My Aqueon 2.5 gallon aquarium with 2 fish.

This is my Aqueon 2.5 gallon aquarium with an endler live bearer guppy and swordtail dalmatian molly. I got the tank and guppy free off Facebook marketplace last summer. The guppy is "Spike" and the molly is "Kirby" (He suctions up the food).
Spike is at least 3 years old. Kirby came from Petco last summer. They seem to get along fine.
The tank is very easy to keep up. I do a half water change every 1-2 weeks (usually weekly), wipe down the inside of the tank walls, and rinse the filter out. I've only changed the filter once so far, but it works fine. I do the water change using a siphon and bucket to be sure to get the debris off of the bottom. Using the over the side feature of the filter would not remove much, if any, bottom waste.

[@jamesb5838]

I would take out those rocks, add 0.5 inch Fluval substrate, 1 inch sand, and some plants.

[@ellesnyder942]

Thanks, but I like the fish, and I like easy upkeep. Not crazy about plants. The fish are healthy so I'm happy.

[@jamesb5838]

@ellesnyder942 it's not a lot of upkeep once the ball is rolling, but the startup cost is more I admit that. The planted tank will cycle and take care of itself, so you really will only need water changes. You could get little shrimps or snails too :)
Think about it, you will do good!

[@ellesnyder942]

@@jamesb5838 This tank couldn't be easier to keep up. It takes me maybe 5 minutes tops to siphon out 1/3 - 1/2 of the water, rinse the filter, wipe the inside of the plastic and refill the tank. I've had it as is since I got it 10 months ago, and the previous owner had it this way for at least 2 years. I don't see any benefit in making this tank more complex than it needs to be. I appreciate seeing aquariums that people enjoy putting that kind of effort into, but I am not into that. I know shrimp have their fans, but they're a bit too much like bugs to me.

[@weilimhing2655]

add live plants and a 2 or 4 shrimpsssss or prolly add another female if you want them to breed......

[@ellesnyder942]

Totally don't want them to breed. That's why his buddy's a boy and different type. No real plants...I keep it easy to siphon the bottom using river rock. I take out the plants when I siphon it.