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Got a spare 5 gallon

Do you mean mollies Tokis-Phoenix???

I think u might! Id think guppies would make it in a 5gallon. Providing its filtered properly! But i like the idea of a single betta and some shrimp! :nod:
 
i think a betta and some shrimp and snails sounds good!
you cant reely fit much else in there!

some people divide 5 gals and have 2 bettas but it might be a bit small ask the betta people if its too small for tow im not positive! :lol:
 
You could go with 6 or 8 pygmy corys, which are more of mid to bottom dwellers opposed to most other corys, which stay pretty much to the bottom. They stay small, and are a little more active during the day.

Tolak
 
You could do 5 guppies, I have no idea what Tokis-Phoenix is talking about saying guppies get to be 2 inches, they most certainly do not. Most of the males that I have are barely one inch anyways. That is because of the short life span I assume, they usually life for 6-8 months, unless you buy them from a breader, or the ones at the petstores where they only sell the males of the breed. They you can breed them with either a wild female, which would be the best bet, or a diffrent female to spread out the blood lines and not make them so inbreed.
 
Just think of 5 one inch guppies in a 5 gallon. It looks fairly cramped and in my opinion, boring.

Not sure who said this, but bettas absolutely DO NOT prefer smaller spaces. They live in huge rice paddies that are considerably deep. They have tons of swimming space. They can STAND smaller spaces, but that doesn't mean they prefer them.
 
wrs said:
You could do 5 guppies, I have no idea what Tokis-Phoenix is talking about saying guppies get to be 2 inches, they most certainly do not. Most of the males that I have are barely one inch anyways. That is because of the short life span I assume, they usually life for 6-8 months, unless you buy them from a breader, or the ones at the petstores where they only sell the males of the breed. They you can breed them with either a wild female, which would be the best bet, or a diffrent female to spread out the blood lines and not make them so inbreed.
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Nope im positive i've got 2inch guppys, and they're females too.
Ah well, the person here apparently doesn't want guppys anyways.
 
BettasRFriends said:
Well I also thought of splitting the 5 gallon but the current would be waaay too strong unless I can find a solution to slow the current down. How about just all out plants? I mean fish are the optionals since I've always wanted a planted tank no matter how small.
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There is a solution to your "current" problem, pun intended. :fun:

There is a posting in the DIY section for breaking up the current from a standard HOB filter. Of course I can't find the post now, but it involved cutting up a 2L bottle, mounting it to the HOB and using the curve to break up the water.

I wouldn't split the 5G and put 2 bettas in. It is possible and they will probably be happy, but one would look so much better in a heavily planted tank. To add movement I would put an ADF or two in there. And maybe an apple snail.

Just my 2 cents
 
I would plant it up nicely and get a very bright male betta. Then add some ghost shrimp. They'd have plenty of places to hide, and if the betta did snack on one, they aren't very expensive and are a great food. :thumbs: Or you can do what I did with one of my 5 gallons before, I planted it very nicely and attempted at breeding ghost shrimp. Two of them carried around eggs, but they turned brown and I don't know what that meant. :dunno: I gave up on breeding them and just let them do whatever. :lol:

I would agree that that guppies would not be suitable for a 5 gallon. I mean 2 or 3 would be okay, but you are planting it heavily which gets rid of most of the swimming room. Guppies are quite active fish, and one of my females is about an inch and a half. I have seen males that are close to two inches. This is not their average size, but it is possible they could get that large.

In the end, it is YOUR tank. Pick what you think would be happiest in a planted 5 gallon. :thumbs: Good luck.
 
FishEnthusiast said:
I wouldn't split the 5G and put 2 bettas in. It is possible and they will probably be happy, but one would look so much better in a heavily planted tank. To add movement I would put an ADF or two in there. And maybe an apple snail.
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i think that sounds like a great idea
how about
*have a sand substrate
*mabe some driftwood or a nice rock as a center piece
*plant it

than add
a betta
and some shrimp or adfs or snails?

heres some pics i found to show small tanks can look great

i LOVE this one its so cool
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Tanks/Tan...-lw2004feb3.jpg

http://fish.orbust.net/forums/uploads/post-22-1084270580.jpg

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Tanks/Tankpics/tk-lisa1.jpg
 
I was thinkin about what Germansheperd said but sand substrate might be hard for the plants. Well I've been thinkin and here's what I've thought of so far:
One crazy lookin male betta
Sand substrate (or maybe just a bit of gravel and carpet plant like riccia or moss)
The plants (of course)
A very small driftwood or a natural looking cave

Those are very nice tanks. I couldn't believe those two were 5 gallons. They look so very nice. Thanks guys.
 
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