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bumblebee goby

bumblebee goby

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i have a ten gal i know its small but it has a really large surface area and i cant get any thing larger parents rules
in petco i saw 2 baby albino kribs i think one was a boy because it has a long dorsal fin and the other one a girl because of the rounded edge on the dorsal fin. they wernt even 1 inch yet.
is that a good idea or not to get them

if you dont think so give me some ideas as long as they arnt live bearers or bettas i already have 3 bettas and i personal think most live bearers are boring and to common and no garomis :welcome:
 
Definitely don't breed Kribs in a 10g. That's too small just for the parents, and you'll need more tanks for growing out the fry.
 
You could try some type of killfish... aside from them and livebearers, your options are limited. Most easy to breed cichlids need larger than a 10g, and smaller species of tetras & rasboras are probably not as easy as you are looking for.
 
I hear Peacock Gudgeons are easy to breed under the right conditions! I'm looking to do just that once my breeding pair arrives in the mail on Wednesday. :)

The allure of the Peacocks is that they are at least different from the standard livebearers/killies. And my god are they a beautiful fish!
 
Look up shellies, shell dwelling chiclids. I have never kept them myself, but was tempted at one time. I hear they stay very little and can be excellent parents. Part of the fun is to watch a little one inch fish threaten me if I get too close to their tank full of babies.
 
i second killifish. Males are very attractive and a breeding trio could be placed in a 2.5 gallon tank if you wished to do so. They are relatively easy to spawn but there is still a little effort to encouraging it. They are not demanding fish. I would go for gardneris or another plant spawner as the peat divers are much more labor and time intensive and you wont be able to enjoy the effort you put forth for a couple months.

Another option might be a shrimp farm? Dont know how you feel about shrimp but they are rather amusing, especially after your original 10 turn into 100+ in no time. The tank is full of activity.
 
i have a separate 5 gal for baby fry
 
In my 5 gallon I started with about 25 Red Cherry Shrimp and now have too many for a 10gallon. Sometimes it is entertaining to watch them swimming around the tank like crazy! I also have some snails in there and they too can be interesting.
 
You say it has a large surface area... Is this a normal 10g (20x10x12) or does it have some weird dimension?

What does your tap water measurement look like? (pH/KH/GH) ?
 
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