What would YOU do with a 5 gal?
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i would put 1 (or two if thats possible dont know if you can) dwarf frogs, a black apple snail, and a blue male betta. then a small rock cave and 2 or 3 plants like an anubanis nana or something similar in size and something a lil taller like cabomba. well in my head it looks good, i've kinda wanted a betta
I'd ignore it, and buy bigger..
However if such a plan couldn't work (funds etc), I'd plant it thickly with small plants, and keep a betta and a few pygmy cories, or keep a shoal of something small (less than an inch), possibly Microrasbora kubotai, or a few male guppies.
However, as I said, unless something really inspiring hit me on what to do with it, I'd ignore it and buy bigger.
However if such a plan couldn't work (funds etc), I'd plant it thickly with small plants, and keep a betta and a few pygmy cories, or keep a shoal of something small (less than an inch), possibly Microrasbora kubotai, or a few male guppies.
However, as I said, unless something really inspiring hit me on what to do with it, I'd ignore it and buy bigger.
Smaller tanks have their place. Currently mine is used for the fiddler crabs in my sig. I'd eventually like to plant it off and maybe put a beta in it though it could go in my 1g thats empty atm and leave the 5g as a hospital/quarantine tank.
In your sig you said you want a 5g breeder so make it into one of those
In your sig you said you want a 5g breeder so make it into one of those
yea, i have a 45 gallon right now, so any desire to go "biggeR" would probably be a 125 gallon long.
I was thinking ( and tell me what you think ) of having a 5 gallon breeder, densely planted, and also could be used as a quarantine tank or even just a "plant farm" for growing extra plants. I like plants haha.
The reason I was enticed by the 5 gal is just because it came with everything for 29 bucks. if I could get a 10 gallon tank plus hood and light for 30-40 bucks, I might do it.
it might be cool to have it stocked with tall plants like cabomba in rows (like corn-stalk style) with fish that swim around in between. Then throw some shrimp in there.
I was thinking ( and tell me what you think ) of having a 5 gallon breeder, densely planted, and also could be used as a quarantine tank or even just a "plant farm" for growing extra plants. I like plants haha.
The reason I was enticed by the 5 gal is just because it came with everything for 29 bucks. if I could get a 10 gallon tank plus hood and light for 30-40 bucks, I might do it.
it might be cool to have it stocked with tall plants like cabomba in rows (like corn-stalk style) with fish that swim around in between. Then throw some shrimp in there.
How did that work out? I think I'm going to do that with one of my 10G Tanks.
I just set up one of them, with a simple aquascape using home sifted gravel, and a filter. I just need a heater, and lighting, I'm going to start a separate journal for that, create a dwarf hairgrass carpet and breed guppies and red cherry shrimp in it.
then I'm going to use one or both of the other two 10g for propagating or just growing a plant forest so to say.
I just set up one of them, with a simple aquascape using home sifted gravel, and a filter. I just need a heater, and lighting, I'm going to start a separate journal for that, create a dwarf hairgrass carpet and breed guppies and red cherry shrimp in it.
then I'm going to use one or both of the other two 10g for propagating or just growing a plant forest so to say.