Guppies And What To My New 10 Gallon Tank

[Ilovemybetta]

I was thinking of getting 5-6 guppies to my 10 gallon tank(Please tell me if guppies are good or bad to 10 gallon) I was wanting to get guppies and some other kind of fish, bottom feeder, shrimp, etc. I just don't know what would be a good tank mate, any ideas

 

[Cazgar]

You could have 6/8 guppies in a tank that size, though tbh not much else.
Shrimp would be ok, & are great scavengers

 

[pablothebetta]

Guppies sometimes do better in tanks nearer 15 gallons, but I guess they could work. I wouldn't put anything much more than 5-6 or so males in there though (males + females = fry overload ).

Alternatively, it might make a nice small betta community tank, with, for example, a male betta, 6-8 pygmy cories and a couple of male endlers. You could make it into a dwarf puffer or killifish setup or keep a good sized group of microrasbora or ember tetras in there. You could just have it as a shrimp-only setup. There are plenty of options open to you.

Shrimp have a very low bioload and hardly count when it comes to stocking levels and do make good scavengers as cazgar also commented, so they should be fine so long as you don't have any shrimp-hunting fish

 

[The Taffy Apple]

+1 with pablothebetta on the Male Endlers, as you have already said you like Guppys then these little fish would be a lovely choice for you.They can be difficult to find here in this part of the U.K, but i loved them in my original 30L tank.

Terry.

 

[Ilovemybetta]

+1 with pablothebetta on the Male Endlers, as you have already said you like Guppys then these little fish would be a lovely choice for you.They can be difficult to find here in this part of the U.K, but i loved them in my original 30L tank.

Terry.

Are Endlers schooling? And How much would be to much, I don't want my tank overstock

 

[The Taffy Apple]

+1 with pablothebetta on the Male Endlers, as you have already said you like Guppys then these little fish would be a lovely choice for you.They can be difficult to find here in this part of the U.K, but i loved them in my original 30L tank.

Terry.

Are Endlers schooling? And How much would be to much, I don't want my tank overstock

I had 8 in my 30L at one point, but that was looking a little crowded. As they are Guppy they don't really 'school' or 'shoal' , but mostly tend to do their own thing.

Terry.

 

[Ilovemybetta]

+1 with pablothebetta on the Male Endlers, as you have already said you like Guppys then these little fish would be a lovely choice for you.They can be difficult to find here in this part of the U.K, but i loved them in my original 30L tank.

Terry.

Are Endlers schooling? And How much would be to much, I don't want my tank overstock

I had 8 in my 30L at one point, but that was looking a little crowded. As they are Guppy they don't really 'school' or 'shoal' , but mostly tend to do their own thing.

Terry.

Any good bottom feeders?

Sorry I ask to much questions

 

[Man of fish]

Shrimp and some Pygmy corys

 

[Dazzler666]

I'm interested in shrimp. Is there any particular type to go for, what are they like to keep, etc? Never considered before but like the sound of them. At present I gave lemon tetras, beacon tetras, harlequin rasboras and an albino plec. Can anyone imagine a problem with my fish & adding a few shrimp?!
Cheers and yet another great suggestion .

 

[fluttermoth]

Shrimps are pretty easy to keep, but they are more sensitive to water quality than fish, so your tank needs to be mature and stable before you think of adding them.

Cherry, amano and ghost shrimp are the easiest for shrimp newcomers. The cherries will breed, the amanos and ghosts won't (they need brackish water to breed).

 

[Ilovemybetta]

Shrimps are pretty easy to keep, but they are more sensitive to water quality than fish, so your tank needs to be mature and stable before you think of adding them.

Cherry, amano and ghost shrimp are the easiest for shrimp newcomers. The cherries will breed, the amanos and ghosts won't (they need brackish water to breed).

Is shrimp just enough with guppies, if so how many, and are there any bottom feeders?

 

[fluttermoth]

Ten gallons is quite a small tank, and I can't really think of any bottom feeders that would be happy, unless you do 5 or 6 (male) guppies and 5 or 6 of one of the dwarf corydoras species.

6 or 8 guppies and shrimps might be better.

 

[Ruskull]

Shrimp and some Pygmy corys

I second that opinion. Corys are great cleaners and they're fun to watch.

 

[Ruskull]

I'm interested in shrimp. Is there any particular type to go for, what are they like to keep, etc? Never considered before but like the sound of them. At present I gave lemon tetras, beacon tetras, harlequin rasboras and an albino plec. Can anyone imagine a problem with my fish & adding a few shrimp?!
Cheers and yet another great suggestion .

Ghost shrimp are best for newbies because they're fairly hardy and they are only 33¢ each.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

+1 for ghost shrimp. They are cheap. 55 cents where I am. As for bottom feeders, Pygmy cories and maybe otos once the tank is mature.