what can go with Zebra Danios?

[fishwatcher]

I am now down to 1 female guppy, 1 neon, and 3 zebra danios. Just wondering if it'd be easier to rehome the female guppy and the neon, and keep the 3 danios. If so, what could I put with them, other than the typical tetras? Would dwarf puffers work? Or gouramis?

 

[MegTheFish]

First, what size is your tank?
Dwarf puffers are a big no-no, enless your going to be using your other fish as feeders, if you know what I mean LoL.
If you have enough room (when you tell us what size tank you have) then I would suggest getting atleast 3 more danios because if kept in smaller groups they tend to be more nippy-and that could be bad news for your female guppy and your lone neon.
Neons also like to be kept in groups of 6 or more, so I would add more of those.

EDIT: Oops ) Didn't see your signature.
I would suggest finding the danios a new home, because they are very active fish and would love a tank of atleast 20 gallons to live in. A 10 gallon doesn't really give them the room they need.
After that, you could add 5 more neons, and then get your female guppy a guppy friend. I would suggest another female friend instead of a male because the male might harrass her too much. Hope that helps

 

[fishwatcher]

I guess I should have gotten a bigger tank to start with... maybe in the future I can swap to a 20-gallon... I'm just short on space right now.
Anyway, I'd really like to get rid of the neon and guppy and the danios, too, since they need a bigger place. What kind/how many puffers could I put in a 10 gal? Is there anything other than puffers that can be put in with puffers?

(I guess I should have really looked at fish before I bought any!)

 

[Erised]

Information on dwarf puffers can be found here: Dwarf Puffers Profile

More information over here: Setting Up a 10G

All the information you want/need will be in there

Very very short:

2 dwarf puffers tops, though they might fight eachother and hurt or kill the other
not adviced keeping anything with them at all, though you have a slight chance of pulling off keeping ottos or bristlenose plec with them (these too can easily get killed)

all the information should be in those 2 topics though. Specially the second one should be of great help to you.

--Edit--

Edited to say that dwarf puffers prefer a mature tank rather than a freshly setup tank, so I dont think your tank is quite ready for it yet.

 

[fishwatcher]

Wow! I can't believe they need that much room for such a little fish! Since I have gravel already and all, I guess I'll wait until I can get a 5-gal set up and get a dwarf puffer. Then I can set it up right from the beginning.
Are there any non-community fish that would do good with gravel that I could stock the tank with? (Other than the sharks.) I'm just not so excited about the run-of-the-mill guppies, tetras and platys they offer around here.

 

[MegTheFish]

I'm just not so excited about the run-of-the-mill guppies, tetras and platys they offer around here.

I know what you mean....my two lfs only stock the "standered" fish you can find practicly everywhere so I'm not much of a help suggesting fish. I've only really kept danios, livebearers, tetras, cories and bettas, nothing really exciting. Maybe you could make it into a ADF (african dwarf tank) tank? That would look kinda cool. You could probably keep atleast 5 in there too, maybe 8?

 

[fishwatcher]

How hardy are those frogs? They're really cute, but they look like the smallest change in pH or ammonia, etc in the water would kill them. Maybe, since I have 1 guppy and 1 neon already, I could just get another guppy or 2 and then 3-4 more neons. I could take the danios back and get a few frogs. Would that be overstocking?