Any ideas for 10 gallon stocking ideas? My friend wants some "pretty" looking fish, but no guppies (she has a phobia). And she'd prefer a large one that can live in a ten gal, but I've never heard of a large fish that can live in that size of a tank. Any advice?
10 Gallon Stocking Ideas?
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A Betta is about as large as you want for a 10gal.
Pretty fish, loads of personality.
Pretty fish, loads of personality.
what i would do with a 10 gallon fish tank is 3 cory catfish 5 neon tetras some shrimp and a snail i think that would be a cool tank
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In a tank that small, the Cory cats would just stress the betta.
Check out the pin in the fresh and planted nano section. There are great ideas there.
For instance, you could get some species of killifish, a shrimp tank, snail tank, betta tank, some gourami, dwarf puffers (very tiny, big personality), I think a few tetras are on the list.
Of course your friend will need to cycle the tank and be prepared to be liberal with water changes as small tanks experience issues much more heavily compared to a larger tank which can better handle diseases, changes in water conditions, and other calamities.
Check out the pin in the fresh and planted nano section. There are great ideas there.
For instance, you could get some species of killifish, a shrimp tank, snail tank, betta tank, some gourami, dwarf puffers (very tiny, big personality), I think a few tetras are on the list.
Of course your friend will need to cycle the tank and be prepared to be liberal with water changes as small tanks experience issues much more heavily compared to a larger tank which can better handle diseases, changes in water conditions, and other calamities.
I currently have a 10 gallon with a powder blue dwarf gourami, 6 neon tetra, 4 male fancy guppies, and 4 ghost shrimp. My tank is moderately planted, and my chemical levels have never spiked, my nitrate levels don't even get very high.
On here they tend to stick to the 1" per gallon rule, but that's based on surface area. Many other fish keepers that I've read articles by use volume rather than surface area in this consideration and say you can do 2" per gallon. I've had good success with the second rule, but I chose fish that school, don't dart around too fast, and occupy different levels.
I know not everyone agrees, but you can have a 10 gallon with more than a beta and some snails. This pin from this forum might help you http
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/116208-recommendations-for-a-10-gallon/
On here they tend to stick to the 1" per gallon rule, but that's based on surface area. Many other fish keepers that I've read articles by use volume rather than surface area in this consideration and say you can do 2" per gallon. I've had good success with the second rule, but I chose fish that school, don't dart around too fast, and occupy different levels.
I know not everyone agrees, but you can have a 10 gallon with more than a beta and some snails. This pin from this forum might help you http
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/116208-recommendations-for-a-10-gallon/ 
Not all corydoras grow that big. They all need to be kept in groups of at least six, of the same species, though.thelaw said:
Like pygmy cories haha
http/i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx340/manzman10/shrimp/4632242099_5b962412d5_z_zpsc322d60c.jpg
Their cute and a very small species
http
/i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx340/manzman10/shrimp/4632242099_5b962412d5_z_zpsc322d60c.jpgTheir cute and a very small species
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