YES! You Can Keep ONE of These AMAZING Fish in a 5 Gallon! 5 Options!
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
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I just love Bettas! Mine is in his own planted 6.7 gallon setup with a few mystery snails and a red ramshorn that appeared out of nowhere. He constantly interacts with us and he's so curious about everything. He reminds me of a nosey dog lol.
I have my betta in a 20 gall with a few mollies. 2 weeks ago I put the mollies outside for the warm season. Betta stopped swimming and sat at the bottom of the tank moving only to eat a little. So yesterday I put him outside. You'd think it was a family reunion.
Oh my gosh! How cute!!
@@thesmallscape they are in a 30 gal tub all chilin. He loves eating mosquitos when they land on the surface to lay eggs. He has come close to jumping out to catch them. Its pretty cool.
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I have a sparkling gourami in my 25 gallon community tank and even if it’s one of the smallest fish in it, it is my absolute favorite fish in the entire tank. So much personality and just sticks out from the tank. (I’m slightly biased towards gouramis since they are my absolutely favorite species of fish)
I got my betta from KG! She’s so pretty and has so much personality and I’ve had her for about half a year now. Love to support businesses that take good care of their bettas 😁
Very nice, what a great list of really cool fish especially the Scarlet Badis and the Peacock Gudgeon. They’re stunning 🤩
Hi Joanna
I have had a pea puffer. Just one named him Kermit. He has since passed but thinking of getting another one. Great choices. I love the last tiny one you mentioned. Very cute. Thank you and enjoy your weekend 🐟
Great video! 💖💖💖 Love the suggestions!
Love this list thank you!!
Love all those choices, another great video!!
I have a single pea puffer "Gazoo" in a 5 gallon tank. He has plants, wood and a tunnel to play in...it's a creative tank..he's my favorite fish.
Good morning!! Thanks for the recommendations :)
Great video!
I have a pea puffer in a planted 5 gallon. When we got him, he was so tiny we always had to look for him among the plants, like looking for Waldo in the children's books "Where is Waldo?", so that's how he got his name. Waldo is a very curious guy and always watching when you are near his tank, "helicoptering" up and down. His favorite foods are brine shrimp and bloodworms and of course- snails! (but I can't watch him sucking them out of their shells, I feel bad for them).
Of course we have Bettas, some alone in 5 gallon tanks and some in bigger community tanks.
My Peacock Gudgeon are in a group and so pretty, but kind of shy. They need their Glowlight Tetra friends to help them come out from hiding.
Never had Scarlet Badis, but I'm tempted. Sparkling Gouramis? Maybe.
I had a single female peacock gudgeon along with 18 pygmy corys and a bamboo shrimp in my 15g, and it was a very harmonious tank. Lots of plants and stones along with botanicals really helped the pygmy corys feel secure. I actually prefer the look of the female peacock gudgeon better than the male because of the black stripe on the caudal fin on the females
I loved this video! The fish options were gorgeous! I have had bettas, but as I am stiing up a new tank, I was looking for new ideas! I am thinking scarlet baddas!!!
Good morning Joanna!! What a great question. I'm so excited to be in the world of Nano tanks. Of course I've always kept bettas but now I'm loving other options for stocking our 5 gallon tanks!
I just received a new fish, a Betta Mahachaiensis. I've watched our friends Kasia Creative Pet Keeping and Taylor Simply Betta to learn a little more about him 💝
I love Peanut the coworker. She is so adorable💝
Oh my goodness I've been looking at KGs website for quite a while, it's so hard to choose so I keep asking myself which one really catches my eye the most and I think it's the blue rimmed betta with the Snow White Platinum body, they are so beautiful 😍 someday I'm going to get me one 🎉😁
The little peacock gungeon is such a beautiful little fish. I never realized they can got the little hump on their head, I'm with you I think it makes it adorable! One of the fish that is definitely on my wish list!
