Help Me Plan My DREAM 10 Gallon!

When you say "a pair" I assume you mean a male and a female. I don't want to have fry because I can't take care of them and if they died I would be really sad.
 
In my 12-gallon Eclipse, I have 3 otos (whom I rarely see unless I'm looking in their hidey-holes), 4 flame tetras and 1 yoyo loach. I'd like to have a couple more of the flames, but for now the 4 are just fine. The don't school like others would, but they provide lots of activity, while my yoyo loach, Rapper, is the clown of the tank. He's all over the tank throughout the day. I also have one ramshorn snail and lots and lots of Malaysian trumpet snails. All in all, I'm pretty pleased with the tank. It's by no means overly stocked, but there plenty going all day.
 
i did not read the whole thread but i can suggest that if you want a school of small fish go with 8 neon tetras and if you want something to help with algea a bit and also help keep up with your plants care for you add about a dozen or up to 20 cherry shrimps in there. then it will be stocked beautifully. the neons are colourful and the shrimps are so much fun to watch.
 
why not get:
8 neons
6 pgmy cories
6 otos
3 male gups
and a dozon or so ghost shrimp/rcs ( one of the 2 not both at the same time )
 
why not get:
8 neons
6 pgmy cories
6 otos
3 male gups
and a dozon or so ghost shrimp/rcs ( one of the 2 not both at the same time )

please tell me your kidding...

if you want to kill the fish or do a water change a day than go ahead but there are way to many fish in that stocking list.
 
Good news! I am already seeing nitrites! The level is still below .25 ppm (the lowest reading other than zero on the color card) but still nitrites :).


P.S. I use API liquid test kits.
 
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