. i already have a shrimp tank and nerites and mysteries in my other tanks so i was hoping for something different than those. my LFS has a nice selection of nano species i was thinking about researching to see who would best enjoy it.
Posted by YesAnaBeaverhausen
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Betta
i will get downvotes again and people will say otherwise but: NO
many people will say a betta. but 5g is the bare minumum tank for a betta. with deco and such its to small IMO
make a good looking shrimp/snail tank.
dont be happy with providing the bare minimum for an animal.
on top of that its harder to keep parameters heatly in a small tank.
ps: most “nano” fish are schooling fish. so you need more than one = bigger tank.
Definitely no nano schooling fish, horizontal space is required for those species.
I honestly would not even do a betta, or any fish.
This would make another great shrimp tank. You could check out r/opaeula
One of the worst aquarium footprints to exist in my opinion. You’ve got 4 gallons of swim space, but it’s tall and narrow. 1 gallon for the filtration in the back. Just about nothing goes well in them. Maybe try some shrimp or snails.
Shrimp!!!!
Because it’s tall and not horizontal I wouldn’t do fish in here.
I would use it to try my hand at a really nice planted tank. Like try something scape wise I haven’t done before. It’s small so it wouldn’t be expensive to really go for it and get creative.
If you’re only interested in animals, I think shrimp are the only thing I would do in here. You could try microcrabs as well, but those things are tiny. Maybe try a shrimp you haven’t had before. Like if you have neos try doing a low pH tank with caridina?
Only shrimp
Whats the filter situation in the back? This could make a really handsome pico reef. With enough rock space, you could have a tiny goby like an Eviota or Trimma