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#1 ·
Hey, I am going to bring my 10g tank to school next semester... and i dont know what i really want to stock it with... what would be something you guys have found is interesting to look at but still hardy.

i was thinking i may try starting a planted tank with very small cardinal tetras. I'd love for them to breed is that normal in such a small tank? or even in captivity?
 
#5 ·
I went to Petco in my area and they had this small 10 gal. set up like a 2 zone enviorment. It had a plastic thing in the background that had a cascading water fall from the water coming out of the filter and it was filled about 1/4 full of water. In the water they had little fish swimming in it. They had plants that came out of the water and an other zone for maybe frogs I think. I thought that it was very interesting to look at. It's just a cool idea that was interesting. I've seen stuff like this at a local fish store in a tiny nano tank it was very neat lookng with moss and a big peice of wood coming out of the water and a waterfall and a few neon tetras in the bottom half of the water.
 
#9 ·
I'd do a planted tank w/ black substrate with at least seven cardinals and some red cherry shrimp. This type of set up has been mentioned numerous times by a certain member as his favorite set up and I'm going to try it, eventually. :)

PS. Ditto on the pleco! Even a smaller sized pleco species shouldn't be housed in a10 g, IMHO.
 
#10 ·
i love cories... they are so awesome and pretty hardy.. i used to have some in my last tank actually i really liked them a lot of personality. i am not sure how to do plants though...? is that a worthy endeavor? i feel like a tank that small wont be able to do much.
 
#11 ·
You can check out a few of the different web sites for Auqatic Plant Enthusiasts (Yes theres one called that). Most of those people seem more interested in the plants than the fish, but they give great advice about planting.

10 gal is not huge but you definitely can have a cool looking smaller tank. There was a guy on another forum that has one of those ten gal "cube" tanks, mostly planted with mosses and one sword. It looked very nice. He had about 3 fish in it, but I think it could support more.

I've actually been thinking about setting up a ten gal planted as a quarentine tank for the bedroom (soothing bubbly noises for sleep) so when you do get your set up, I'd love to see pics!

You could maybe get a couple of Darters they like to cruise about the bottom....but they do like a current....
 
#13 ·
There is NO SUCH THING as the inch per gallon rule.

All fish produce different amount of waste. For example, platies produce way more waste than neons. Neons are Cardinals do not need a bigger tank than 10G by the way. I have 7 in a 5G. Overstocked? Of course not.

And would you put a 10" Oscar in a 10G tank?
 
#15 ·
I'd be careful with cories in a 10 gallon tank. In terms of body mass cories are larger than your average fish. A 2" cory is a much bigger fish than a 2" cardinal. If you do go with cories use the smaller breeds, like pandas, and go on the smaller side for their school.

In a ten gallon it's hard not to recommend a betta. I've got a male crowntail betta and a group of harlequin rasboras.
 
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