Stocking For 10Gal?

[tmoney7]

Alright so I have a 10gal tank already cycled and I previously had Red Cherry Shrimp in it.  I plan on getting some more now that I have resituated things and have changed my set up a little but I was wondering if i would be able to have other choices for stocking.  Perhaps some dwarf corys or any other types of corys (have not really looked into different types yet).  Any thoughts or ideas?

 

[DiddleBug]

Pygmy Corys would be fine.  Also teras, livebearers, and other small fish. 

 

[ncguppy830]

Alright so I have a 10gal tank already cycled and I previously had Red Cherry Shrimp in it.  I plan on getting some more now that I have resituated things and have changed my set up a little but I was wondering if i would be able to have other choices for stocking.  Perhaps some dwarf corys or any other types of corys (have not really looked into different types yet).  Any thoughts or ideas?

your selctions are small you could have 6 pygmy cories and a betta or maybe 7 microrasboras and a gourami, make sure groups are an aduquete size so that every fish can feel secure

 

[tmoney7]

ok so pygmy cory would be okay but i don't know if my lfs has them so would other types of corys work as well like albino corys which I know my lfs has

 

[Lillefishy]

Albinos would get too big for your tank as would most normal size ones.
Ask your Lfs if they can get some pygmys in for you

 

[ncguppy830]

right just remeber group of 6

 

[tmoney7]

okay so if i cant get any pygmy corys i will probably go with a shoal of rasboras or something

 

[Wills]

With tanks like these stick to fish with micro and pygmy in the name - micro rasbora, pygmy gourami, ember tetras, badis, dario, dwarf moth catfish - will all work and make a nice combo
 
Wills

 

[tmoney7]

Do any of these have very specific living styles or are they picky at all about anything.  Just don't want to get something that is relly complicated to take care of.

 

[biggerfish]

not at all complicated just make sure your temps around 74 and your water quality is good and they will be fine.
you could do
6 pygmy corys
6 neon tetras/ rasboras ect....
or if you cant get pygmys do
6 neons/rasboras, ect.....
and a dwarf/honey gourami

 

[TallTree01]

Not the neons though. They belong in 15+.
There are micro tetras which would be a much better choice.

 

[biggerfish]

ment to say micro lol, read neons while reading the post and for some reason typed it down.

 

[tmoney7]

okay so 6 pygmy corys would be good and what i was really worried about is whether or not they would like my substrate which is large chunks of black gravel which is in 1cm pieces and then smaller

 

[ncguppy830]

sand is better but i dont know if it matters

 

[tmoney7]

yea i figured so but i too am wondering if they will work in gravel because i just changed my substrate