Hi!
I am considering purchasing a 5-gallon dorm aquarium:
Marineland 5-gallon Crescent Aquarium System
with the addition of a small heater. I don't want to go much larger, as I have limited space and will need to be able to move the tank easily.
I have kept fish before, but am unfortunately finding information on fish stocking that is only consistent in that it is highly contradictory.
1. I would like to stock the tank with live plants, and although I am experienced with tanks I am not with aquarium plants. Can you recommend one or several plant types that would go well with the fish below?
2. Post-cycling, I am first of all planning to purchase a male betta.
3. I love otocinclus catfish, and simply cannot find a reliable source for whether they would be able to live healthily in a well-managed 5 gallon tank, with supplemental algea wafers and veggies. I would love to have enough to watch them school together, which would seem like it would require at least four, but I definitely do not want to overload the tank.
4. I also like African Dwarf Frogs, but I am definitely feeling like even one would be overloading the tank. However, with careful management, would I be able to keep a pair?
5. If the otos simply cannot be kept healthily in this tank, can you recommend a snail type that will not breed crazily or grow too large?
6. Would an Oscar Enterprises Hatch N Feed Brine Shrimpery kit be a viable option to produce live treats for these fish?
I think it would be too large for my tank though D:
Thank you very much for your time, and any help you can offer!
I am considering purchasing a 5-gallon dorm aquarium:
Marineland 5-gallon Crescent Aquarium System
with the addition of a small heater. I don't want to go much larger, as I have limited space and will need to be able to move the tank easily.
I have kept fish before, but am unfortunately finding information on fish stocking that is only consistent in that it is highly contradictory.
1. I would like to stock the tank with live plants, and although I am experienced with tanks I am not with aquarium plants. Can you recommend one or several plant types that would go well with the fish below?
2. Post-cycling, I am first of all planning to purchase a male betta.
3. I love otocinclus catfish, and simply cannot find a reliable source for whether they would be able to live healthily in a well-managed 5 gallon tank, with supplemental algea wafers and veggies. I would love to have enough to watch them school together, which would seem like it would require at least four, but I definitely do not want to overload the tank.
4. I also like African Dwarf Frogs, but I am definitely feeling like even one would be overloading the tank. However, with careful management, would I be able to keep a pair?
5. If the otos simply cannot be kept healthily in this tank, can you recommend a snail type that will not breed crazily or grow too large?
6. Would an Oscar Enterprises Hatch N Feed Brine Shrimpery kit be a viable option to produce live treats for these fish?
I think it would be too large for my tank though D:
Thank you very much for your time, and any help you can offer!