Amazing Ideas For Small Aquariums, Fish Tank Set Up

[@KGTropicals]

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[@SAGARSANJOY]

How many female betta i can put in my 25 gallon tank

[@catwomanva]

@@SAGARSANJOY They usually say 5 for 20 gal sorority, so I'm guessing 6... Good luck!

[@franksaquatics1235]

Love the video you guys should try a guppy video where you breed them. I would love to see what you breed. .

[@spookyneha7670]

Hi I have this 10 liters tank and there is no heater available.. i was looking for small heaters but none are available here. what should i do?

[@armaanwahab5076]

Hi I have a 100 gallon fish tanks and I loved the video but I don’t like that girl that always talks I like when you talk and also when you say don’t do this but your doing it to your fish tank to tell people

[@mattienorml349]

I was diagnosed with MTS... Multi Tank Syndrome... I started with one... Now I have tons!

[@meggrotte4760]

I can understand I have 12 tanks in my room:) I have a frog and a dog and a cat. My landlord in Taiwan is a very considerate man.

[@jeffdjmeren4913]

I have six outside and 3 inside my room 🤣🙃

[@mattienorml349]

@@jeffdjmeren4913 lol.. Salty or freshy? Me personally, I like to mix it up...

[@samcloud1213]

Haha same it's not my room it's the fishes

[@mattienorml349]

@@samcloud1213 lol, I walk into my local pet store like "I need a fix" It's an addiction for sure 🤪

[@lishspetlife]

I don’t need another tank, I don’t need another tank, I don’t need another tank.. *buys a 5 gallon tank*

[@eatfrenchfriesnow]

I literally did this yesterday..............................................................smh........................Wooohoo! Another tank.... Have excuse to purchase more fish! ( and stuff ).......

[@lishspetlife]

Pete Zingy it’s such an addiction lol

[@kennychen2735]

Pete Zingy I might go overboard on my birthday on 2021 with coral beauty angelfish and a 75 gallon and live rock and corals

[@eatfrenchfriesnow]

@@lishspetlife OMG... I know!!! I have it too.... MTS - Multi-tank-syndrome.... hahaha....

[@lishspetlife]

Pete Zingy we’ve been infected lol

[@caddyguy5503]

I remember, the day I came home to my 20 gallon community tank filled with guppies, and I enjoy just watching my fish and so when I was watching them, I saw two little creatures moving behind a plant, I looked closely and realized that those were guppy fry. Changed the whole experience for me, and just made the hobby much more interesting for me. Loved it!

[@lisainger6751]

I watched my kribensis look after their babies. It sure was exciting

[@alixperri857]

Who else doesn’t have a small tank but is still watching this for no reason

[@catrichie659]

me,,lol

[@Crocodile_80]

Me too

[@randomnesschannel8820]

I have no fish tank 😢

[@V1kte]

I don't have a small tank, but my friend does, and she was like "too bad I can't plant mine", so I'm gathering ideas for her.

[@martinltpm]

me lol

[@chanelkohler9390]

My boyfriend hates when I watch these videos because I just keep buying more and more aquarium things.

[@QuitDragoon]

Stay calm And buy more fish

[@cheekycheekybambam]

Me too.. I've changed my hobby since the lockdown. No more makeup tutorials.. And now I'm into aquariums hahaha Ive given him a nice list for possible Xmas gifts.. Hehehe. This hobby is so cool.

[@tohyunhan6836]

you need a new boyfriend

[@SweetnessMechanics]

Yeah. Fish keeping is so addictive! HAHAHA! 😂🤣

[@getzy6429]

im my gfs bf and i felt that.

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

Lisa, I have to tell you something... Over a year ago when I was still lurking, you were the first person who inspired me on KZbin with bettas! You were also where I learned that you could keep a betta sorority. I started off watching one or two videos before I found you guys, Prime Time Aquatics, and so many more!! Y'all's videos are what got me going in this community! I love your collection of beautiful bettas!! By the way, Did I ever tell you thank you? Well...Thank you!!🙏🌱🐟🌱

[@nolamcgrath6036]

I set up an aquarium in my bedroom & every morning I'd sit up & look at it & lay back down. One morning as l lay back down it clicked & I was up like a shot, I had lots of baby guppies .I certainly didn't sleep after that, I was 2 excited. 👍💕🇦🇺

[@barbarjinks8170]

I’m up to 8 aquariums 2-55 gallons between my boyfriend and I since pandemic. We dove head first into this hobby and LOVE IT. I can’t believe we never did it before and I can’t imagine not doing it again. We keep everything from white clouds to guppies to gouramis to angels. My boyfriend made the mistake of housing yo-yo loaches with our high end guppies and we’ve just now finally gotten them rehome. Cannot wait to see these guppies thrive! Purple and red dragon mosaics!