I've always been fascinated by the pea puffers, they look so magical to be potential little stinkers 😂😍
That's really cool about the sparkling or croaking gourami and the sounds they make! Another beautiful choice 😍
The Scarlet Badis is such a stunning little fish too! I would definitely try any of these little fish. It would be cool to have all kind of different Nano tanks set up with different little fish in them!! A little Nano collection 😁
I have one little community 5 gallon with rice fish, shrimp, and Vienna Guppies that are small (kind of like endlers) It really is a neat tank... it looks like a big aquarium that has been shrunk down 😂❤️
Thanks for another wonderful video Joanna!
I missed you guys so much Wednesday night, our internet has been going in and out. Being in the camper it's not picking up very well. so I'm going to have to get my own to use out here!!
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and enjoying all the new fish you have!! Love and blessings to you all!!🙏🌿🐟🌿🥰❤️
Mary, you would love the scarlet badis. I posted a video with mine recently and it only sort of does him justice. He is just the cutest little fish and he keeps me company while I'm on my computer. You never really think just how much happiness a little fish can give you.
The sparkling gourami actually differentiates from the croaking gourami due to having more vibrant colours and grows much smaller than croaking gouramis. Sparkling gouramis can up to 1.5 inches and croaking gouramis can grow up to 2.5-3 inches. Great video!
Just getting back into the hobby and this video was very helpful. Thanks!
SO happy to hear it and welcome back!! 🐠
Hi Joanna,
I have seriously been thinking about getting a Pea Puffer. This came out at just the right time! 🐡
Really?! 🙌Gosh, they are just THE cutest. ☺️
Oooh exciting! I have a 7 gallon cycling just now. Meant to be neocaridina but maybe I could reconsider/get another tank 🤣
☺️ always room for more! 🤭😆
Definitely get another tank! 😏😉😁
I just found your channel after following Jason’s Prime Time Aquatics. I like how you focus on smaller setups and have great tips for aquascaping - and wear cool tshirts 🤣👍 Digging the optimus prime ⭐️ Thank you!
Love your choices, may have to try
Fabulous list! I love all your choices, and am seriously tempted to get a 5 gal, even without a reasonable place to put it. 😕
Love my little gems ☺️. Hands down my favorite fish.
I love your videos! My son brought me a pea puffer recently. I’ve never had one before. She is in a 5 gallon tank and just recently staring to come out when someone comes near to the tank. Really cute fish! I also recommend Betta’s from KG Tropicals. I have a beautiful grizzle female and a samurai male both in ten gallon aquariums. You have me thinking about a peacock gudgeon in the future!
Hi Tamara! A pea puffer! Oooh - how fun!! I’m so glad to hear she’s starting to come out more! And I bet your bettas are gorgeous - I do love the samurai. ☺️
I'm not allowed to look at Lisa's bettas anymore 😪
But only because I want so dang many of them, they're SO gorgeous. What a great list you put together for a 5g.
Never thought about a gudgeon, that would be cool.
Hope you had a great weekend.
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Love it. I am personally looking for Tiger Teddys for my 5.5. Had a pair, and lost them for unknown reasons. Took me a year to find those.
Just set up a 16g was going to stock white clouds and my docile betta but seeing the peacock gudgeon I'm having second thoughts now.
Hi Joanna :) Great list! 🐠
Perfect timing! I just cleared out my 5g desk tank and was looking for some new stocking options.
Hello! Cleared out meaning got rid of the fish in it?
@@bobbda I've been using it as a grow out tank, and the fish got big enough to go into my 40 breeder.
Woohoo!!! Let me know what you decide, fun options for little groups too!
@@thesmallscape I've had white cloud minnow fry, endlers, and a young molly. I'm gathering supplies to upgrade to a 10, just looking for a big piece of foam to make a matten filter... got any tips/videos on that?
