My Five Gallon

[RadaR]

Personally, 3 females, 1 male. or 4 males.

 

[OneOnion]

Personally, 3 females, 1 male. or 4 males.

Alright. Thanks. That's what I'll get, then.

EDIT: How about 1 female guppy, one male guppy, and a Honey Gourami? WHould that work? I heard from the pet store guy that the Guppy's tail would aggravate the Honey Gourami? And will there be enough room more importantle.

P.S. You can only put specifically Ember Tetras in the tank, not any other kind of tetras? And how many tetras could I p[ut in there?

 

[RadaR]

No can do with the 1 male and 1 female guppy. Males can be boisterous to the females, therefore you should have 2-3 females per male so the aggression is spread amongst them instead of focused on only one.
I wouldn't have a Honey on it's own anyway. They are sociable.
I mentioned Ember Tetras because they are so tiny. Any tetra from 2cm-3cm should be fine though. Check out the fish index on this forum.

 

[Curiosity101]

I disagree that you should put any honey gourami in that sized tank.
There just isn't enough swimming room to comfortably house one in my opinion... But if you were going to put one in then it would be better to have two as it's not bioload which is the issue.

And if you were going down the guppy route, stick to an all male group.
In such a small tank and a mixed sex group it could easily lead to large numbers of fry and therefore water quality issues.

 

[OneOnion]

Alright, I'll just do 4 male guppies then, I don't want any aggression in my tank.

 

[rmanpf]

yah, gouramis will get aggressive if they are in anything smaller than a ten gallon

 

[NathanS]

Looking like a nice first tank! However, I must say that when I first kept shrimp a few years ago and we added them to a new-ish tank, they all died within a few days of eachother - simply because they couldn't handle the trace amounts of ammonia and nitrites that were still present from the cycle.

 

[~T~]

If you are looking to breed the shrimp then chances are the guppies will eat most if not all the shrimplets.

 

[swordtailz]

Never had a gourami before, so I don't know about the swimming room. As for fish to put in it, I really enjoy watching Ghost Shrimp. You should get about 7 of those and watch them swim around. They also, clean your tank.

If you want fish, I would go with some Zebra Danios, they are pretty hardy fish.

 

[OneOnion]

Looking like a nice first tank! However, I must say that when I first kept shrimp a few years ago and we added them to a new-ish tank, they all died within a few days of eachother - simply because they couldn't handle the trace amounts of ammonia and nitrites that were still present from the cycle.

Thanks. I don't know what to do, though. Should I let the shop keep the shrimp I ordered for a few weeks while the tank finishes cycling?

If you are looking to breed the shrimp then chances are the guppies will eat most if not all the shrimplets.

Yeah I knew that but I don't want all of them to survive, only like a few.

Never had a gourami before, so I don't know about the swimming room. As for fish to put in it, I really enjoy watching Ghost Shrimp. You should get about 7 of those and watch them swim around. They also, clean your tank.

If you want fish, I would go with some Zebra Danios, they are pretty hardy fish.

I was thinking of Zebra Danios, but they school and they get kinda big so I don't think it would be fair for the fish to have like 6 in a 5 gallon.

 

[indigoj]

Danios are definitely not suitable! Glad the original poster realises this.

 

[KingOfTheSea]

Are you sure the plants are aquatic. I had some similar that were very rigid. If they hold themselves up out of water, bin them.

 

[OneOnion]

Are you sure the plants are aquatic. I had some similar that were very rigid. If they hold themselves up out of water, bin them.

I think they're fine, they're already making roots . If they start rotting or anything I'll take em out. They seem to be doing well, though.

 

[KingOfTheSea]

Are you sure the plants are aquatic. I had some similar that were very rigid. If they hold themselves up out of water, bin them.

I think they're fine, they're already making roots . If they start rotting or anything I'll take em out. They seem to be doing well, though.

OK cool. I think they may be semi aquatic not sure although yeah keep an eye on them

Also have you thought about a Betta?

 

[taylorgs8]

Alright, I'll just do 4 male guppies then, I don't want any aggression in my tank.

I just recently got a 10 gallon and put 8 male guppies in there which are doing very well!