what schooling fish to put in my 10 galllon

[JoeHemey]

after my 2 gf out grow and i save up my money for my 75 gallon i want to put at least 6 schoolng fish in my 10 gallon with some live plants what type of fish can i find that only grows to 1/2 inch or 1 ich

[pinballqueen]

A few zebra danios would look nice, especially in a planted setup.

<cough>neons<cough>.....:D

Actually, neons are not really great for beginners, but would look nice in a group of 6 or 7 (although they look a lot nicer in groups of 20 or 30... or 100....).

I would keep the stock a little on the light side, since you've not done this for too long... Don't go more than 4 or 5 of any of these little guys, that way they don't feel cramped, and you won't have as many worries with filtration and such.

[Bantam]

tiger barbs would be good. 10g might be a shade too small but should be ok

[Gamblet]

I've got 5 zebra danios in my 3' tank. Although they're not the most brightly coloured, they're always active and fun to watch. When I stick my finger in they try to nibble at it :D

[Faramir]

But tigers do grow a lot bigger than 1/2 - 1"

Lots of different tetras fit the bill - serpae, black neon, glowlight - and amongst carps there are zebra danios, leopards, pearls, and white cloud.

[Bantam]

But tigers do grow a lot bigger than 1/2 - 1"

oops, didn't read the original post properly, sorry

[aquatix02]

whatever you keep, danio's, barbs or tetras... just remember to keep six specimens of one species as they will be happier that way.

tetras tend to be a little sensitive about water quality (black neon, neon, cardinals) so i would recommend either 'hardy' barbs or danios.. eg zebra danios or juvenile tiger barbs. however, even they may be 'hardy', they do deserve good water quality...

corys are not recommended as there may be insufficicent gravel surface area for them to forage in a 10g

[tricksterpup]

I am in agreement with most of every one else here, Dainos or the smaller tetras. But you can also try some of the smaller live bearers.. Endlers, dwarf livebears, Guppies or a few platies.

[NJ Devils Fan]

as already stated, neons or zebras.

[Bantam]

tricksterpup; i'd go for livebearers too personally, but they wouldn't really school which is what JoeHemey wants.

[delmore]

Originally posted by aquatix02
corys are not recommended as there may be insufficicent gravel surface area for them to forage in a 10g

My corys love the nutrafin sinking tabs, so surface area for foraging isn't an issue. I split them in half. I don't see a compelling reason not to keep 3 cories or so in a 10g, properly stocked tank.

If you can maintain good water quality, neons and/or glowlight tetras are fine. Floating plants such as hornwart privide hiding places to reduce stress, and lock up the nitrates.

[andruboz]

i have a little school of what the lfs called columbian tetras. they love to strike a pose in formation and hold it. they do jet around come feeding time. and seem to be quite hearty.
not as active as the school of tiger barbs, but nice to look at.

[JohnMemorialHS]

Columbian tetras are one of my favorites, they're hardy and peaceful, and I like their coloring (plain, but easy on the eyes). Just keep in mind, if it's only one kind of schooling fish, they're not likely to school after they've been in the tank for a while, especially in a 10 gallon, because they don't feel a need to school (no threats posed in the tank).

[OrionGirl]

How about dwarf cories? These little guys tend to school better than most tetras, stay small (under one inch for many varieties), and are a mid-water fish, unlike their bigger cousins. Lovely, delicate colors, tiny little barbels--adorable and unusual. Provide them with some plants, some sand, and they will be delightful.

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

i recomend silver dollars there nice and stay in a close school and whould look execelnt in a planted tank think about it

[tyler]

don't silver dollars get a tad largish?

[Bristlenose Chuck]

Ignor that post about silver dollars. They will eat your plants and they are WAY to big for a 10 gallon.
I suggest white clouds. They are a beautiful fish!

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

juvanile silver dollars are tiny and they take a while to grow "large" and in a pack the stay to a few cm like 2 or 3 so dont ignore it try it and see and white louds are feeder fish for my sleeping cod and oscars fry in my eyes and in most other people i know and also colour less BORING and if fish start to eat your plants feed them baby peas cut up if needed.

anyone know a sleeping cod website?

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

why not try the guppy colourful and also fun for fish to eats cause they can jump out of the water with ease

[jiggerpolebill]

how about rummy nose tetras? are dwarf cories the same as pygmy cories? those stay quite small and would do well in a 10g. i had a pair of silver lyretail mollies and a 24 carat gold molly in a 10g.

now i have a 24 carat gold molly and about 60 silvers!

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

my friend have 60 rummy nose tetras and about 10 of them fell to the filter so we put a stocking over and they stilled died from filter attack there perfect apart from that

[pinballqueen]

Originally posted by Dragon_Lord_Tia
juvanile silver dollars are tiny and they take a while to grow "large" and in a pack the stay to a few cm like 2 or 3 so dont ignore it try it and see and white louds are feeder fish for my sleeping cod and oscars fry in my eyes and in most other people i know and also colour less BORING and if fish start to eat your plants feed them baby peas cut up if needed.



Silver dollars get to be about the size of a tea saucer or a little bigger. I know this from experience, and it doesn't take long for them to be very large, quite aggressive, and extremely skittish. They also destroy plants (although mine never actually ate the plants, just ripped them out of the gravel.) I recommend at least a 55 gallon long tank for them, and even then they'll bang their noses on the side trying to get out.... I finally traded mine in, and they are quite happy in a 300 gallon tank with full-grown pacus and oscars...

White clouds are a very natural-looking fish, yes. It makes them a good choice for a natural-look aquarium, since they aren't flashy...

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

i know they get big but in a school they dont grow near as much as if they were in a larger tank and all fish try and get out of there tank cause they see it as their terrortory and they try to protect if if u might say

[pinballqueen]

Originally posted by Dragon_Lord_Tia
i know they get big but in a school they dont grow near as much as if they were in a larger tank and all fish try and get out of there tank cause they see it as their terrortory and they try to protect if if u might say

I'm not flaming or anything, but let me explain something to you.

The little hunk of B.S. that the fish store gives you about fish only growing to the size of the tank they are in is just that. B.S.....

A fish will continue to grow until it outgrows the tank or dies. Chances are, any silver dollars you had in the past died due to lack of space and all of the troubles that come with that very common aquarium problem. I bet you figured they also only live about a year, right? Wrong. Mine were a little over 5 years old when I got divorced (and the fish tanks got split up... I'm not sure if they're still around or not, last I heard is that he traded them in...)

As far as territory, aggression, and skittish behavior go, confining these fish only serves to make things worse, especially in numbers, because you will have a whole school of fish with busted noses from running into the sides of the tank when they panic, which happens frequently when they are kept in a tank that is not large enough for them.