Hi! I'm a high school senior going into college. I have a standard 5.5 gallon tank I would like to bring with me. My current stocking ideas are as follows.
1. A betta. My last betta recently died, and getting another is always an option. I'm not to keen on this however because I feel a 5 gallon tank is too small to house a full grown betta.
2. One or a pair of peacock gudgeons. I like this idea, because the gudgeon I used to have had a ton of personality, and stayed very small. I haven't kept one in several years though, so I'm not sure if they would be suitable for a five gallon tank. What do you guys think? Also, they might be harder to find locally.
2. One or more dwarf pufferfish. I love these tiny guys, but the last time I tried to keep them, I couldn't get them to eat anything, including tiny live snails. I tried everything, from frozen bloodworms, to live brine shrimp, but they still slowly wasted away. If I was going to buy these, I would ask to see them eat at the store. I have a steady supply of live snails, so that should help. Right now, this is my favorite choice, if I could be sure they would do well.
3. koolie loaches and sparkling gourami
The main qualities I'm looking for in a fish are somewhat colorful or fun to look at, and a bit spunky. The water here is very hard (think limestone). If you guys know of any other tiny fish you think would work, that would be awesome! Also, if you have any general maintenance tips for the above fish, I would appreciate any info. I'm considering turning this tank into a nano reef, but I think that would be to much maintenance for college, and I wouldn't have a steady supply of ro water.
Thank you so much for your time reading this post, and any suggestions you may have!
1. A betta. My last betta recently died, and getting another is always an option. I'm not to keen on this however because I feel a 5 gallon tank is too small to house a full grown betta.
2. One or a pair of peacock gudgeons. I like this idea, because the gudgeon I used to have had a ton of personality, and stayed very small. I haven't kept one in several years though, so I'm not sure if they would be suitable for a five gallon tank. What do you guys think? Also, they might be harder to find locally.
2. One or more dwarf pufferfish. I love these tiny guys, but the last time I tried to keep them, I couldn't get them to eat anything, including tiny live snails. I tried everything, from frozen bloodworms, to live brine shrimp, but they still slowly wasted away. If I was going to buy these, I would ask to see them eat at the store. I have a steady supply of live snails, so that should help. Right now, this is my favorite choice, if I could be sure they would do well.
3. koolie loaches and sparkling gourami
The main qualities I'm looking for in a fish are somewhat colorful or fun to look at, and a bit spunky. The water here is very hard (think limestone). If you guys know of any other tiny fish you think would work, that would be awesome! Also, if you have any general maintenance tips for the above fish, I would appreciate any info. I'm considering turning this tank into a nano reef, but I think that would be to much maintenance for college, and I wouldn't have a steady supply of ro water.
Thank you so much for your time reading this post, and any suggestions you may have!
