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A 5 gallon aquarium can get you started in what can be a very great hobby. Online there are various sites that now offer you the chance to purchase a 5 gallon aquarium starter kit in which you will find there is a tank either made form acrylic or glass, some chemicals to dechlorinate the water, fish food and the tank hood with a light fitting.

A 5 gallon mini aquarium certainly makes a wonderful addition to any room in your home or in your office. Actually getting one up and running doesn’t take that long especially if you choose to purchase a starter kit.

How Many Fish Can You Keep In A 5 Gallon Aquarium?

5 gallon aquariums are ideal for keeping a wide variety of freshwater fish in them including those that are classed as being tropical. However, whatever variety of fish you keep in your aquarium it is important that you keep the ratio of 1 inch of fish to every one gallon of water in the tank. Therefore for this size of aquarium you can opt to have 5 x 1 inch fish or 1 x 5 inch fish in the tank (or any other combination) just so long as the total length of all fish in the tank does not go above 5 inches.

It is crucial that before you buy any fish to put into your 5 gallon aquarium you learn as much as you can about the species as you can. Learn not just about what length they grow to, but what their eating habits are and what their ideal environment is. This will help to ensure that you purchase the ones which are perfectly suited to the home you are going to be creating for them.

5 Gallon Aquarium - How To Make Yours Look Good

It is not only the initial cost of purchasing a 5 gallon aquarium that makes them so popular, but also how much it costs to maintain them as well. Certainly it is going to be a lot less than if you purchase a much larger aquarium and what fish you keep in it. However, if you intend to keep tropical freshwater fish in yours they will be more expensive than normal species of freshwater fish.

So you want to make your 5 gallon aquarium look more interesting to not just you but the fish being kept in it. Below we offer some tips on things to do to improve the look of yours.

1. In the base of your 5 gallon aquarium rather than going for more traditional brown gravel why not go for something a little more colorful instead.

2. Either plastic or real plants do make a wonderful addition to a 5 gallon aquarium, but to offer your fish something a little more unusual consider installing one of the other accessories such as a mini castle or rocks. Such items are readily available at your local aquarium supply store or can be brought online.

3. Although there is a light fitted into your 5 gallon aquariums hood why not think about purchasing a neon fish light as well. This not only project more light into a room but also they really help to bring out the wonderful coloring on the fish that are kept in it.

Above we have shown you a few ways to help improve the appearance of your 5 gallon aquarium. However, the simplest and most effective way of doing this is by putting in the right sorts of fish. Most mini aquarium owners tend to go for the popular species of fish such as Goldfish, Tetras or Bettas, but there are plenty of other wonderful looking species to consider for putting in a 5 gallon aquarium such as the Paradise Catfish or Guppies.

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