- Hey everyone, Cory from AquariumCoop.com.
Today, we're doing my top five
for a five gallon aquarium.
You guys asked for it.
It's coming.
Let's see what it is.
At number five, we have the pea puffer.
Very carnivorous.
They will definitely take out snails,
they'll eat worms, they'll attack shrimp.
They're super cool, they get to about an inch,
maybe an inch and a half.
Depends on how much we're feedin' 'em.
I've got a bunch packed into a group here
so they're not tearing each other apart,
but otherwise, we recommend one for a five gallon aquarium.
Just a single specimen.
If you're gonna have a much larger aquarium,
you can do more.
But we recommend one little pet
to be on your desk or something like that.
Live black worms is a great food.
And you know, just don't put them
with other stuff in close space,
they tend to get nippy.
Number four, we have the rosy loach,
that's these little guys that look just brown and plain.
That's what they look like here in the store,
but the males color up really nice
and they only get about two inches.
And they're a great scavenger in your five gallon aquarium.
You can even breed them in the five gallon aquarium.
So the females get spots.
The males turn this orangish reddish color.
And they're just cool little scavengers to have.
And that's one of the hardest things to find.
Like we've got 'em with brigeteras, boras,
other stuff in here.
But you know, what's something cool I can have down low
that'd be interesting to watch
and look at, and potentially breed.
So I love the rosy loach, number four.
Number three.
Number three is the neon green tetra.
A lot of people say hey, they look just like neon tetras.
They kind of do.
But they've got definitely more of a green color
and you can see that color goes head to tail.
The good thing is they only get about an inch and a half.
So in that five gallon,
you keep a group of five or six of these guys,
you get a lot of color from all the way across the room.
You plant it up a little bit.
You feed them some good high quality food.
Then you should be able to sustain them, no problem.
Maybe you mix 'em with some of those rosy loaches
and you got yourself a little team.
Throw in like a ram's horn snail
and you got yourself a little ecosystem on a desk
or in your house somewhere.
And it will be enjoyable.
Number two, we've got the white clouds,
specifically this is the golden white cloud.
Now they might not look too cool here,
but they got blue eyes, red fins, and a gold body.
And on top of that, when they start breeding,
the males display to each other
and it's that behavior that's super cool.
And obviously, I wasn't cool enough to get them
doing that onscreen for you right now.
You're just kinda gonna have to take my word for it.
They are super cheap.
You know, these guys are about three bucks.
And they don't have to be heated, which is nice.
They can handle almost any ph,
almost any hardness,
they'll eat almost anything.
And they're really a hearty fish.
And they're extinct in the wild,
so with you keeping and breeding these,
you're helping them keep them going in the hobby,
which is just an extra perk.
Let's see, do I have the normal?
The normal ones right down here if I scoot down.
These are what the normal ones look like.
They're kind of a bronzy color.
The males are more slender
and usually have more color.
The females are bigger cause they're carrying eggs,
and usually a little bit more yellow on the anal fin
for the male as well.
Super cool, one of my absolute favorite,
whether it's a five gallon or not.
I'll put those in big tanks.
You can see here we've got some long fin version also.
Right there.
All those extra big long fins.
And but yeah, one of my absolute favorites.
Underrated.
You should get some.
Whether it's for a five gallon or a bigger tank.
Alright, the number one pick for today's top five
for a five gallon aquarium is the scarlet badis.
You can see one right there.
They've got, they're kind of like having a tiny ciclid.
They only get about an inch, inch and a quarter.
They're real territorial.
You can see that's a pygmy spotted raswar,
looks like a giant next to it.
You've got some in the back
and they're posturing against each other.
You can see there's another one
right against the back wall.
'Cause they don't really like each other,
so I recommend just the one in a five gallon.
You could mix that with most of the other fish
I mentioned today except for the pea puffer.
So they're great.
It's kinda your show piece fish.
If you've ever been like I want one fish
that looks cool and has a personality
along with my other tiny fish in my five gallon tank.
I would do that.
Yeah, we've got 'em with shrimp and stuff like that.
Yeah they might snack on it.
You can see there we have a beta in this tank.
This is a 10 gallon tank.
But the scarlet badis.
The downfall to them is when you get them
normally they only want to eat live food,
so you need live black worms
or live brine shrimp, something like that.
You can eventually get them onto dry food
but you know go into knowing
you're gonna have to feed frozen
for maybe six months or longer
before you get them to convert to something
you wanna feed 'em.
But man do they look cool.
And they're just a little cool guy.
We got a big shrimp right there.
They're filter feeding shrimp.
You can see how you can start
making these little wonderlands.
Start using these unique creatures.
So scarlet badis definitely on the list.
Alright guys, that was the top five
for your five gallon aquarium.
Let me know what other stuff you wanna see
in terms of like oh top 22 for my 22 gallon aquarium.
And then in the comments below,
let other people know what you like to keep
in your five gallon so they can get ideas.
'Cause that's where we end up on this video,
we go what can I keep in my
and then you can read the laundry list
of what other people are doing.
What worked out, what didn't work out.
You know, this is just my experience
with the way I keep fish.
Which is completely different than the way you keep fish
or someone else keeps fish.
So just cause it works for me
doesn't mean it'll work for you.
And we can all learn from each other.
So in the comments, put what you like in your five gallon.
And we'll crowd source this thing.
We'll see ya in the next video.
Thanks for watching.