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	What can I put in a 5 1/2 gallon?
SJinNJ Fish Addict Posts: 568 Kudos: 447 Votes: 16 Registered: 21-May-2003	Other than a betta is there anything I can keep in a 5 1/2 gallon? My son won the tank at a tricky tray. I wouldn't have bought one this small.
Posted 12-Jun-2015 14:17
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2665 Kudos: 1018 Votes: 3791 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	You could keep a small school of the smaller tetras maybe. Something like cardinals or glow lights but no more than 6-10 at a time to avoid overcrowding. Or you could try some of the shrimps like cherry or ghost shrimp if they're available in your area. "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 13-Jun-2015 14:28
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	A few male guppies would be a good choice too. ><>
Posted 14-Jun-2015 11:28
aqh88 Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 31 Votes: 6 Registered: 01-Aug-2004	Shrimp, the smaller species of applesnail, betta, a few guppies or platies, endler's livebearers, I don't really like putting schooling fish in a 5g but many fit some of the very small tetras, small gouramis-I had a 5g of sparkling gouramis or you could do 1 dwarf much like a betta, killifish-a bit more advanced to keep, dwarf puffer-need frozen food, african dwarf frogs... Some of it will depend on filtration.
Posted 15-Jun-2015 20:34


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