10G Stocking..

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I have a 10g tank and was wondering if these sound ok. I am going to cycle the tank and add some live plants and driftwood. Does it looklike to much?

6 Harlequin Rasbora
3 Panda Corydoras Catfish
2 Zebra Danio
1 Regular Female Betta
3 ghost shrimp
1 dwarf blue gouami

Sound like too much?
 
hmm seems a bit much...

IMO you should drop the 2 danios.. i used to have 3 and they are super-hyperactive.. the 10g seemed to be too restricting to em... plus theyre schooling fish.
 
Thise numbers are a bit steep for a tank your size. If I were you i would get rid of the shrimp, danios, and the betta. The Gourami will pick on the betta and the Danios are freakin nuts, and they need to be in a school so 2 by them selves would go crazy. Those other fish should do fine together. Just remember those water changes though!

-Dan
 
I would agree that the danios should be dropped. The are a very small additon to the bioload so they should be fine. But then you should choose either a gourami or the betta. And the betta can be male or female.
 
I would say danios should be dropped FROM THE HOBBY. They are essentially worthless fish that cause lots of problems. They will undoubtably hassle the female betta if you put them in the tank.
 
I will get rid of the danio and the Betta. I want the ghost shrimpfor crud like algae and the corys for crapon the bottom.

I will beplanthing a wide variety of plants so should I get Onyx Sand or a nice fine gravel?

I planon using java fern, java moss, horn wort, milfoil. If I do gravel I will fertilize when it looks like it needs it... I planon using 15w flouesent bulb
 
With the plants you mention gravel is fine if you don't want the expense of sand. Just make sure it is smooth (as most gravel is). The cories also need to be fed sinking tablets for bottom feeders. They are easy to find at any fish store. They don't eat crud. In fact a poor diet is often the cuase of short lives for cories. A gravel vacuum will be needed as well. And the ghost shrimp are very poor algae eaters. Amano are the good variety but cost much more.
 
Thank you for your suggestions. What I meant was Cory's along with there sinking pellets help to keep the tank somewhat clean. I will look into Amano. I ordered Onyx Sand since I may want to add some root feeders later on and that willbe easier since i won't have to change it and loose some bacteria.Is 15.4 lbs enough for 10G?

When I go to do a weekly water change once its cycled do I stir up the sand and while the crud is in the water floating I vac it up?

I cant' wait...

BTW, can I start willthe cycle with the plants i the tank? I want the plants to be a little bigger before i put the fish in there
 
A 15lb bag should be plenty of sand. I'd highly recommend washing the sand before you put it into the tank, onyx sand has a lot of black powdery particles in it that will really cloud your tank up. An easy way I found to clean the sand was to get a large bowl, put some sand into it (half full or so) then fill the bowl with water. Now swish the sand around with your hand and just when it settles, pour the water off the top of it. After a few times of this, the water will remain clear and you can dump the sand into the tank. It's a bit of work, but well worth the effort ... otherwise your water will be black cloudy. Doing this will also keep the sand from clouding up your tank each time it's disturbed once you get it all setup as well.

When I vacuum, I just barely glide the vacuum over the sand. Nearly all of your gunk at the bottom will be in the very top layer of the sand, so there is really no need to dig down into it for cleaning.
 
I was thinking that I Won't get Onyx or any sand. I am going to use an inch of Scultz Aquatic Soil about and 2 inches of Estes fine walnut gravel.Sound ok? Along with DIY Co2 and fertilizer.
 
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