[@greciamejia8825]

I had a 3 gallon then bought a 10 gallon and a 5 gallon tank lol and now I want another 5 gallon tank. HELP!!

[@Jeswald1]

This week, I found a sale on 5-gallon kits at Petsmart for $30 each: tank, filter, light. I nabbed 2 of them. I have extra heaters. Can't beat a price like that! 5 gallon is the perfect tank for a shrimp colony, small fish, betta and a quarantine/hospital tank. I may not use the filter that came with each tank, but you need spare filters if you have multiple tanks. I broke down a leaky 29 gallon into a 20 gallon and 2 5 gallons; perfect for my shrimp, endlers, guppies and snails. And plants!

[@KasieLeow-u9z]

I just got a beautiful little 5.5 gallon aquarium for my female Betta fish named Lana. I couldn't be happier.

[@florencetheunicorn]

Fish *and* Breaking Benjamin?! I have found my people.

[@KGTropicals]

Lol I’m just hoping Ben accepts my invitation!!

[@zedalba]

Get him in the hobby!

[@rumurr1767]

If you don’t like the sponge filter taking up room on the substrate you could always buy the sponge filter that has suction cups that stick to the back of the tank I run one in my 6 gallon betta tank and I lost no space in planting and hardscaping and plus the filtration is great and my betta buddy jewel loves it. Just for anyone that wants a sponge filter but don’t want it on the ground in the background!

[@lifewithabiologist5471]

The only "designer" nano tank that I've used and liked, and would recommend for someone who just wants a cute simple 5 gallon for a betta and some low maintenance plants is the marineland portrait 5 gallon aquarium. The built in filter and light is sufficient for the aforementioned setup and only requires a heater to be added; I like the pet supplies plus heater for this. Add some fluval stratum, a piece of dragonstone or driftwood, some plants and you're good to go. Of course there are better lights and filters and everything when you do it custom, but for a tank for a desk or similar situation it is a good option!

[@amuseinthecraftroom6257]

That's the one I just set up. So far no fish, but it seems to be a perfect size and look for the bookcase. I'm thinking betta....but i have a few weeks to decide.

[@lifewithabiologist5471]

@@amuseinthecraftroom6257 I have a female betta in mine, but you have a few options 😊

[@amuseinthecraftroom6257]

@@lifewithabiologist5471 I'm trying to wait until Lisa has some babies to sell....but I may not have the patience lol

[@lifewithabiologist5471]

@@amuseinthecraftroom6257 Awe I would love one of hers one day

[@oliviapuchalla3865]

I really like the style of the plants you had in the video. I thinks it's very pretty when they grow all over the place, it feels natural.

[@sunflowermouse307]

After losing my betta recently, I just got ember tetras for my 10 gallon yesterday. They're so sweet!

[@guero-gt]

I stsrted with a 5 Gal Guppy Aquarium and upgraded to 10. As time goes by we should become more conscious that just like birds need space to fly and not be in cages, fish need space to swim, hide, and go about their business :) Thank you for the video!! you guys helped me a lot!!!

[@milagronieves2613]

You should do a video on fish and the vertical water water column for example like a 75 gallon vertical tank and how to pick out fish that would swim above in the middle of the bottom dwellers. Love the vids keep up the good work.

[@kaylawolfie1111]

I am setting up a 5 gallon and looking for ideas, so happy I found this.

[@mistersixand7]

Whee are t did you end up doing!

[@cramel37819]

Got my betta about a month ago, and I'm upgrading his 2.5 gallon tank to a 5! I can't be any happier for my little Peanut :))

[@kristyburgess9847]

I just just found my third betta tank for darling bettas I'm saving up for. I'm so excited ☺️

[@izhar4547]

Be careful not to put a male betta with male guppies. The betta will attack any smaller fish with long colorful fins.

[@fionaljackson9699]

I’ve recently set up a small aquarium in my bedroom (ran outta room in the lounge room lol) and I’m putting in some emerald green guppies which should arrive any day. So thanks guys once again for all your advice and ideas on set ups for small tanks. Stay safe and love from Australia

[@jazzkatt1919]

Love the Sicce Micron! I put one in the 10 gallon betta tank I set up for my housemate, and have the Micron Nano in one of my 5 gallon tanks. One caveat though, at least that I've noticed: because it's a motor running inside the tank, it does add warmth in a 5 gallon. Watch the temperature and adjust your heater accordingly, especially if the tank is in a warm room, has lighting geared to medium or high-light plants, or is tightly covered.

