5Gallon Tank Stocking

[agk2000]

What on earth should I put in a 5 gallon tank that's fully cycled (fish in, but I moved them successfully to my other tank), I have no idea what I could put in it!?!?

 

[Ilovemybetta]

Betta's are a nice choice

 

[SamLovesCorys]

A betta?

Maybe a shoal of some of the smaller tetras?

 

[agk2000]

I'm sort of prejudice to bettas because I had one a few years back when I was 10 and it was boring (which I now realize was due to my little bowl I kept it in(fish cruelty I now know)) but possibly some tiny rasboras??? Just remembered they can be pretty small too.

 

[Ilovemybetta]

I'm sort of prejudice to bettas because I had one a few years back when I was 10 and it was boring (which I now realize was due to my little bowl I kept it in(fish cruelty I now know)) but possibly some tiny rasboras??? Just remembered they can be pretty small too.

Maybe you could fit rasboras, they are schooling fish, so they might be cramped, but it you don't have alot of decor, I think you could pull it off

 

[agk2000]

I'm thinking chilies since I can put 6 or 7 and they don't even grow a full inch each.

 

[Curiosity101]

Some of the boraras and micro rasbora are great miniature rasboras. However one downside is that with smaller shoalers they often stick to the mid-lower levels of the tank which can make the tank look empty.
A good idea is to youtube any fish you like the look of to see how they act in a real tank.

I'd recommend something like:
A pair of honey gouramis or similar single 'feature fish'. You've got to be careful if you pick a male/female pair of feature fish that you pick very peaceful fish.
A shoal of miniature fish like normans lampeyes
A group of pygmy cories/the small species of cories.

 

[agk2000]

Also a good possibility, or maybe I could use it as a fry tank for some endlers in my new 10g. So many options...

 

[Noahs ark6]

Shrimp and endlers

 

[TekFish]

You could always get some ember tetras they're like 3/4 inch or something like that.