How Many Fish In 10g

[newtothis43]

Hey I'm new here and was just wondering how many fish I should put in my 10g?

Right now I have:
1 black Molly
2 big belly Molly's
2 Micky mouse Platts
2 tiger barbs
3 male flare tail guppys
2 big snails
2 baby snails
2 ghost shrimp

Soo good tank choices or no?

 

[RyanV]

The tiger barb don't fit the best, how are they doing with the others? They are best kept in groups of 5+ also, but someone else would need to reply if you have room for more.

 

[newtothis43]

They do great all together.

 

[Essjay]

In my opinion, 10 gallons is too small for mollies and tiger barbs - which should be in a bigger group as Ryan says. There is a tread on suitable stock for a 10 gall tank http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/116208-recommendations-for-a-10-gallon/
So it's not a question of adding more but of sorting out your stocking to a more suitable one.

 

[Noah34568]

Your tank is fully stocked. If you want more fish upgrade to a 20 gallon tank or maybe 29.

 

[newtothis43]

Ok thanks

 

[newtothis43]

Lost one of my tiger barbs today and one of my ghost shrimp dissapeared? after I put them in the tank.

 

[mossonthemoon]

Tiger barbs get big, and need a lot more room in order to survive. They also nip fins and stress fish out until they die. They really don't belong in that tank. In fact, I have a ~50 gallon tank and wasn't comfortable putting them in there! Your shrimp probably got eaten. Or is hiding, but with that number of fish in such a small tank, eaten is my best guess.

 

[newtothis43]

Yea I dunno I just hope I don't lose anymore fish

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

You should be looking for a 3-foot or longer tank ASAP for the Mollies and Platties, the former can reach ~12cm and they all show the typical livebearer trait of getting fiesty, they need space to get away if bullied and are quite active fish.

 

[gundamcichlid]

put some rock and make it like a tunnel or small cave to hide or place some plastic plants.

if you could, add one more filter and do 5 L waterchange once a week.