Hello Joanna 😁 I currently have or have had all of the fish you've highlighted here. I do not currently have any Badis species ☹️ I really like all of these fish, but I have only housed male bettas and puffers alone. They are the only fish my hubby is "understanding" with being housed alone in a tank but wished I loved other species more! LOL, when I had 10 male betta tanks, he was not too thrilled. 🤣
Video Idea! Maybe? What are good plants we can use to decorate the OUTSIDE of our aquariums in our nano nooks :)
Inside/outside suggestions too ... the plants you can have in your tanks, but spilling out around them. Pothos, obviously (so many varieties!), plus peace lilies, and so many more...
@@pjp9383 , yes. Absolutely! I would definitely like to see something like this. Plants have such a way of enhancing our aquariums both inside and out.
Great video. I kept my sparkling gouramis in a group of three, but I'm guessing they were all males because they would spar a bunch. And boy did they ever croak. I think that was how they competed. I really enjoyed them. Unfortunately they fought too much, now I only have one and he is much better alone. He doesn't croak anymore but he seems at peace.
I have a scarlet badis in my 5.5 gallon desk tank and love him. He is the most inquisitive fish I've had, up there with the sparkling gourami, and I just love the way he stops and starts, then darts about the aquarium. Recently posted a video of the tank with him in it. He's called the tank home for almost 4 months now. He feeds on the daphnia in the tank. Recommend these guys for sure!
I’ve had pea puffers before. Love these little dudes.
Now I want a 5 gallon with a Peacock Gudgeon, lol! I never thought about going with anything smaller than a 10 gallon tank, but I would love to have something on my computer desk....That and I bet it would be fun to scape a tank that size. Great list and as always, awesome content! Thanks!
Oh, that would be super fun and what a great work buddy! I think you would enjoy scaping a tank that size, I know I do! ☺️
Here’s some others I would try, Pygmy sunfish chili rasbora school, but my favorite is the pea puffer.
Thanks Joanna! Great ideas.
☺️ Happy Weekend, Wendi!
@@thesmallscape Back at cha! 😎
Really enjoyed thus video. I watched it 3 times just to really study the different options. I have been thinking about setting up a desk tank at work and enjoyed seeing the choices. I think the scarlet badis or sparkling gourami would be my pick.
honey gourami is also a good choice very cute and one of my favorite fish.
5gal fluval spec with 3 betta sorority, and 2 Pygmy Cory looks good
I’ve had sparkling gouramis(heard them croak), Betta and currently have a pea puffer in a 10g tank. Definitely would like to try a gudgeon or Badis.
thanks for this awesome list. didnt know scarlet badis and peacock gudgeon could be kept in 5gal. i have one 5 gallon tank right now, its my first ever tank. only has shrimp right now but once they start breeding im going to get a few medaka rice fish, my all time favorite fish!
Nice job for aquascape
Thanks for the amazing and helpful video.
I keep a Betta in 5 gallon, he has shrimps as tank mates. His name is Jack, has 3 years old now and a great personality. But i have to keep him alone, he don't tolerate other fishes.
I really love him and i hope Jack will have a long happy life. 🤗
Lol 5:20 oh no it's the paparazzi. Thanks for the suggestions.
Always look forward for your videos…
That means so much to me, many thanks! ☺️
you guys are why i got my peacock gudgeons, but i didn't realize they could be in their own smaller tank! the females are especially friendly.
Yay! They are such beautiful little fish! ☺️
I just set up my 2nd tank the other day. It's a 5.5 gallon & I got a deep purple male veintail betta. I haven't named him yet but he has so much personality!
I really want to get a pea puffer, I've never kept one. The only fish from your list that I have kept is the betta. I hope you have an amazing weekend.
They are so adorable and fascinating to watch ☺️ thank you - I hope you do as well. ☺️
I love your list. The only one that I have kept is the betta. I need to step it up.
Haha! Well, let me know if you ever do ☺️
For someone who just has room or a desire for one fish and a small tank, you can do one of those Plug 'n Play Fluval Flex tanks and once it's scaped using your channel for guidance, the drop one fish in it and create a relationship with their new friend! Excellent video Joanna!!
i love the fluval tanks. personally i like getting a rimless tank and starting from scratch but their tanks are definitely an exception. set up a 5 gallon spec for my mom recently and its working great!
