help stocking my 10gal

[ktrom13]

first off im new to the hobby but caught on fairly quickly, learning from past mistakes. so i have a spare 10 gallon tank in my room and i feel it would look better with fish... and water of course. i wanted to do something along the lines of a iwagumi set up. Sand substrate , nice decorative rocks , a piece or two of drift wood and sometime of moss to make the driftwood look sorta like a tree. and i wanted some advice or input from the other members here on AC on my stocking list. im not married to the list so any advice/ input would be welcomed and appreciated.

10- micro rasboras
a few shrimp- cherry shrimp maybe?
5- golden white clouds
5- neons

yay? nay? like i said before any advice or input would be welcomed and appriciated as im not married to this list and i also have a 20gal if i need the bigger tank




thanks, Kyle

 

[FreshyFresh]

Sounds nice Kyle.

IMO, I'd go with ~6 rasboras and at least 6 neons. Neons do better in groups of 6 or more.

Maybe skip the white clouds and go 8 and 8 with the rasboras and neons, + what ever inverts you want.

Joel

 

[ktrom13]

i wanted small inverts , any suggestions, as these will be the first inverts i would have. I want easier to maintain inverts

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[FreshyFresh]

Something along the lines of a group of ghost shrimp would be great for your 10gal.

I may go that route with my 10gal once I get'r settled.

Joel

 

[shrimp lover]

by all means you can go with yellow shrimp cherry shrimp or tiger shrimp or even oebt shrimp BUT OEBT SHRIMP COST 5$ A PIECE i started out with oebt shrimp

 

[esoepr1976]

Ghost shrimp are cheap, but not long lived. Mostly they are sold as feeders. I would go with something like cherry red shrimp. They are pretty easy to keep.

Emily

 

[shloken38]

Definitely go red cherry shrimp. Those things are pretty indestructible, and breed like jack rabbits. When their population explodes, you can sell or trade the overage.

As for the fish, I would do a school of 10 of one of those 2, then pick up 2 sparkling gouramis as a "centerpiece". They are peaceful and stay small. It is better to have more fish in your school as this will bring out more of their natural behavior.


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[ktrom13]

I feed him flakes twice a day and bloodworms once a week. I dont know much about bettas but i know hes a tropical fish so i treat him no different than my other fish besides the fact that he gets waters changes more than once a week because the size of his tank. I saw him eat today so im happy but i now need to get rid of the algae on the sand but i kinda like it. It kind of looks like a carpet. Hell be getting a 2.5 soon after i get my other tank up and running. He flared his gills today also. It was pretty sick. Ill try to get pics up soon

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[ktrom13]

Oops wrong thread :/

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[tanker]

As for the fish, I would do a school of 10 of one of those 2, then pick up 2 sparkling gouramis as a "centerpiece". They are peaceful and stay small. It is better to have more fish in your school as this will bring out more of their natural behavior.

I agree.