10 Gallon Tank

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I am getting a 10 gallon tank so I was wondering about the fish I could put in. I had a few ideas and wanted to run them by you and see if any of these would work and which would be best.
1. 1 goldfish, 3 zebra danio, 1 or 2 snails, 2 algae eaters (cory catfish??)
2. 5 guppies, 3 platys, 1 or 2 snails, 2 algae eaters (cory catfish)
or any other suggestions either with the goldfish or guppies. I like both of these so I wasn't sure which one to do.

Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
Goldfish are out. For one they will outgrow a 10 gallon, two the are not tropical fish.
I like guppies! I have about 12 in my 10 gallon, along with a few otto cats. Unless you go with a planted tank, I wouldnt recomend that many fish, so how about 5 guppies and mabey 4 cories? Cories are not algae eaters, but if you maintain your tank well, you shouldnt have much of an algae problem. Also, they are schoolers, so getting a few is better than just one or two. It would be a good idea to look up some of the different types of corys, and find one of the smaller variety, since your tank is not all that big. It seems you have not gotten the tank yet, so I will encourage you to go to the article forum, and read the one about cycling a tank.
 
I also recommend the guppies. If you go with a planted tank, you might get the snails for free. You might want to get 1 male and 2 female guppies and give them a few months. Same thing if you want to go with the platys. I have a female guppy and two female platys. I keep the males in another tank so the females can get a break and have their babies. If you want to do the baby fish thing, I recommend some java moss for them to feed on and hide in. I have lots of baby fish. The last batch is still very small, but I think they are guppies.
 
Guppies or platies, otto cats if you want an algae eater, though cories are more fun to watch. They are just catfish and need their own tablet food. Snails are fine and fun to watch as well, though try to avoid apple snails as they can get a bit large for a 10 gallon tank.
 
No goldfish, cories don't eat algae...but are a very cool little fish if you want to get 3 or 4 of the smaller variety....

What about some shelldwellers ? The best most interesting and carefree species of shelldweller to have in a 10gallon would be the multifasciatus IMO...They are a community fish, don't eat their fry and are very busy and interesting to watch.

If you start with 1 male and 2 females you'll soon have a nice little colony going. Plenty of escargot or whale eye shells with sandy substrate will do nicely for them.

Here's a pic of a 10 I had some in...till I moved them all over to a 20long..lol..

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goldfosh need a minimum 80 gallon tank
 
I also have a 10gallon, this is what I have so far:

3 Zebra Danios - Very, Very active, to the point where some people don't like them because they are to active, but I lovvvve em'... I call them my mini-stripers (I'm a striper fisherman, so thats where I got the name)

2 Albino Corys - Probably my favorite in the tank. Extremly peaceful, fun to watch them play around and do there little air gulping dives (They'll be sitting still, then out of no where bolt to the top, take a gulp of air, and bolt back down to the bottom)

2 Green Corys - Similar to the Albinos, just not albino, and a little bigger. They have an awesome green/blue tint to them.

1 Flame Honey Gourami - I actually just picked this little guy up today, so I really dont have much to say besides the fact that he is peaceful and very colorful.

As for stocking, this is probably it for me. I don't want to overstock, but I am a very strict cleaner of my tank, so I "may" go with 1 or 2 more fish... but that would be it for sure.

A lot of people don't like 10 gallons because they are a little harder to take care of then there bigger brothers and sisters, but I am in love with mine. I find it a lot more interesting to set up a little community of small fish then have maybe 1 or 2 bigger fish in the 10gallon.

GL with your tank!
 
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