5 Gallon Tank

if the females are an inch or so long, what kind of ratio would be good? Most fish (i thought) do best with more females than males, so how would htat work with a small tank like this? What about fry? Everytime you recommend these fish I get more and more interested in finding some!
 
tricksterpup said:
Ok, basically the UG, toss gravel on it and that is it. it runs via air bubbles as the same with a sponge filter. These filters use bacteria for the filtration. If you go with a sponge, it sits in the corner and that is it.

As for heaters, these guys do not need any heaters and I recommend against it. The tank will get to warm for them since they are Native to the US and they tend to do better in 70-78 temps.
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Do I ever need to change and/or clean filter media in the sponge filter? Or do I just leave it be?
 
I think I'm sold on the 10-15 Least Killifish, but thanks anyway. So, for a Sponge filter, do I change/clean the filter media or just leave it be?
 
Id rinse the sponge part out in a container of used tank water every so often. Replace when falling apart.
 
test4echo said:
So, it's just a sponge? No chemical media, like carbon?
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Nope its all biological.
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Hey, I am planning on buying a five gallon hex as well, and I too have a few questions on stocking, I was thinking one of these combinations. Please don't flame me if it's too much, i'm sorta new, but I know a lot about fish. Would one of these work? (With an under ground filter)
~1 sparkling gourami
~3 long finned leopard danios
~Possibly one guppy

~1 male betta
~3 neon tetras/3 long finned leopard danios

~1 german blue ram

~1 german blue ram
~3 long finned leopard danios

~3-4 bumble bee gobys

~2-3 dwarf pufferfish
 
betta_fantasy said:
Hey, I am planning on buying a five gallon hex as well, and I too have a few questions on stocking, I was thinking one of these combinations. Please don't flame me if it's too much, i'm sorta new, but I know a lot about fish. Would one of these work? (With an under ground filter)
~1 sparkling gourami
~3 long finned leopard danios
~Possibly one guppy

~1 male betta
~3 neon tetras/3 long finned leopard danios

~1 german blue ram

~1 german blue ram
~3 long finned leopard danios

~3-4 bumble bee gobys

~2-3 dwarf pufferfish
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the gobies would need brackish water

you could fit one dwarf puffer in, but no others, theyre too territorial. Some people would say you could try 2 if you had LOTS of plants, but I wouldnt.

If you did a betta, you wouldnt want anything with long flowy fins, but may be able to have 2 or 3 small fish, like neons, ir maybe a cory or two.

Dont know enough about g. blue rams, but Im pretty sure someone else here who does will respond!
 
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