5 gall tank

[Ianab]

COMEON .. you know you'd have to have SOMETHING fishy in there...

Chocolate fish??

Seriously.. something with 'dwarf' on the front of it's name is probably a good start. Dwarf loach, cory, gourmai etc. Anything with Giant on the front is probably out

I used to breed White Cloud Mountain Minnows in my 5gal very successfully, and it currently has about 6 male guppys and a very small pleco in it. So yes you can actually keep some fish in that size tank, just think small.

Cheers

Ian

 

[dzb912]

Chocolate fish??

Seriously.. something with 'dwarf' on the front of it's name is probably a good start. Dwarf loach, cory, gourmai etc. Anything with Giant on the front is probably out

I used to breed White Cloud Mountain Minnows in my 5gal very successfully, and it currently has about 6 male guppys and a very small pleco in it. So yes you can actually keep some fish in that size tank, just think small.

Cheers

Ian

im guessing those are feeders
do they breed easily??
cud u show me pics of them please?

 

[Mystix212]

COMEON .. you know you'd have to have SOMETHING fishy in there...

I could also use it as a fish flake container. But seriously, I'd rather set up a tank of a greater magnitude than a 5G. Be it a fish tank or not, I still would not set up something that small were I would regulary view it.

 

[dzb912]

I could also use it as a fish flake container. But seriously, I'd rather set up a tank of a greater magnitude than a 5G. Be it a fish tank or not, I still would not set up something that small were I would regulary view it.

ok sorry i dont have 3 hundred or more bucks to spend on a fish tank
and its my friends tank
he also has a 55 gal

 

[Mystix212]

ok sorry i dont have 3 hundred or more bucks to spend on a fish tank
and its my friends tank
he also has a 55 gal

Who ever said a fish tank costs $300?

 

[Ianab]

im guessing those are feeders
do they breed easily??
cud u show me pics of them please?

Well not exactly feeders

But yes they are small fish, look similar to Neon Tetras but they are actually a type of carp. They are quite pretty and only grow to 1.5" long. They are egg layers but VERY easy to breed. They also dont need a heater in the tank as they aren't tropical, although you can keep them at cooler tropical temps.
To breed them you just need a pair of fish, some water and a heap of plants like Java moss and leave them too it.

Pics and more info here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Cloud_Mountain_Minnow

Cheers

Ian

 

[Ianab]

Here is a pic.

 

[dzb912]

my fish would love them
it would also be better than buying desiesed feeders
you think i could breed them in a 3 or 10 gall
im getting an extra 10 gall for my bday
and i have a pictope 3 gal im using for feeders

 

[dzb912]

Who ever said a fish tank costs $300?

because thats how much a nice sized tank costs

 

[Ianab]

my fish would love them
it would also be better than buying desiesed feeders
you think i could breed them in a 3 or 10 gall
im getting an extra 10 gall for my bday
and i have a pictope 3 gal im using for feeders

I'm sure you could breed them in a 10 gal no problem. It's just that you probably need a heck of a lot of them to actually feed anything. No problem getting them to drop 50 fry, but then you have to grow them someplace for 6 months untill they are more than just a snack.

because thats how much a nice sized tank costs

I think what Mystix means is that those small tanks cost a lot for what you get. The price of a 5 gal tank, add just a few more $$ and get a 20gal thats much more versatile and better value for money. For any newbie just starting out, avoid the 5 gal tank and just get a 20gal. Not much more cost, and you can actually keep some real fish in a 20gal

But if you already have a small tank, then no problem with setting it up with some small fish and sitting it on the end of the bookcase etc.

Cheers

Ian