Best 5 Gallon Fish Tanks & Aquarium Kits

This is a five-gallon curved glass tank with a unique glass canopy which can slide to the back for easy access to the tank for feeding and maintenance. Being fit for setting up an aquascape with a portrait driftwood, this easy-to-assemble kit has a beautiful design and is very easy to maintain.

The lighting and filtration systems of the tank will satisfy both beginners and advanced hobbyists. The LED light includes white LEDs and blue LEDs and can perform daylight and moonlight effects, stimulating the underwater effects of sunlight and relaxing moonlight glow respectively. The light rail can be hinged to the back for easy access to the internal space of the tank for easy setup and maintenance.

Unlike other aquarium kits coming with external filters, the Marineland Portrait kit is built with a back panel filtration system that is stylishly hidden behind the main tank. The entire filtration system is operated by a water pump (included) that keeps the water flow through the filtration system and its internal filter materials for filtering. It uses a Bio-Foam and a Rite-Size Z Cartridge to perform an advanced 3-stage filtration to completely purify the water in all mechanical, chemical and biological aspects.

The kit comes with most things you need for the setup, you will only need to buy a small aquarium heater to maintain the temperature at a safe range for tropical fish if you want to keep this kind of fish.

• Well-designed curved glass front for better view
• Small foot-print for placing in many places
• Easy sliding glass top makes cleaning and maintenance a breeze
• Back filtration system is a great place for equipment setup
• Return flow of the filtration system can be adjusted
• LED light with white and blue modes
• Glass top protects the light from the moisture from the tank water
• Easily replace the light with another light if you want
• The back panel filtration is a little hard to clean.

Marina LED aquarium kits are always the best choices of mine because of the quality of these products. The very clear glass tank, powerful filter and other wonderful features from this kit make it ideal for beginners who want to own a small fish tank to get started with the fish keeping hobby.

The powerful and quiet Hang-On-Back filter is the best thing praised by most customers. Its filter cartridges are so efficient in performing biological filtration that removes harmful nitrogenous toxins in the water and provides your fish a clean and healthy house.

Some additives necessary for setting up and maintaining a freshwater fish tank are also included in the product. Aqua Plus water conditioner helps to remove harmful substances like chlorine and heavy metals in the tap water. Cycle Biological supplement helps to remove ammonia and nitrites that may save your fish life in some emergency situations. Besides, the kit also comes with a fish net, thermometer, fish food and a guide for caring your fish.

• Large open space for gas exchange
• The power filter is so powerful and quiet
• Filter flow rate is adjustable to meet small fish’s needs
• Filter cartridges are worth for the money
• Very bright LED light can work for live plants
• Comes with many useful additives.

• Not include blue light

Being designed with special dimensions, the tank requires less space to house and perfectly fit on many desktops, countertops and other space into which normal tanks can’t be placed. By this design, your aquarium will be so similar to a lively nature picture in which fish and aquatic plants can grow normally.

You can use the tank as a Betta fish tank or for stocking Gourami, small Tetras, small barbs, shrimps, snails and other fish species which can live healthily in a small tank. The powerful lighting system and filtration of the kit will provide the optimum environment for your fish and shrimps to thrive in.

• Special dimensions make it great for desktops, countertops
• Very durable tank with aluminum trims
• Very bright LED light for plant growth
• Powerful and multi-stage filtration system
• The output water flow can be adjusted.
• The cover looks so odd
• Less open space for gas exchange

This is a 5 gallon glass tank with a unique design from Penn Plax. The curved glass corners make everything vivid and attractive when looking from the outside of the tank. The lid is made of clear plastic for unobstructed viewing on the top. The lid flexibly hinges on the top back edge making it easy to access to the tank inside for easy setup and maintenance. There is a small open space in the back end of the top for you to install equipment.

An internal filter is also included to keep the water clean and ideal for fish. The cascade filter comes with a black sponge that allows helpful bacteria to colonize on its surface. The light blue control knob on the filter allows you to adjust the flow rate of the water output to meet your aquarium needs.

• Well-built tank with bent glass
• Ideal dimensions for keeping fish
• Easy to handle top
• Internal filter can contain a small amount of filter media

This visually interesting and easily managed tank is perfect for office tables or small apartments. The creative design makes it look bigger than its actual capacity – 6 gallons (23 liters). When being full of water, the tank gives the feel of having no air at its top that offers great viewing from any angle including top and bottom that you can’t see in traditional rectangle aquariums.

The LED light includes 21 LED bulbs (18 white and 3 blue) which offer both daylight and nightlight settings. The very bright daylight establishes an ideal environment for growing plants.

• Creative and attractive design
• Excellent filtration system
• Great lighting system with daylight and nightlight
• Too small open space for gas exchange
• Not good for Betta fish

It features a hinged-style plastic lid which allows accessing to the tank easily for quick setup and maintenance. It comes with a bright white LED light and an internal filtration system to keep the tank run. It is ideal for setting up a planted tank with the kit. The seamless acrylic view accompanied with the bright white LED lighting will show off your entire aquarium theme and brighten up any space where the tank is placed.

• Clear and durable acrylic tank
• Compact design for placing in small places
• The lid isn’t clear
• The filter isn’t very efficient

The best fish you could keep in this tank are different types of Glofish including Zebrafish, Tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi), Tiger Barb (Puntius tetrazona) Glofish. They come in a variety of colors from green, orange, pink, red, blue, and purple for you to choose. The blue LED light from this kit will provide perfect lighting for your GloFish(R) to brighten up both the aquarium and your interior decor.

• Clear and durable acrylic tank
• Blue LED light is great for Glofish
• Compact design for placing in small places
• The lid isn’t clear
• The filter isn’t very efficient

Also an acrylic fish tank; however, it has a different design with flat back and rounded front. The special construction makes it resistant to impact and more durable than glass tanks. The clear acrylic and rounded front offer a crystal clear view without any obstruction.

The Superclean 10 internal power filter features a flow rate of 45 GPH (gallons per hour) which works with the Bio-Chem Zorb 10 filter cartridge to clean and purify the tank. The filter is very easy to maintain, just cleans it once a week and sometimes changes the cartridge to keep the filtration efficiency.

• Great design
• Clear acrylic for unobstructed view
• Easy to use and handle.
• So weak filtration system
• The LED light doesn’t last long
• Not durable.