I bought a 10gallon, and have not put any fish in it, I'm waiting to find the right fish for it. The guy at the store was very helpful, told me to wait and get fish, i'm new to this and dont want to make mistakes. I have thought about quite a few plants and a couple gourami and a clam, and a pleco but only a small one if it doesnt grow to big, though i plan on getting a bigger tank i doubt it would be soon enough if he got large. I just thought i would ask if gourami's are okay just one or two or if there should be more, if they get along with one shrimp and a clam. or if i should just try a different fish that might be a little hardier. any help is absolutely wonderful!
Small Tank -what kind of fish?
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Before we can answer your question we need to know some things:
Is your tank cycled?
What kind of gouramis?
What kind of pleco?
Clams are not good choices for a FW aquarium. They bury themselves in the sand, then die and rot there, polluting your tank.
As for the original question, there are plenty of fishes that are OK for a 10 gallon. Tetras, platys, mollies, guppies, etc. It really depends on what you want.
Is your tank cycled?
What kind of gouramis?
What kind of pleco?
Clams are not good choices for a FW aquarium. They bury themselves in the sand, then die and rot there, polluting your tank.
As for the original question, there are plenty of fishes that are OK for a 10 gallon. Tetras, platys, mollies, guppies, etc. It really depends on what you want.
neon blue dwarf gourami and i think i found a sparkling gourami (could be wrong I cant remember what i researched, took 2 pages of notes!) and i doubt the tank has cycled it has been set up for two days now and i'm going to wait at least another week before i put plants in it. and i'm glad you told me about the clams, things that rot are gross and i wouldnt want to live in that. i would get tetras, but i read gourami and tetra might not get along? and i'm sure your thinking that getting a pleco would be a bad idea right? cause i was hoping it wouldnt be, but knew better. thanks for the quick response!
A Sparkling gourami would make a nice centerpiece fish for a small tank. A pair would be even better.
A small school of tetras or rasbora would go fine with either gourami.
Plecos will get too big. I'd look at a few small cories or otos.
A small school of tetras or rasbora would go fine with either gourami.
Plecos will get too big. I'd look at a few small cories or otos.
okay well since i've learned a lot more from this site, do you suggest i get it to cycle easier by getting a piece from a fishstore so that it starts the cycle? are most fish stores willing to do this? i dont have anyone close(instate) that i can get a piece from. thanks so much!!!!! i really appreciate this, cause if i can take care of all my other animals i can take are great care of these little guys.
I'd think a 10g would be pretty much full with a 4" pleco.
If you wanted other fish one (or two) dwarf gouramis (sparkling even better, much harder to find) along with maybe 5 small tetras, rasbora, 3 or 4 small cories.
If you can work with the LFS and haven't stocked yet a 15 or a 20 has almost the same footprint.
Look into fishless cycling. Takes 3 to 4 weeks and the fish don't die.
If you wanted other fish one (or two) dwarf gouramis (sparkling even better, much harder to find) along with maybe 5 small tetras, rasbora, 3 or 4 small cories.
If you can work with the LFS and haven't stocked yet a 15 or a 20 has almost the same footprint.
Look into fishless cycling. Takes 3 to 4 weeks and the fish don't die.
When it comes to cycling time is the best method.
They Do sell Bacteria Tank starter stuff at the fish store such as the product I attached as a link. Its the one I use.
The Bacteria Starter I use. I gave the pet smart link because its on sale there and ships free. As you said you were far from a store.
Starter
Another good thing to have on hand is Stress Coat
They Do sell Bacteria Tank starter stuff at the fish store such as the product I attached as a link. Its the one I use.
The Bacteria Starter I use. I gave the pet smart link because its on sale there and ships free. As you said you were far from a store.
Starter
Another good thing to have on hand is Stress Coat
Also don't forget betta splendens (or other types of betta) as an option. It's a magnificent fish and very personable. With a 10 g tank you can have a few tankmates too. Of course, you should consider the tank, water, temperature, etc. requirements.
I prefer the four-week-no-dead-fish method to the six-week-dead-fish method.deavvaed1 said:
BioSpira is the only good bacteria starter I know of. It's not that easy to find.
StressCoat will do what you need it do and a bunch of things that you don't. Amquel or Prime do a better job for less and won't muck up your water. If your fish need a moisturizer they've got much bigger problems than Stresscoat can solve.