10 BEST FISH For 5 Gallon AQUARIUM

these are the top 10 fish we believe are best for a 5 gallon aquarium [Music] when fish keepers think about betas most think about the males because they have the fancy more full fins but don't sleep on the females they're amazing little fish too I have to admit I have a soft spot for female betas I have more of them than one person should have but I can't help it they're so cute and with the male's being so popular I feel bad for them because so many people pass right by them and go for the male's female betas have a ton of color and amazing personality which makes them an amazing little fish to keep and they can be perfectly happy in a five gallon tank with some plants and even a couple small tank mates if you want to know more about water parameters and more details on keeping betas stay tuned because I'm gonna talk about betas again on this list gotta talk about the boys later [Music] [Applause] freshwater shrimp are one of the hottest things going right now in the hobby they're super small really cute and they're available in tons of different colors they're super fun to watch and keep but they're not exactly for the beginner fish keeper so you might want to get some experience on how to keep an aquarium before diving into these with most of these shrimp being so tiny you can keep over a dozen and a 5 gallon tank but be aware that a lot of these shrimp will reproduce really fast so you might get overrun with them pretty quick I recommend using some type of air driven filtration for shrimp like sponge filters because it's really easy for your shrimp to get sucked right up into your power filters shrimp will always be on the hunt for food they'll do a great job picking an algae all day long but you still need to feed them I recommend heading over to flip aquatics calm and order some food made specifically for shrimp water parameters for the different types of shrimp can vary so when it comes to setting your pH water hardness and temperature that's going to totally depend on the type of shrimp you decide to keep so do your research before you buy them [Music] guppies are one of the most popular fish in the aquarium hobby and for good reason they're super colorful extremely active and they breed like rabbits and can tolerate a wide range of water parameters which makes them perfect for beginner fish keepers but these are really small so having several of them in a five-gallon there's no problem but you do have to be careful they breed constantly so with a 5 gallon I recommend keeping only males or only females the male's look a little different than the females they're not quite as big and their fins aren't as whole but there's still really nice-looking fish Guppies aren't finicky eaters at all they'll usually take a good quality flake food or some furs and brine shrimp every once in a while for Guppies you'll want to keep your pH around neutral the temperature from 75 to 80 to just keep up with routine maintenance [Music] chili Raz borås are absolutely adorable little fish that has bright red and black stripes that go all the way down its body they're a schooling fish so you'll want to get at least six to eight of these little guys but don't worry it's not gonna be too much on your tank they only get about three quarters of an inch long if you do your job as a fish keeper and keep the water nice and clean you could even have a dozen or so of these in a five gallon tank these are pretty easy little fish to keep and they can tolerate a range of different parameters but try to keep your temperature around 78 to 80 and a pH anywhere from 6 to 7 chili rice borås are another great candidate for a sponge filter rather than a power filter they don't like a ton of water movement and they're not super strong so you don't want them getting sucked up into your filter feeding chili razz bores is pretty simple give them a quality tropical flake and maybe throw in some hikari micro pellets that'll keep them fat and happy [Music] as I said earlier betas are my absolute obsession right now everyone likes the male betas and I totally understand that because these fish look like fine pieces of art the way their fins flow and with all the different colors but the other thing about betas that makes them so appealing is the fact that they're super easy to keep and if you put them in a five-gallon you'll be doing much better and the most beta keepers out there betas have a labyrinth organ which allows them to breathe air but you still need to provide them with some water movement from a filter or an air stone feeding betas is super easy because there's tons of food made just for them like bug bites and flakes I choose to feed my betas freeze-dried foods and frozen foods but my betas are all pretty spoiled so what can I say filter the tank well keep your pH around neutral in the temperature 78 to 82 and feed them well and your beta will easily be around for three to five years or even longer [Music] and lers live bears look very similar to Guppies and it makes sense because they are related in fact you'll hear a lot of people call these fish endler Guppies these fish are one of the best little fish in the whole hobby because they're super tiny super cute and super easy to keep this doesn't mean you can be lazy though you've still got to do your best to keep the water as clean as possible but endless can tolerate quite a bit they're only gonna get about an inch long so it's not a big deal to keep six or eight of them in a 5-gallon tank but here's the thing unlike a lot of fish on this list and lers aren't schooling fish so you can put them in the tank with other types of fish and they'll be fine antlers are very Hardy fish and they can tolerate a wide range of parameter so it literally makes them one of the perfect fish for beginners the biggest question I've always had is why do they call them end lers live bears the person who originally collected these fishes name was endler I get that but why the live bear added to the end got these are live bears we don't call them Guppies live bears does anyone call mollies Molly live bears I don't know if you know the answer to that let me know in the comments below in the meantime I'm just gonna call an end lers [Music] white cloud minnows are colorful and adorable little schooling fish that get an inch to a little over an inch in length they like to be in groups of four to five at least and the male's will have brighter fins and slimmer bodies than the females Wow go figure right white clothes are another fish that can tolerate a wide range of water parameters but they're cold water fish you won't want to keep them with fish that like warmer temperatures like Guppies but they'll go great with cooler water fish like Dan use just as with all nano fish it's important to keep your water clean with white clouds nano tanks can get fouled up pretty fast because they're so little water so stay on a routine maintenance schedule keep them fat and happy with some good tropical flakes and these will be some fun little fish to keep [Music] mber tetras are another adorable little tetra that's super easy to keep they're only gonna get about an inch long so keeping them in a five gallon is no problem but they are a schooling fish with ember Tetris the more the merrier so you'll want to have at least six to eight of these guys in the tank which means you're gonna have to be on your a-game keep the water clean and keep it warmer up around 78 to 82 and try to keep it on the softer side with a lower pH around 6 or so if you have harder water you can soften it using things like peat moss and driftwood but if your water is really hard you might want to stay away from these and pick a fish that does better in that type of water maybe something like Guppies or endless but if your water is softer these are pretty simple fish to keep they're absolutely adorable and they'll eat pretty much anything you can put in the tank throw in some quality tropical flakes or even some global bug bites and watch them go to town [Music] emerald or phrase bars are a cute little fish that does really well in a heavily planet tank with a bunch of friends there another fish that will thrive in groups but they're really shy so given them plenty of hiding spaces is absolutely critical these little razz bars are super easy to keep because they can tolerate a pretty wide range of water parameters but you want to try to keep the water clean keep the pH between 7 to 8 and temperatures a little cooler like 70 to 75 put a nice group of them together with a bunch of plants some driftwood and maybe some rocks which will give them plenty of hiding places and feed them a quality tropical flake or frozen brine truck and they'll be just fine [Music] celestial pearl danios or CPD's are also called galaxy razz borås buy a lot of fish keepers I like to call them CPD's though cuz it just makes me sound smarter CPD's are gorgeous little fish with the male's having bright orange fins and the females are nice too they don't have as much orange in their fins but they're still colorful and they look really nice they are another fish that can tolerate a wide range of parameters but it's best to shoot for around a neutral pH and keep the water 75 to 78 degrees CPD's are really shy and they like to hide so if you're thinking about live plants in your 5 gallon these will be great fish for that they're gonna stay under an inch in length so a 5 gallon is no problem for them put a few of them in with maybe a few and lers and a betta you'll have an absolutely gorgeous little tank [Music]

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Length: 11min 57sec (717 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 15 2019