What do you think about Pygmy Sunfish or Killifish? Great bit of info though for small 5 gallon tanks.
I've been stuck between considering a gourami or a scarlet badis for a while now, waiting until my current occupants in my 10 gal pass from age until I make a new set up for a new fish.
I love Scarlet Badis! 😁
Suddenly feeling a need to start up my two empty 5 G tanks... uh oh
Haha. Uh ohhhhh - yayyyyy!!!
@@thesmallscape Worst influence ever!! ...in the best way. I have a $250 plant order on the way!!!
Cute selection! Will sparkling gouramis tolerate a pair of honey gouramis in a 45 gallon tank?
I have a 5 lowboy it has the footprint of a 10 but actually bigger but its ofc very short. I was thinking a trio of pea puffers could that possibly work? If not ill just get a croaking gourami. Good vid as always
all of these are amazing nano fish i have a beautiful red betta in a 5 gallon
Killi fish are great for fives! Jokes on me today trying to paint ( first time painting) the new grow out tank. I think I’m getting more paint on me then the tank.
I love killies!! And, yes, I kept them in a 5 too! Haha - have fun painting - that sounds about right. ☺️
5:00 Why am I more interested in that rock on the left more than the fish! 😆 Looks so cool, does anyone know what it is??
Looks like a Petoskey stone
I would love to set up a Spec tank for a sparkling gourami but my hubby would kill me if I got another tank.
I currently have 2 pea puffers in a 20 gallon. Of course, I have several bettas. Some of my bettas are in nano tanks and some are in community tanks. I have kept gourami before, but I don't have them now. I've been breaking down all my nano tanks. I just can't take care of them. I'm moving toward community tanks. Nothing smaller than a 20 gallon. Ultimately I would like to have nothing smaller than my 33 longs.
Have you ever tried keeping killifish? They are really great fish that most would do great in a 5 gallon tank. You can even breed many is that sized tank. I would suggest starting with fundulopanchax gardneri. Not many people keep them. It would be something different and exciting for your views. Their beauty will impress! Just remember to keep a tight lid on the tank.
how many in a 5 gallon?
@bones0109 with many species, you can keep a pair. Many people breed killifish in a 5 gallon.
I have a 6 gallon all set up but am torn between sparkling gourami and a pea puffer. ! Dirted and sand capped planted .. only one in 6 g? I have read they like to be grouped and oh my if your on a forum it’s like “you need a 20 g and 6 each lol! Which do you think would be the most visable and enjoyable ?
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Morning, Maestra.
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I believe that honey gourami are also able to be kept in a 5g. They're pretty, peaceful, and quite easy to care for!
yes i agree. super cute too, those feelers are just adorable
I like my fish to have friends in a community setting I think. All these options are intriguing though. I only struggle with the jumpers. I hate it when I find them all crisped up on the floor.
Yes, Whip. That’s a bad day right there. I mean for you and them. 🤭 HEY!! How do I get one of those SWEET mugs?!?? WTH?!? 😠🙏👀
@@thesmallscape You ask and... umm... give me your address or PO and I send you one. Ed's was a one of one, one of a kind for a one of a kind kind of guy, but I can make more. I'm playing with the colors.
The giant gourami is off in the corner. "Except me? What did I do?" 😔
This video came up when searching something unrelated. I learned about Peacock Gudgeons from you and Jason. I got 3 juveniles (1M/2F) who were ruthless with my male betta in a 20g, so I moved them to a 10g by themselves. Fast forward, now they're adults and have spawned once. The male is relentless in his quest to spawn again after eating the first batch about a week ago. Can I move one of them back into my 20g with my betta? There are also 6 Otos and some Nerites in there, but everyone is peaceful. The largest of the peacocks is female and she was the most vicious with my betta before when I had them together so she's likely not the best option. Best option might be the male. What do you recommend? ❤❤❤ Love you guys.
