A Shade Greener

Question by Attilio Brandi: What kind of low maintenance tropical fish would you recommend for a small 5 gallon aquarium?
I inherited a small 5 gallon “Eclipse” aquarium with water heater/filter included,the only problem I have is deciding what hardy tropical fish to purchase.It needs to be a hardy,low maintenance,colorful ,small in size.

Best answer:

Answer by Mylia
you should get

GOLDFISH
-the snack that smiles back!

seriously, wouldn’t it be awesome if you filled a 5 gallon fish tank with goldfish (at this point I am talking about real goldfish) There would be a huge mass of goldness. I can’t say that these are TROPICAL fish but it sure would be awesome.

What do you think? Answer below!

Question by Bamm.: What are the best tropical fish to have in a small fish tank?
I want to by a couple of small tropical fish but i have a small fish tank that will fit about 2 gold fish in how many tropical fish can i have and what perticular type?

Best answer:

Answer by ZooTycoonMaster
You can’t have any tropical fish with Goldfish. Goldfish are coldwater fish, meaning they prefer coldwater. Tropical fish are…well tropical fish, meaning they prefer tropical water (warmer water). They can’t co-exist together.

Plus you shouldn’t have Goldfish in a small tank. They grow up to a foot long: http://cellar.org/2002/recordgoldfish.jpg
And 2 Fancy Goldfish require a minimum of 30 gallons. If you keep them in a small tank, then they’ll get stunted, which means their body stops growing but their organs don’t.

E-mail me for any questions!

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!