Stocking 10 Gallon Tank

[PringlesLFE]

Hello everyone,

I am aware of how limited 10 gallon tanks are in terms of the types of fish that would be able to live healthy lives in such a small tank. I am returning to college in the fall and am going to be unable to realistically keep any larger tank.

I originally planned to keep a school of 5 or 6 Zebra Danios and maybe a pair of cory cats. (Still in the process of cycling the tank)

I'm looking for other stock lists that would be able to do well in my 10 gallon.

• Not a huge fan of Tetras or most rasboras
• Not a huge fan of Bettas or guppies

-If possible, I'd like something along the lines of 2 gold colored fish and 1 black one.
or
-I do like Tiger Barbs (but understand 10 gallon would limit them like crazy), Bumblebee and Peacock Gobies (Would I be able to keep maybe a pair of these in a 10 gallon?), and I find Cichlids fascinating..but once again 10 gallons limits me.

-If possible, some sort of bottom dweller (I'm unsure of cory cats b/c I'm using gravel I bought from petsmart and it's not the smoothest or roundest. (Afraid of damaging their barbels).

Hopefully that's enough to kind of help understand what i'm looking for.

I really don't know what my options are! I don't really want one of those generic 10 gallon stock list tanks...but i'm afraid I might not have too much of an option lol.

Any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[bagu]

dwarf puffer fish

ermm

you could Squeeze in 1 apistogramma species Cichlid =/

 

[PringlesLFE]

Wow, I'm new to this forum and i'm pleasantly surprised that I got any sort of response that quickly

I made the mistake of not checking out other posts regarding 10 gallon stocking before I posted.

Right now, I'm debating between Bumblebee Gobies and dwarf puffers. I think they are both very unique in their own respective ways.

What would be good tank mates for them?

Also: Are Brackish water tanks necessarily more difficult to maintain than freshwater?

Thanks!

 

[matchstickman47]

tbh i would put in a 'pair' of cories.... they like groups of over 5

id suggest pygmy cories , just got some and they are perfect for bottom feeder in smal tank

wow you hae the same dilema that i had .... lol bumble bees n dwarfs
they realy cool, i went for dps, and the p.cories...... dint look back

brackish waters arnt harder to maintain realy the obvious bit being the salt is the only othe parameter ( as far as im aware of) that will be new

marine salt is the stuff you would use and brackish areas the fish naturaly live in usualy have a sandy or muddy substrates.
theres nothing to it once youve got the hang of the salt

bumble bees gobie generaly need brackish water but some claim a certian type of bumble bee can survive in fresh water, (i wouldnt risk it)
dps are realy cool and full of personality

dps do best in speicies only tank butu mine are fine with the p.cories, despite this they are known to be very agressive and need about 5 gallons each and a heavily planted tank ( also snails are needed to whitle down thier beaks)
also bumble bee gobies do well in species tanks and can be teritorial and are known to nip fins

best of luck !

 

[llamalord305]

You could probably get some sand as substrate, corys like that. I've heard of using play sand, from home depot or diy stores. Like for kids sandboxes. I've never used it myself, I would ask someone more experience in that matter.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

How bout some honey gourami's?

 

[matchstickman47]

play sand is fine... just wash it in a bucket with a shower head n drain any dust n dirt away