5gallon Stocking Suggestions.
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u could do 5 otos and call it day. they dont eat regular flake food though so u would need to get them alagae wafers are fresh veggies 
If you want to keep the oto, you could still add some Heterandria Formosa, aka least killiefish. They are not kiliies but livebearers and are easy to care for. I have a nice sized colony of them going in a 10 gallon along with some pygmy cories and all is well.
A mature male here
and a mature female here
The female isn't much bigger than the male but I caught her closer to the camera. They reach an adult size of under an inch.
A mature male here
and a mature female here
The female isn't much bigger than the male but I caught her closer to the camera. They reach an adult size of under an inch.
I agree with least killies. I've had mine for months, and they haven't come close to overrunning their 10g.
Ok Think I figured out a couple options, will have to look around and read up more.
Understanding that these fish will not stay in the 5g forever.
Option 1:
1 Oto
5 Neons
Option 2:
1 oto
1 betta
Option 3:
1 oto
5 least killiefish
does option 1 seem to be pressing it?
Understanding that these fish will not stay in the 5g forever.
Option 1:
1 Oto
5 Neons
Option 2:
1 oto
1 betta
Option 3:
1 oto
5 least killiefish
does option 1 seem to be pressing it?
I would expect 5 neons to be alright in that little tank with proper filtration. They would be easier to find than the Heterandria.
Ok, I've been stocked up for about 2 weeks. With the 5 new neons.
But have run into something odd. I've been doing water changes 4 in total.
On the 2nd to last I had ratings of
Ammonia .25
Nitrate 5
Nitrite 0
Ph - 7.9 (Steady for a year).
Tonight I tested before the water change (like normal)
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 20
Nitrite 0
So I did a 40% water change.
After the change I figured I would do a test, just wondering how well the change was.
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 20
Nitrite 0
now I was like.. how? I just changed half the water, so I tested the tap. Nitrate 0
so I tested the tank 2 more times about in between 10 and 20.
So I am confused.. I assume I had a mini cycle which I was expecting. But I can't seem to get the nitrates to drop with a wc?
anyways here are some pics of the setup. The neons are semi active, they go around the bottom of the tank. They are crazy during feeding ( I feed small amounts of flake ). And the Tank Temp is at 79. Not sure why they stay under the heater near the left. (Sorry about the date on the photos)
But have run into something odd. I've been doing water changes 4 in total.
On the 2nd to last I had ratings of
Ammonia .25
Nitrate 5
Nitrite 0
Ph - 7.9 (Steady for a year).
Tonight I tested before the water change (like normal)
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 20
Nitrite 0
So I did a 40% water change.
After the change I figured I would do a test, just wondering how well the change was.
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 20
Nitrite 0
now I was like.. how? I just changed half the water, so I tested the tap. Nitrate 0
so I tested the tank 2 more times about in between 10 and 20.
So I am confused.. I assume I had a mini cycle which I was expecting. But I can't seem to get the nitrates to drop with a wc?
anyways here are some pics of the setup. The neons are semi active, they go around the bottom of the tank. They are crazy during feeding ( I feed small amounts of flake ). And the Tank Temp is at 79. Not sure why they stay under the heater near the left. (Sorry about the date on the photos)