[@elenagibbons4719]

I loved this video! I’ve been watching a lot of these top ten videos and this one is probably up there as one of the best ones you’ve made yet! I’d love to see more iterations of the video for other common tank sizes, like 10 or 20 gallons. Really nice to have such quality, concise information in one video!

[@cheryljackson83]

I just got some ember tetras for my 10 gallon tank. I LOVE them! I was thinking about putting them with Chili Rasboras and shrimp but I am enjoying these little guys so much I might just end up having all embers!

[@stephanieraphael8338]

I just set up a 5 gallon tank to play around with the Dutch style aquascape. The plants are doing great. I want to add shrimp and snails at some point. Thanks so much for this timely video!

[@tankietoh6756]

Just wanted to drop by and say thank you. I just started my fish petting today.

[@Kabaladamawomasp]

Thanks to your videos ive now got my first fish! A feisty little doubletail halfmoon betta i picked up today. Thanks for teaching newbies like me how to best care for our fishie friends!

[@Fabled407]

More ideas for a 5 gallon - pea puffer - dwarf orange crayfish - African dwarf frog - 4-5 pygmy corydoras - planted only (looks nice on office desks)

[@youssoef9148]

pygmy corys need a bigger tank. at least 10g

[@alannahmalpass7003]

I've got some of the African dwarf frogs in my 29 gallon.

[@TacolTacolTacol]

Im super new to fishkeeping but have experience with photography, a tip if you have led light with out a dimmer feature, use thin material to filter out the strong light, i personally use a simple tissue paper and you can add more layers to dim the light more

[@spencer5082]

I use the Fluval Nano 3.0 on my 5 gallon and it works great. Bought it new for $75. It dims and it's fully programmable. Just thought I'd throw that out there since you said a dimming one would cost $200+. I've also been able to grow pretty high-light demanding plants such as Ludwigia Pantanal Amd AR Mini with it.

[@louisedery1049]

Thank you for doing this video. OMG ai am so doing a Beta 5 or maybe 10 gallon aquarium. I so appreciate that you link your website and products for purchase. You make this so easy and I realllllly appreciate it. I'm a newbie and need all the help I can get. I love your beta's Lisa ♥

[@pepherjohnson8301]

I got a 5 gallon but nothing in it right now it’s just a planted tank. Only tank I got fish in for now is my 75. Y’all have made me a better fish keeper. Not that I was bad I’m just better now. Tank y’all a million times!!

[@sleepytASMR]

My bettas love the fast flowing water. I have a massive tank with dead spots for them everywhere but they love to challenge the flow of the water.

[@karijernigan8116]

Love you guys so much. I'm learning unbelievable amounts of knowledge from you. Thank you soooooooo much. Keep up the fantastic work. .

[@sststr]

My first fish were two bettas gifted to me by someone who just couldn't be bothered any more. They were both in a tank that was not even a full gallon (about 0.8 gallons), with a divider. There was some substrate, but nothing else in the tank. These fish were kept like this for an entire year. I didn't know anything about owning fish, but I was quite sure that was an unsatisfactory situation, so I immediately went and bought some one gallon tanks so they could each have their own space with at least a little bit of decoration. I would then graduate them to 2.5 gallon tanks, and finally 10 gallon tanks. So now I have some 1 and 2.5 gallon tanks sitting around unused. The 1 gallon tanks have proved useful for highly temporary purposes like epsom salt baths and for quarantining and medicating a fish for a spell, but I have so many tanks that I would like to do something more with them. You start here with 5 gallon tanks, but is there anything that can be done with even smaller tanks, other then keeping them handy as temporary holding tanks when needed?

[@karrenbrown413]

I love that you love BB! BB is in my top 5 bands. Frigging love them!

[@JointheScene1337]

Just listened to breaking penjamin and it changed my life thanks G 🙏🏼

[@WahidahCherazade]

I plan to be a rebel 😁 I will soon start my 8 gallon tank, and the fish that got my attention the most of the ones that might thrive there, is the ember tetra. We have them in the store where I work, and once I started looking at them, I really started to like them. They're both cute and beautiful!

[@magdalomeli18]

thanks to you, I got a 5 gallon tank and bot a betta and put it on my desk!

