[carlos puron]

Hi guys well somebody offered me a 10 gallons tank I tried but I couldn't said no I'm still not sure on what to put in it will be a planted tank for sure I I was thinking in red cherry shrimp but May consider some other ideas while I get it to cycle thanks for your input

 

[NeonFlux]

Small species of tetras, gouramis, rainbowfish, guppies, platies, mollies, ottocinclus, pygmy corydoras, rasboras.. these kinds of fish are pretty good.

 

[jimscott]

To supplement the above post, it depends upon what you are looking for. Do you like bright colors? Neons, rainbows, guppies, mollies, and gouramis fit that bill. Do you want to see a group of fish 'schooling'? Neons do that. Do you want to see lots of motion, again, Neons do that. Corydoras and Otocybclus cats deal with the food that the fish in the upper part miss. Otocynclus graze on algae, as well. Dow you want to see baby fish? Mollies and guppies will do that.

 

[jaysee]

Rainbows are absolutely not appropriate for a 10 gallon, and neither are mollies. Even the small blue eye species of rainbows like celebes, gertrudes and etc are far too active for such a small tank.

Only gouramis that are are sparkling, croaking, honey and MAYBE dwarf gourami. Many feel a 10 is too small for a DG.

Platies are also a bit too big for a 10 gallon, especially if/when they start breeding.

Neons are not active fish, especially not in such a small tank. Thats actually a good thing, since active fish do not belong in such a small tank.


Carlos, the red cherry shrimp are good for the tank. You can get some SMALL fish to live with them if you like, such as endlers. However, if you are not comfortable getting rid of fish, I suggest you stay clear of the livebearers. A group of sparkling gouramis would be nice. There aren't a whole lot of options for a 10 but there are enough - just keep in mind how small a 10 gallon is and don't try to cram large fish like mollies and rainbows or active fish like danios and blue eye rainbows.

 

[Flint]

A Betta and some Celestial Pearl Danio would do wonderfully alongside the shrimp, assuming your shrimp have a place to hide from the Betta when need be.

 

[jaysee]

Yup, you could even divide it and keep 2 bettas and 2 kinds of shrimp. Just make sure the two shrimp species can't interbreed. The product of 2 variations of a shrimp is often a wild color type, which is usually not attractive.

 

[carlos puron]

Mm I have 3 male bettas another one doesn't sound like a bad idea but im afraid he would try to eat the shrimp I've never divided a tank that's another good option maybe a moss wall on the middle ao they won't look each other I've never seen sparkling gouramies on the local pet store jaysee how many of those can I keep in that tank ??
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[jaysee]

My friend had like 5 or 6 in a 10 if I recall correctly. I don't have any first hand experience with them.

 

[carlos puron]

I may do some research on them they look pretty
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[jaysee]

Yeah not a species that particularly interests me so I haven't done more than glance at them. I would if I had small tanks though.

 

[Chesh]

One of my favorite 10g setups ever was home to some African dwarf frogs, if you want to go a different route. Good luck with stocking! <3

 

[carlos puron]

One of my favorite 10g setups ever was home to some African dwarf frogs, if you want to go a different route. Good luck with stocking! <3

Girlfriend would kill me if she sees that in a tank no frogs no turtles she freaks out
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[Chesh]

Bummer! They're so cute! ^__^

 

[carlos puron]

I know she likes fish too but never liked frogs or snails so I have to keep tanks with fish only
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[NeonFlux]

Rainbows are absolutely not appropriate for a 10 gallon, and neither are mollies. Even the small blue eye species of rainbows like celebes, gertrudes and etc are far too active for such a small tank.

Only gouramis that are are sparkling, croaking, honey and MAYBE dwarf gourami. Many feel a 10 is too small for a DG.

Platies are also a bit too big for a 10 gallon, especially if/when they start breeding.

Neons are not active fish, especially not in such a small tank. Thats actually a good thing, since active fish do not belong in such a small tank.


Carlos, the red cherry shrimp are good for the tank. You can get some SMALL fish to live with them if you like, such as endlers. However, if you are not comfortable getting rid of fish, I suggest you stay clear of the livebearers. A group of sparkling gouramis would be nice. There aren't a whole lot of options for a 10 but there are enough - just keep in mind how small a 10 gallon is and don't try to cram large fish like mollies and rainbows or active fish like danios and blue eye rainbows.

Hmm.. you know what, I hadn't thought of that.. You are correct.. rainbows ARE far too active in a ten gallon and they wouldn't do well.... And mollies, I've never kept any in my life lol, I thought they do well because of their small size. Bad guess.

 

[jaysee]

Some strains of mollies can reach 6 inches, though that's unlikely. 4 is more likely, and they have a large bioload. In general though, live bearers need a larger tank than their size alone would suggest because they multiply quite easily.

 

[NeonFlux]

Ahh I get the picture. Wow, so some can possibly get pretty huge! 6 inches.. never seen one at that size before, but that's rare, huh? I see.

 

[jaysee]

It's been brought to my attention that there are some "blue eye" species of rainbows that only grow to 1.25 inches, which would be appropriate for a 10 gallon. There are several species that fall under the blue eye umbrella, some of which grow to 2+ inches. Some stay small. If you can find the small small rainbows then great. Just know which ones you're getting.

 

[carlos puron]

Are rainbow fish easy care?? that's an specimen that I haven't try to keep
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[jaysee]

Yeah but they have tiny mouths so must be fed tiny foods. The 0.5 mm pellet should be fine. They're no more difficult (in the right setup) than any other fish. Could probably do them with the sparkling gouramis.