I truly wish the scarlet badis were easier to keep. The main issue is their diet, they pretty much only take live foods and ignore everything else.
Exactly the reason I don’t currently have any 😂
I would love a single sparkling gourami in a 5 gallon.
Searchinnggg forrr SNNNAAAILLLSSS....just what I need!!
Could apistogramma be kept in 5 gallon?
Hi - I wish! But really too active. ☺️
I could say I have a 5g but I'd be lying! I do have a 2 or 3 gallon cylinder tank on my desk but that's not why we're here today. I'll shut up and see what today's video wisdom is to be bestowed upon us.
Now that would be funny. Picture in Picture reaction video of you watching my video narrating your words of wisdom. 💪🙌😂
Are all of these okay for hard water?
Well, our water is around 10 degrees GH/KH and they all do great for us ☺️
A school a 7-9 micro rasboras could work too :)
Oh for sure, at some point I will do group stocking options for the 5. I just thought it would be fun to present a list of solitary fish that could handle the tank all by themselves ☺️
I wouldn’t recommend keeping pea puffers in anything smaller than a 20gallon long and in anything less that a shoal of 6 because they are a social fish
They can be social, yes.
Hey Miss Joanna I have a question for you. IDK if this has already been asked and answered, but, once you've glued Anubias nana petite to a piece of wood, can it safely be taken off? If so, then how? I want to take the wood out, but want to keep the Anubias in my tank. Somewhere. LOL.
Hi, Cathy! Sure it can! You can remove the Anubias and leave the glue attached - or just cut off the part of the rhizome that is covered in glue. But if there are any roots on that glued section, don’t discard, it quite possibly will continue to grow its little bitty self too!. ☺️
@@thesmallscape Oh cool. Do I need to leave the root in the glue? Or pull off the glue with root still in it? And then do I need to plant it or put it in water?
Trying to convert US gallons to UK gallons as there is a difference. Easier for me to work in litres. 5 US gallons is 18.92 litres or liters as you would spell it 😂. My smallest tank is 38 litres which is 10 US gallons. So I could get 2 pea puffers and two of everything else but the Betta, rather than one?
If you are able to buy or make a good divider (with no possibility of them slipping through or jumping over top) then you can keep 2 bettas. But a betta will also love having a whole 10g tank to themselves! I feel like the pea puffers would do better as a single or in a larger tank as a larger group, rather than the potential of a head-to-head if there are just two of them. Pretty standard practice to diffuse aggression by keeping larger groups of aggressive fish. But I've never kept pea puffers, so I don't know if my suspicion is correct.
HI!!! I'm getting a fish probably im going ro name ot Oliver
Nice! Love that name 😊
How was your experience with 2 pea puffers in a 5 gallon. Eenie and meenie seemed to do well :)
Hi! Yes, I kinda bent the rule with that one but I lucked out, they got along very well. ☺️
@@thesmallscape cool! I have a female, so I have an option to introduce another
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I would love to have a pea puffer again. I came home to an empty tank and water all over my carpet. It was not a good time
Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that. Not a good time for sure, I wish you good pea puffer times in the future 🙂
I would not put more than 1 small fish in 5 gal anyway
Scarlet batís isn’t a good idea for people since they need special foods . More for the expert type
I wouldn't consider myself an expert fishkeeper (intermediate, maybe?) But frozen food is readily available at Petsmart etc, as well as mom and pop aquarium stores. I mostly keep pretty basic fish - bettas, guppies, corydoras and a few extra other types - and I always keep a selection of frozen stuff on hand. Nothing very complicated about it, just pop a cube out to defrost (or shave a bit off a larger chunk of frozen food), and add it to the tank with tweezers. Biggest challenge would be getting the quantity right so as not to waste too much of it, if the only fish you had was a scarlet badis.