Stocking For A 5.5 Gallon Tank.

[RESGuy]

So I have a 5.5 gallon tank with about 1 inch of small gravel in it and I don't know what to get. Well actually I kind of do. I want to keep a few shrimp maybe different kinds (not to breed) For example, Cherry Reds and Amano Shrimp. Or like any inverts. I just want to read some suggestions and then come up with what I will get for my tank I can't set it up yet so I have a lot of time to research! I need to gather money to buy the filter and anyother things I may need for my tank (an air pump?) I suppose it depends on what I put in it.

Anyways, Thanks a lot guys!
Julian (RESGuy)

 

[eschaton]

My 5.5 has a pair of Dwarf African Frogs, Cherries, and a few Nerite/Malaysian Livebearing snails.

I also have Amano, but I keep them in my community tank. From what I understand mixing algae-eating shrimp species is bad in the long run. One invariably ends up better at eating algae and out-competes the other.

 

[three-fingers]

Dwarf crayfish.

editorry for the brief reply, was in a rush.

I think dwarf crayfish would be great for your tank, i've never had them(its only legal to own one type of crayfish here), but i would if i was able to(looking into a license for future...).
Check out these auctions: procambarus vioscai and cambarellus shufeldtii.
If your willing to import from Germany, you can even get orange ones(not dyed in any way!)orange German auction(live arrival guaranteed).

 

[RESGuy]

Really? You can keep frogs in such a small tank + other fish/snails/shrimp? If so, Ill look into it but Im not so sure I want a frog.

And thanks for the reply T-F Ill look through some info on Dwarf Crayfish . Are they legal in the U.S?

Oh nevermind I don't want to spend that much money on the crayfish. As I said before Im broke and it'll be hard to get money ... I'll see what I get on X-Mas Anyways guys, please keep the suggestions coming.


P.S. If I get algae eating shrimp what do I feed them when they eat all the algae ( algae wafers ?)?

 

[three-fingers]

Yep algae wafers would be good, but i would recommend other food too. They're not strict algae eaters, they just love the stuff. I fed mine catfish pellets and they loved those too, but they will eat pretty much whatever your fish eat .

 

[RESGuy]

What if I gave them Turtle Pellets? Would they eat that? It floats though ...

I don't like buying the Algae Wafers because its like $5+ per small bag. I could buy a large fish flakes can for that price lol (I know I am cheap but Im 14 so I don't have too much money hehe. But when I do get money I spend it all on my fish and tanks.) Last time I got money I bought the 5.5 gallon tank and gravel and bam it was all gone!!!

 

[three-fingers]

Lol, i know how it feels, being pretty much the same age as you .
Turtle pellets might be ok if you can get them to sink, just check the ingredients for copper.
For some reason some company's think its a good idea to put copper in their food

 

[RESGuy]

Okay thanks .. nah I don't think they will sink so I guess that's is a no. They are made especially to float for the turtles ... Ummm cool I didn't know you were young lol It's cool that you know so much Wish their were kinds like you where I live lol They're too busy with video games to care for a pet. Anyways I will check for copper in the ingredients anyways ...

 

[RESGuy]

Interesting ingredients in the turtle food.

Ingredients:
WHEAT STARCH, FISH MEAL, DRIED YEAST, SHRIMP MEAL, POTATO PROTEIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEHULLED SOYBEAN MEAL, WHEAT GLUTEN, MONOBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOYBEAN OIL, LECITHIN, L-LYSINE MONOHYDROCHILORIDE, ALGAE MEAL, ASCORBIC ACID (VIT.C), INOSITOL, NIACIN, L-ASCORBYL-2POLYPHOSPHATE (STABILIZED VIT.C), D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, A-TOCOPHEROL-ACETATE, RIBOFLAVIN-5-PHOSPHATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, MENADIONE SODIUM BISULFITE COMPLEX, CYANOCOBALMIN, CHOLECALCIFEROL, MANGANESE SULFATE, ZINC SULFATE, FERROUS SULFATE, COBALT NITRATE, ARTIFICIAL COLORS, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, ETHOXYQUIN AS A PRESERVATIVE.

See it has Shrimp Meal and Algae Meal so that's good. I thought some people might find that interesting (yes I just wrote all of that down!)