10 Gallon Paludarium Inhabitants

hello! I'm new here and very inexperienced!

I've recently set up a paludarium in a 10 gallon tank (about 5 gallons of water). Currently it only contains flora.

I'm considering adding a fish or two - but so far the only appropriate inhabitant seems to be a betta fish. I know I am pushing it with such a small volume of water!

Anyone have any suggestions for an inhabitant?

I've researched the zebra danio and red platy - but I am unsure as to whether these fish need to be in large groups to stay healthy.

I also considered the dwarf gourami - but again, I'm not sure if I have adequate water volume (I thought maybe the surface area was the most important aspect) or if a gourami would do well alone.

Again, Im so new at this so I apologize if I'm annoying, thanks for your help!

is that too much fish for 5 gallons? per my googling skills, they reach 1.5 inches x 3 or 4 = 4.5 or 6 inches. Is that pushing it? Also, I have several designated aquarist supply stores here in Rockville, MD - would you say the Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami or Sparkling Gourami would be difficult to find?

Thanks so much!

They look very beautiful under the light, it seems - thanks for the advice!

What do you think of dwarf rasboras in my tank? It seems like they may be very fast swimming, so im not sure if 20" is long enough.

calivivarium1 said:

Microrasbora could be a possibility. I don't have the url handy, but do a google for Frank's Nano Fish. There are some interesting ideas in there fish canidates. so you have 20" lengthwise for swimming? that would be large enough I would think for some of the microrasbora. The question is, are you goign to be adding any other fauna at a later time that could eat fish?

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I do not plan to add any other fish - I will either do a trio of very small fish or one larger fish like a dwarf gourami/betta.

I'm having a little trouble finding these microrasbora at my local aquarist shop (it is very large actually) - is it common/acceptable for these shops to order fish? I dont want to resort to having anything shipped to me!

Thanks!

Hmm. no I havent considered shrimp, I know very little about them. Any suggestions on a particular species? I can at least go have a look.