Stock Ideas For Nano Tanks
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Souvik Nag
A general rule of thumb is 4-6 fish are suitable to keep until their size is within 2"
Weekly more than 25% water change or daily a little bit of water change is a must.
A strong filtration system & heater is a must depending upon fish.
A strong filtration system & heater is a must depending upon fish.
In a 5-gallon tank, no more than 2-5 guppies can live healthily. Among them 1-2 should be males & rest should be females.
A planted nano tank is preferable for them.
A 5-gallon tank is perfect for one male betta fish. A shallow tank is better than a tall tank for betta.
Brown or soften water (made by Indian almond leaves) is good for betta.
A planted 5-gallon tank becomes exuberant with red cherry shrimp. 7-12 shrimps are suitable here.
They prefer to build colony in a nano planted tank. .
A 5-gallon tank is the most suitable for amano shrimp. A minimum of 7-10 shrimp can live there happily.
Try not to keep other live stock with amano shrimp in 5-gallon tank.
3-5 nos of mollies are suitable for a 5-gallon tank.
Try to keep eyes on them. Water change every week is a must for them.
3-4 neon tetras are suitable for a 5-gallon tank.
To keep them healthy a planted nano tank is recommended with a strong filtration system.
5-7 candinal tetra may fit in a 5-gallon tank depending upon other materials.
To keep all of them healthy 25-40% water change is mandatory every week.
4-6 nos of Harleyquin Rasboras are suitable for a 5-gallon tank. They prefer to swim in schools.
Regular a little bit of water changes are good
Pencil fish are perfect for nano tanks like 5-gallon. However, they are sensitive to the frequent change of water parameters.
A maximum of 5 pencil fish can be kept in 5-gallon tank.
3 nos of Pygmy Corydoras are suitable for a 5-gallon tank. A heavily planted tank is suitable for them.
They eat algae too. So keeping cory is actually beneficial