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	5 gallon Quarantine Tank
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	I now have an empty 5 gallon tank that once housed a betta and I was thinking about possibly now using it as my quarantine tank. So my question is would a 5 gallon tank be large enough to use as a quarantine tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	That depends on what kind of fish you are keeping. If you have some kind of community tank with lots of little fish, then a 5 gallon would be big enough for one or two of them. However, if you have something like an oscar or an arowana, then you might have some problems.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
Iron Mike Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 26 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Dec-2004	I'm using a 5 gal for the same purpose. Right now I have a 3" African Cichlid in it. He's getting better and he seams to be quite happy by himself right now. I originally got the tank for a betta but the Cichlid got sick before (luckily I guess)I had a chance to add the Betta.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	Yeah, I have a 5 gallon q.t. I had 2 lace gouramis in there so it needed daily water changes. It wasn't cycled.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54


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