Obviously from the information you gave me in my last post (I greatly appreciate your help), my original idea of a Dwarf Gourami and 3 Cory Cats in a 5 gallon tank wouldn't be a healthy aquarium.

So I'm hoping you can help me find fish that would be healthy in a 5 gallon aquarium.

The only fish I really don't want to have is a betta or a zebra danio (we've had several of them in the past so I'm wanting something different).

As far as what I would like in my ideal 5 gallon tank:
1) fish that are bright/colorful
2) more than just 1 fish in the tank
3) fish that swim in the middle/top of the tank as well as something on the bottom.

As far as fish that I like the looks of: tetras, male guppies, cory cats, loaches, shrimp (although haven't seen any of these locally), etc. Basically anything colorful or unique looking.

Thanks for any help and/or guidance.

TripleB67

Please don't make a lot of threads on the same subject, it gets confusing.

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I would definitely go for some shrimp. Ghost shrimp are easy to care for and interesting. Get some Java moss for the bottom and they will make a career out of keeping it clean. The moss will also help with water quality. Maybe a few interesting snails to add to the variety. Invert tanks are very interesting IMO.

cherry shrimp (or one of the many many different colors of them) are more brightly colored and smaller than ghosts. Very hardy, and should breed easily. Java moss, or moss of some type is a huge hit with them.

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Go on Aquabid and look up Fundulopanchax or Ahyosemion killies. Then buy a pair - I would suggest Aphyosemion striatum.
You'll never find them in the chain stores, but they are fantastic fish.

I apologize...this will be my last one concerning this tank.

TripleB67