How Many Fish In A 10-gallon?

[GuppyGoddess]

Now I have one female betta and three rasboras in my 10-gallon. . .the betta chased the rasboras around when I brought them home, but already today she's lost interest.

Once the tank is cycled, how many more fish would be okay to bring in, considering the small size rasboras stay?

I'd like a few pygmy cories (guess 3-5) and they stay super small, so would them make a complete tank. . .should I add two more rasboras to make the complete following tank set up in about a month from now:

One female betta
five rasboras
5 pygmy cories

Does that sound good? I've read that the pygmys can be hard to find in the tank (so little) and often the betta will eat them. So, would I be better off also adding another fish that can chill on its own (a non-schooling fish) and maybe just three pygmys?

Thanks.

 

[KittyKat]

1 female betta
6 rasboras
5 pygmy cories

..should be fine without a problem. If you are worried about the betta eating them (which I am not so sure that it could do), keep it well fed and it will probably be too lazy to go for them.

Sand is best substrate for corys, especially ones that small. A few plants are also good if you haven't gotten any yet

 

[GuppyGoddess]

The tank has smooth rocks. Not very big (not river rocks), but slightly larger than the standard gravel (and it's very smooth - picked out to keep my betta's fins safe). . .will that not work for the pygmys? I do not want to risk hurting them or creating a situation where they will not thrive.

 

[OldMan47]

Rasboras do not stay small. I have a few in my big Noah's ark community that are over 1 1/2 inches long. That is far from gigantic but means that 5 of them plus the betta is starting to get near our full stocking level. The pygmy cories are a very small bioload but still they do impose a load. I would say that your stocking is OK but you need to realize that you are flirting with an overstock situation.