Dwayne Brown Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I started a topic related to Rice fish in a 5 gallon. However I am now wondering if Killifish would be a better choice. Here are my questions. What type of killifish would do best in a 5 gallon ( I am thinking gardeneri or orange australe) Could I have 2 a male and female in a 5 gallon or would they fight. Anyone have hands on experience with this? any advice or anything to watch out for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 3:47 PM, Dwayne Brown said: I started a topic related to Rice fish in a 5 gallon. However I am now wondering if Killifish would be a better choice. Here are my questions. What type of killifish would do best in a 5 gallon ( I am thinking gardeneri or orange australe) Could I have 2 a male and female in a 5 gallon or would they fight. Anyone have hands on experience with this? any advice or anything to watch out for. Yes! You can do a single pair of adults in the Fundulopanchax family. Here’s our male Fundulopanchax Scheeli... Here’s our colony of his offspring... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 wow wonderful aquarium. I know a 5 gallon is small but could I expect them to breed and any fry to survive? and also I read a lot about aggression between males and females have you ever experienced it? On 6/15/2021 at 2:59 PM, Fish Folk said: Yes! You can do a single pair of adults in the Fundulopanchax family. Here’s our male Fundulopanchax Scheeli... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Mine get along. Make it densely planted. Get your Killis fairly young. 1x male to 2x females can help stave off aggression. Here’s our spawning journal report thread. Pour yourself a tall drink, find a comfy chair... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Clown killifish would be great for a 5 gallon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 3:55 PM, Colu said: Clown killifish would be great for a 5 gallon I was thinking about getting clown killies but my budget really doesn't allow it. My thinking is I could get 6 clown killies they are about 18 dollars each at my lfs (the only place I know of that has them. of course being in seattle their must be some other place) or for 18 bucks I can get a male female pair of orange australe or gardneri killifish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 @Fish Folk Thanks for the help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) I Know I have to great people who responded already. But anyone have any more suggestions? Edited June 16, 2021 by Dwayne Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitieG Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I have a pair of garnderi killies in a densely planted 5.5 gallon. They've done very well--haven't had any aggression issues and they look good. A little disappointed that we ended up with the "gold" version since we're all blue fans around here, but they stand out nicely against the plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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