Fish For A 5 Gallon Hex

[Mønøs]

I recently setup my 5 gallon hex with sand, smooth rover rocks, and a single Ludwigia. I know the obvious choice is a betta, but i am tired of bettas and I want to try some new nano fish.

What are some possible suggestions?

 

[Amberleaf]

Hmm.... You could probably have a trio of male guppies.... Or they're so small.... Hmm.... How about platies? I have 4 platies & a male Betta in a 6-gallon, so no reason why 4 platies couldn't fit in a 5-gallon.

 

[vfg10]

hi
well you can check on
paradise fish, tetras, danios, guppies, and sparkling gouramis
maybe you will like one of those

 

[GAB99]

is it cycled?

of yes, then you could get 1 paradise fish

or a school 0f 6 ember tetras

or get 20 cherry shrimp

or wait and see what otheres put up.

 

[OneOnion]

Hm... Bettas have a lot of variety, there are many tail types besides the common veil tail: Double Tail, Plakat, Halfmoon, and Crowntail, to name a few. Just in case you didn't know.

Anyway, you could also keep 2-3 ADF's, or a colony of shrimp, or a single dwarf puffer(barely know what these are, but were suggested to me when I had a 5 gallon), a shoal of ember tetras, or some pygmy cories.

 

[OldMan47]

Some other choices are Heterandria formosa or golden teddies. They are two different very small livebearers.
Teddy female

teddy male

Heterandria female

Heterandria male

 

[Jenste]

have you considered african dwarf frogs? you could have 2 or 3 in the tank nicely and it would be something different for you

 

[soccermatt]

a small school of dwarf Rasboras might work. I saw them in the LFS today, they look pretty cool, and tiny.

 

[MrNiceGuy]

sparkling gourami
an african dwarf frog
and 3 or 4 ghost shrimp



thatd look nice, just get some hidin spots to make the frog and shrimp comfortable.