Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
I love setting up a 5-gallon office tank so I can stare at nature while you work, but it can be hard to find fish that are small enough to live in it. I’ve personally kept both the chili rasboras (Boraras brigittae) and clown killifish (Epiplatys annulatus), so let’s do a head-to-head matchup and find the best 5-gallon nano fish.
🐟 MATERIALS I USED
(As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from the links below.)
▶ Sponge filter: amzn.to/4a1B6sk
▶ Easy Fry Food: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-fry-and-small-fish-food
▶ Repashy powder: amzn.to/40hsBGv
▶ Freeze-dried daphnia: amzn.to/3DQJPBA
▶ Xtreme Nano pellets: amzn.to/3DQNtvf
▶ Krill flakes: amzn.to/3DHNuBO
▶ Live baby brine shrimp: amzn.to/4j1Oot2
▶ Sera Micron: amzn.to/41TXYYW
🌿 RESOURCES
▶ CHILI RASBORA CARE – Best Tiny Fish for 5-Gallon Tanks?: youtu.be/GCteKOwFuVc
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Members Only content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
Panchax prstencový.jpg by Cassius Chaerea from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panchax_prstencov%C3%BD.jpg
#girltalksfish #nanofish #plantedaquarium
0:00 Best 5-gallon nano fish?
0:20 Pricing
0:50 School size
1:11 Appearance
3:25 Behavior and personality
4:21 Tank setup and water parameters
5:57 Life span
6:51 Diet and food preferences
8:06 Tank mates
9:37 Breeding
10:36 Results — Chili rasboras vs. clown killifish
I love setting up a 5-gallon office tank so I can stare at nature while you work, but it can be hard to find fish that are small enough to live in it. I’ve personally kept both the chili rasboras (Boraras brigittae) and clown killifish (Epiplatys annulatus), so let’s do a head-to-head matchup and find the best 5-gallon nano fish.
🐟 MATERIALS I USED
(As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from the links below.)
▶ Sponge filter: amzn.to/4a1B6sk
▶ Easy Fry Food: aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-fry-and-small-fish-food
▶ Repashy powder: amzn.to/40hsBGv
▶ Freeze-dried daphnia: amzn.to/3DQJPBA
▶ Xtreme Nano pellets: amzn.to/3DQNtvf
▶ Krill flakes: amzn.to/3DHNuBO
▶ Live baby brine shrimp: amzn.to/4j1Oot2
▶ Sera Micron: amzn.to/41TXYYW
🌿 RESOURCES
▶ CHILI RASBORA CARE – Best Tiny Fish for 5-Gallon Tanks?: youtu.be/GCteKOwFuVc
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Members Only content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
Panchax prstencový.jpg by Cassius Chaerea from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panchax_prstencov%C3%BD.jpg
#girltalksfish #nanofish #plantedaquarium
0:00 Best 5-gallon nano fish?
0:20 Pricing
0:50 School size
1:11 Appearance
3:25 Behavior and personality
4:21 Tank setup and water parameters
5:57 Life span
6:51 Diet and food preferences
8:06 Tank mates
9:37 Breeding
10:36 Results — Chili rasboras vs. clown killifish
