5 gallon tank ideas

[Aquarium guy person]

I’m getting a 5 gallon aquarium soon, what can I have in the tank. I have some amazon frogbit from one of my ither tanks because it’s growing in rlly fast but anything would be a good help. I would do a wild better but I don’t know what would do well in there. Thanks ?

 

[Essjay]

A betta (one of the fancy strains of Betta splendens) is the best option for a tank this size unless the water hardness is very high. Another possibility is a shrimp tank.
Most small fish which do not need a long swimming length are shoaling fish, and small shoaling fish do better in groups of 10+. This is too many for a 5 gallon tank, in my opinion.

 

[Fish4dawin]

As @Essjay said, a shrimp or betta tank would be ideal. I would suggest if you go with a betta, a pair of amano shrimp could work. They get to 3-4cm and shouldn't get picked on by the betta. Plus bettas love floating plants, or a leaf to rest on.