[@athmug]

I bought supposed male guppies a few years back. After a couple of months, I had little baby guppies swimming around :)

[@alezabethcadena2133]

aquariums are addicting and you grow out of them fast 🤣 I went from a 3 to a 5 to a 15 and now I’m working on a 75 🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️ I love the live plant hobby 😻😻😻

[@alannagilmore8982]

I started with succulents.. then house plants, hummingbird feeders, then got sold 4 gold fish for my 6.5 gallon tank.. now I have a 20g for 2 goldfish and am purchasing a 30g for the other 2 ! And now I have water plants too! Help me!

[@Loralanthalas]

Me 🔔

[@spintwinz5824]

The tips about the lighting are really smart. Thanks!

[@Charliefaulds]

That feeling when u see the 1st baby tho It was soo cool to see my 1st baby moly for my 30g

[@flawedexistence]

Absolutely, I need a heater in my 5 gallon because I keep my house at 62°-65°. It is pretty chilly even for my dogs.

[@angelaclements1244]

I love sponge filters makes it so easy to cycle new tanks and hospital tanks

[@MaggieBer]

i came for the fish info (new i this whole thing cause my daughter thought it would be something easy to take care of..... oh boy) and got punched with a plug for breaking benjamin ... now excuse me but torn in two is AMAAAAAAAAZING! cant wait for these guys to tour again (darn covid....)

[@juliaheinritz3264]

You guys always bring a smile to my face:) and I learn so much as I am a new fish keeper. Thank you for all the great learning tips

[@BradClarke]

Good call on the Ember Tetras. Fun little fish. I've restarted one of my 10 gallon tanks with them. Had them before and they are great little fish.

[@thomashaynes9487]

You are one of the best guides for keeping fish on youtube thank you for what you do bud.

[@brrrnaner]

This is perfect! I have a 1.5 gal tank that I got from a friend, but I knew it wasn't safe or big enough if I wanted to try aquascaping with a beta fish!

[@Brunnen_Gee]

For lighting, the Asta 20, aka Lominie F20. I've been using two of them for years on everything from a 2.5 gallon tank to my current 29 gallon. Insane light production if you want it, and if you don't, just turn it down. It's like a mini Kessel.

[@LegionOfShrooms]

Bettas are what got me started Lisa love those guys

[@dolphin46789]

I watch these small gallon tank ideas for my big tanks so I can put nano fish in a huge tank. I am all about Nano fish!!!

[@jeffmckee1825]

Best shrimp to start with are any of the Neocaridinia davidii color forms like cherries , blue velvet or diamond , yellow , jade , etc. the breed easily and are readily affordable. No need to special water conditions.

[@adamwaind5057]

Lumini Astra 20 is a cheap light that is dimmable and full spectrum so can grow plants well.

[@andrewderksen3342]

I have two Amber tetras in my shrimp tank and they're doing amazing ✅

[@LADYSILVERWOLF028]

Perfect timing!!! I just got my sister a 6.5 G for her birthday (b-day is Halloween) for a shrimp tank. She wants live plants. So these are wonderful suggestions.

[@4risk451]

And suddenly, I subscribed upon hearing Breaking Benjamin. Thank you for putting together this video, it's helping me with choosing out what tanks to get at the moment.

[@lou9294]

Thanks for the video you guys I have a 5 gallon tank I used to have set up years ag i've never done anything with it again it's been sitting in the closet for about 5 or 6 years i've been thinking about setting it back up adding a betta fish to it still undecided you guys be blessed

[@alannahmalpass7003]

Thanks Lisa I think I will do cherry shrimp!

[@RJVortex]

Thank you John it really helps on how to maintain a 5 gallon tank. Love you :)

[@derpyturtle927]

Yeah my room is super small I have some counter space and now I have some idea about what I want to get. Thank you very much

[@unwarranteddesign806]

Putting your light on a smart plugin with a schedule is also a great way of standardizing how many hours your tank gets over the course of a day.

[@kelsieeaches3501]

Red Cold River is fire!!

[@LegionOfShrooms]

If I get anymore tanks and fish I’m going to have to sell my tv to have somewhere to put it lol. Just rescued an opaline gourami can’t wait to breed her

[@Melodicproject08]

This is the exact information I was looking for, thank you so much!

[@samkc3423]

very true about seeing baby guppies for the first time

[@Yutotomic]

This video came out at the perfect time. I was really wondering what I should put in my 5 gallon tank!!

[@antoniodavila6455]

This hobby is addictive😳

[@renajsh]

I admit -- I've been living under a rock. I've never heard of those little shrimp until I started watching videos about natural freshwater tanks.

