10 Gallon Stock

[Joe_Shafe]

Does this seem like a good stock for a 10 gallon planted tank with a Penguin 150 filter?

- 5 Marbled Hatchets
- 1 Honey Gourami
- 5 Celestial Pearl Danios
- 5 Venezualan Pygmy Cories
- 7 Amano Shrimp
- 3-5 Cherry Shrimp

I'll be doing close to 50% water changes every week because it's a planted tank and my fertilizing schedule calls for it. I believe its a bit overstocked but with the water changes I think I should be alright.

 

[SandraNewbie]

It's a pretty heavy stocking for a 10 gallon and will require a very good filter to keep up with it.
From what I know of celestial pearl danios, they work better in bigger shoals, but I've not kept them. And the marbles might want a little more footprint, but again I'm not expert.

I'd leave out the hatchets and add 3 more danios (for a total of 8) and then it's a pretty nice set up for a tank.
That said, if you're willing to put in the work and someone can confirm the marbles and danios are happy at those numebrs, i don't see why not.

What filter are you going for?

 

[cowboy507]

Thats very overstocked. even with the weekly water changed and excess filter. I would leave out the hatches, and also the Gourami may struggle. In my experiences these are very particular little things and tend to struggle, even with the best kept tanks.

 

[Joe_Shafe]

The hatchets were kind of a last minute thought I wanted some top dwellers but I don't have to.. Would pygmy hatchets work I just saw them theyre smaller if not I'll just leave them out altogether

 

[thereverendturtle]

If you really want a surface dweller, consider clown/rockets killies. 2 m, 4 f, would be good. Huge ones are about an inch.

 

[Blitz]

No, no danios. they need a very large tank to swim around in. Even for a school of five.