What fits a 5 gal
40.5 × 20.5 × 26 cm · about 13 L of water40.5 × 20.5 × 10 in · about 3.4 gal of water
Top 24
- Glass bloodfin tetra+8
- Glowlight danio+8
- Pacific blue-eye+6
- Pearl danio+6
- Rose danio+6
- Tiger danio+6
- African butterflyfish+1
Betta+1- Blue-back blue-eye+6
- Celebes halfbeak+3
- Celebes rainbowfish+6
- Clown killifish+3
- Common hatchetfish+6
- Delicate blue-eye+8
- Dwarf molly+3
- Emerald betta+1
- Honey blue-eye+6
- Kiunga blue-eye+8
- Lampeye killifish+6
- Lyretail killifish+2
- Peaceful betta+1
- Platinum hatchetfish+8
- Popondetta blue-eye+6
- Spotted blue-eye+6
Middle 63
- American flagfish+1
- Black phantom tetra+6
- Black ruby barb+6
- Blackline rasbora+8
- Bleeding heart tetra+6
- Bloodfin tetra+6
- Blue emperor tetra+6
- Blue lyretail+3
- Buenos Aires tetra+6
- Cherry spot rasbora+10
- Colombian tetra+8
- Dusky millions fish+3
Ember tetra+8- Emerald eye rasbora+8
- Fathead minnow+6
- Flag tetra+8
- Flame tetra+8
- Garnet tetra+8
- Glowlight rasbora+8
- Gold tetra+8
- Golden dwarf barb+8
- Green fire tetra+8
- Head and tail light tetra+8
- Humpbacked limia+3
- Keyhole cichlid+1
- Kubotai rasbora+8
- Least killifish+5
- Nana rasbora+8
- Panda tetra+8
- Red eye tetra+6
- Red phantom tetra+8
- Rosy tetra+8
- Silvertip tetra+8
- Tami River rainbowfish+6
- Ticto barb+6
- Upside-down catfish+3
- Variatus platy+3
- Amazon leaffish+1
- Blue tetra+8
- Bluefin notho+3
- Brunei beauty+2
- Cairns rainbowfish+6
Chili rasbora+8- Chocolate gourami+4
- Dwarf cory+10
- Dwarf pencilfish+8
Dwarf rasbora+8- Emerald dwarf danio+8
- Five-banded barb+8
- Green neon tetra+10
- Indian glassfish+6
- Lake Mbuta rainbowfish+6
- Licorice gourami+1
- Orange chromide+1
- Ornate rainbowfish+6
- Red dwarf rasbora+8
- Red-tailed redeye puffer+1
- Redline rasbora+8
- Rhomb barb+6
- Sawbwa barb+8
- Snakehead fighter+2
- Tequila splitfin+3
- Whiteseam fighter+2
Bottom 69
- African butterfly cichlid+1
- Agassiz's cory+6
- Bandit cory+6
- Black kuhli loach+6
- Brevis shell dweller+2
- Caudopunctatus+1
- Dwarf flag cichlid+1
- Emerald green cory+6
- Gold laser cory+6
- Goldeneye dwarf cichlid+1
- Julii cory+6
- Multies+3
- San Juan cory+6
- Similis shell dweller+3
- Skunk cory+6
- Adolfo's cory+6
- Badis+1
- Black cory+6
- Black ocellatus+1
- Black-fin cory+6
- Brichard's telmat+1
- Bumblebee goby+5
- Butterfly xenotilapia+1
- Checkerboard cichlid+1
- Dickfeld's julie+1
- Duplicareus cory+6
- Dwarf chain loach+6
- Dwarf green pike cichlid+1
- Dwarf petricola catfish+3
- Dwarf whiptail+1
- Elizabeth's dwarf cichlid+2
- Flagtail cory+6
- Freshwater sole+1
- Goby pleco+3
- Golden otocinclus+6
- Incolicana cory+6
- Knight goby+1
- Lacerda's cory+6
- Leopard cory+6
- Loxozonus cory+6
- Mamore apisto+2
- Mamore resticulosa apisto+2
- Masked julie+1
- Maulbr apisto+1
- Mega clown pleco+1
- Midnight catfish+2
- Ocellatus+1
- Olga cory+6
- Orange-tail apisto+2
- Ornate julie+1
- Parrot apisto+1
- Pearly ocellatus+1
- Phuket loach+1
- Prionotos cory+6
- Rio Negro dwarf cichlid+1
- Scarlet badis+1
- Schwartz's cory+6
- South American bumblebee catfish+1
- Three-striped dwarf cichlid+1
- Tukano cory+6
- Twig catfish+1
- Two-line cory+6
- Uaupes apisto+1
- Umbrella dwarf cichlid+2
- Vestitus oto+6
- Viejita dwarf cichlid+1
- White-cheek goby+1
- Zebra otocinclus+6
- Zebra pleco+1
Clean-up crew 19
Amano shrimp+1
Assassin snail+1
Cherry shrimp+1- Chinese mystery snail+1
- Dwarf orange crayfish+1
Ghost shrimp+1- Horned nerite snail+1
- Malaysian trumpet snail+1
- Mississippi grass shrimp+1
Mystery snail+1
Nerite snail+1
Ramshorn snail+1
African dwarf frog+1
Bee shrimp+1- Blue pearl shrimp+6
- Cardinal shrimp+1
- Ninja shrimp+1
- Riffle shrimp+1
- Zebra apple snail+1
Plants 25
Amazon frogbit+1
Amazon sword+1
Anacharis+1
Anubias nana+1
Asian ambulia+1
Bacopa+1
Bucephalandra+1
Cryptocoryne wendtii+1
Duckweed+1
Dwarf hygrophila+1
Dwarf sagittaria+1
Hornwort+1
Java fern+1
Java moss+1
Marimo+1
Red root floater+1
Vallisneria+1
Water spangles+1
Water sprite+1
Water wisteria+1
Downoi+1
Dwarf hairgrass+1
Ludwigia repens+1
Monte Carlo+1
Rotala+1
Questions
What fish can I put in a 5 US gal tank?
Starting groups of African butterfly cichlid, Agassiz's cory, American flagfish, Bandit cory, Black kuhli loach pass our adult space checks. Each choice is assessed separately; check a combined community in the planner.Starting groups of African butterfly cichlid, Agassiz's cory, American flagfish, Bandit cory, Black kuhli loach pass our adult space checks. Each choice is assessed separately; check a combined community in the planner.
How much water will this aquarium hold?
With 5 cm substrate, light hardscape, glass and freeboard allowances, the engine estimates 13 L of water. Nominal capacity and usable water differ.With 2 in substrate, light hardscape, glass and freeboard allowances, the engine estimates 3.4 gal of water. Nominal capacity and usable water differ.
Can a larger filter make room for more fish?
Filtration does not change the swimming length or floor space. The engine checks adult size, starting group crowding and territory before bioload.Filtration does not change the swimming length or floor space. The engine checks adult size, starting group crowding and territory before bioload.
How many schooling fish should I start with?
Use the minimum group beside each species below. Agassiz's cory: 6; Bandit cory: 6. Recheck the plan whenever you add companions.Use the minimum group beside each species below. Agassiz's cory: 6; Bandit cory: 6. Recheck the plan whenever you add companions.