5.5g tankmates

[katrina89]

could I get 2 pygmy cories? I was thinking about maybe some neons..... just 3...or an ADF or some shrimp... i dont like snails :/

[LebronTheBetta]

Sorry, your tank is too small. :l Only shrimp and snails for you. If your tank is below 10 gallons, you can't have fish mates. Only the shrimps and snails.

[katrina89]

yea, I hear that and then i see alot of people have some fish etc...in their 5g and theyre doing just fine...so i'm just curious... as far as the ADF i know some people have them in their 2.5g tanks so i know there is enough room for atleast them... but i dont know much about them... so idk if i even want them

[LebronTheBetta]

Yeah, but their tanks are overstocked. ADFs need 3 gallons per frog so...

[katrina89]

ok so one should be fine in my tank, bec its 5.5 gallons... sine 2.5 is min for betta the other 3g can go towards the frog?

[LebronTheBetta]

Yep. But I heard they have a big bioload so that might be too small. They also need shrimp pellets or some type of food.

[katrina89]

oo r they more bioload than snails?

[LebronTheBetta]

Not sure, read this thread: http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=84033

[katrina89]

thanks for the thread!

[Pilot00]

Arent the frogs a bigger bio load than the pigmys? Those are 2 cms...