Planting a 10 gallon tank

[H3D]

I like the idea about the java moss but I think you will have to rethink your fish selection. Clown loaches get way to big for a ten gallon. They need a much larger aquarium. May I suggest a coupe of yo-yo loaches instead. They stay a lot smaller and are more appropriate for a tank your size.

Marinemom

Yoyos get too big (4"+) to be kept in a 10 gallon.

 

[codeoverride]

Oh, that really sucks
I had 2 clown loaches in this tank before and they lasted 3 years and seemed very happy.
I guess I'll look for something else this time around.

 

[H3D]

Oh, that really sucks
I had 2 clown loaches in this tank before and they lasted 3 years and seemed very happy.
I guess I'll look for something else this time around.

If well taken care of clown loaches can live over 25 years and reach lengths of 10 to 16 inches.

 

[codeoverride]

That's crazy! I love those little guys. I'll try to get a bigger tank in the future.

So what do you guys recommend? I like colorful fish but the cichlids that I had in the past would dig up my gravel

I do like the dwarf gourami..
Is there a shrimp or lobster type fish that I could get for the bottom?

 

[phanmc]

red cherry shrimps would be good for a 10g tank but I'm not sure they'll be compatible with dwarf gouramis, I know bettas will pick them apart because they're only an inch big. Amano shrimps are a bigger alternative that doesn't get picked on by bettas and dwarf cichlids but they're not as colorful.

There are some dwarf cichlids that will not dig up the gravel, like german blue rams and most apistos. They're not as aggressive as other cichlids either, though only 1 male for a 10g tank.

Not too many other choices for a 10g tank. You got fancy guppies, platies, neons and cardinal tetras, some of the new rasbora species if you're into colorful fishes.