[@adlinatasya5165]

ohmyyy I LOVEEEE BETTA's!!! and currently learning how to breed, groom and moreEEEEEEE

[@permeus2nd]

5:47 so to start with my room is always super hot, I live in the UK but you wouldn’t think it based on my room temp it’s quite often 30c without central heating and this is in winter, this is great as when I had my tropical tank set up it barely had to heat it but one summer when we had a heatwave I got really worried as my tank jumped up 8c (that’s a jump to 42c) at it’s worst it up by 13c (48c) above norm I was worried it would Hurt the fish so I ended up using ice cubes to lower the temp of the water. So if anyone reads this what would be your advice if this happens again as I’m thinking of setting up a new tank (betas with a few Corydoras as the ground clean up crew) as I don’t want my fish stressing out over the heat it’s bad enough that I’m sweating cobbs without putting my fish though it.

[@Crystalspets]

Great video guys i been thinking about getting a 5 gallon fish tank for my kitchen I agree lisa I love bettas too

[@QueAquatics]

Love the 5 gallon

[@abbeypaddy9117]

I've always wanted to get a shrimp tank, and this was really helpful in making some decisions

[@simonbleach-wood9235]

Feed the wolf is a great track - cheers!

[@Chris-lh3ju]

If I saw you walking down the street I would never guess you have a KZbin channel about fish

[@AJBAdventures]

Plenty of options for that smaller aquarium, and nice little mention of breaking benjamin, cracking band 👍

[@Cokeapothecary]

You just became one of my favorite fish channels

[@mudvaynefan1993]

Man, i just got into fishkeeping and love your videos! I was so hype to find out yall were in Va too, and i was gonna come see the shop then found out it closed 😔

[@IrishPotato86]

Thanks for the Breaking Benjamin recommendation!! Awesome stuff!

[@elizabethgiles2158]

I love the alternating between equipment and fish Good video👍👍

[@BayswaterQTV]

Thanks for the ideas! I was just thinking about getting an additional nano tank!

[@ObscuredReverie]

I loved watching that little school of fish at 2:25

[@fishman_tony]

I use those hang overs on my 20 gallons. They work amazing wonders. Definitely reccomend those

[@bertjonker761]

Never heard of breaking benjamin before, wish i did sooner. Great video, thanks

[@KungFuCooter]

I just listened to Feed the Wolf 🐺 for the first time...nothing happened. I was so excited for my world 🌎 to change and nothing happened 😭. Anyway I love the way you and your wife are so excited for this hobby. I wish my wife was I to martial arts so that she could be in my videos. Anyway great video and now I'm thinking about getting a 5 gallon aquarium and ember tetras. Going to get the moss bridge and make a river out of gravel just like show in the video. Thanks

[@polarisfrost8137]

True with the guppies.. i bought 2 females and 4 males around march 2020 and now i have so many i cant even count them hahahah

[@ap1326]

I love that Breaking Benjamin album also

[@I_like_cereal]

Thank you! This was very helpful❤️

[@mariamsuliman6035]

Could you make a video showing how to set up an aquaponic tank with the correct plants to feed bettas.

[@indominuswrex9465]

I'm planning on doing a volcano theme for my new Betta when I get him. DEFINITELY going to cycle, use a sponge filter for filtration and a python hose for ease of water changes, I'm not losing another buddy!

[@shine8609]

Did you get him or is he still alive?

[@FruitTreeAddict]

Love this video😃

[@laurendoerr]

I have 2 5.5g tanks that each house 1 male betta. I use Tetra HOB filters for them and have good luck. I also have 20 something Ember tetras in quarantine for my 29g. I love the 5.5g tank size.

[@kristilay9695]

Dude! Im a subscriber for life. Red Cold River, Tourniquet and Psycho are 3 of my top played Breaking Benjamin songs in my playlist. Been listening to BB ever since they made that theme song for Halo 2. Lol You guys made my day. Great content as always

[@kevywilliams3304]

Tetras are stress swimmers. Love it if you did a video on the different swimmers.

[@davidsamsell2031]

I have several Aqueon 5 gallon mini-bow's. They are really nice aquariums for the price. I "hot-rodded' the filter systems & the inhabitants are fairly heavily stocked. Interestingly enough, some of the mini-bow aquariums of mine are actually among the most stable in water parameters, in comparison, even with my other larger aquariums. Great video, John & Lisa. 👍

[@buntys91]

Please consider shipping these wonderful products to Bangalore India

[@khcaver]

Breaking Benjamin......not bad! I’m more old school, but it’s right up my alley. Added respect sir!

[@susanbush7266]

OooooOOOOOooooo we have a breaking bunjamin fan lol and I’m with y’a on that album lol it’s pretty good