What Types Of Fish Can I Keep.

[Brandonpieters55]

Hi,

I have bought a 14x17x13 in. (width x depth x length) tank ( about 8-10 gallons) and was wondering what species of fish would be best to keep?

 

[diademhill]

Hi,

I have bought a 14x17x13 in. (width x depth x length) tank ( about 8-10 gallons) and was wondering what species of fish would be best to keep?

Small ones - and not many of them.

What fish have you seen that you like? What do you like about them and have you started the tank cycling?

 

[Chri$]

you could start with a couple of swordtails and a couple of platys if your tank is still stabilizing and then slowy add a few more fish guppy, danio etc.

 

[OohFeeshy]

I'd say you're limited to a school of small fish, ie. tetras, small rasboras, or one-three mediumy fish, ie. guppies, platies, a single betta...

 

[Animation]

PICK THE BETTA!!!!

 

[ArcticLancer]

Hey Brandon!

Given a 10 gallon, and giving similar advice to what I received a few weeks ago on mine, you do need to start small. Most of your options fall under the group livebearers, which include Guppies, Platies, Swordtails, Mollies, and more. The thing is, that a 10 gallon is actually quite small, so the number of fish you can house, is also quite small. Swordtails can get to be rather lengthy (Even without the male's tail thrown in), so it's not a great idea to invest in them, however Guppies and Platies are both small fish that you should be able to keep about 3 or 4 of.
An alternative, though I'd get someone else to verify it, is a small female Betta tank. This should be able to house 3 or 4 females (Again, looking for verification on this). Males probably shouldn't be included just because we all know how they can arouse trouble when we aren't careful.

Hope some of that helps.
Also, like was already said, what are your current fish interests? And do you plan to have a planted tank, or plastic/silk plants?

PS: Remember, contrary to popular belief, Goldfish aren't bowl fish, and probably shouldn't be put in here either

 

[Brandonpieters55]

I have some neon and some other kind of tetras and some baubers( is that the name, big red fish?) two zebra danios. I have 2 huge fish, who killed off my angel fish due to fish overstocking, but i need to take them out.

I have quite a couple but was wondering what kind of fish I SHOULD have rather than what i do have. The fish seem fine apart from the big ones. What do u think. I probably have enough fish now but was just wandering incase i decided to swap fish.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Umm, so what exactly do you have and in what numbers?

 

[ArcticLancer]

Yeah ... It sounds like you have too much in there right now, so a list would be good.

 

[atmmachine816]

ya u cnat really hav an angel in a ten gallon especially with all those other fish b/c they get pretty big and watever ate the angel u should probly get rid of right away since ther prbly too big already and numbers r a help

 

[Brandonpieters55]

I don't know if the angel even was eaten. But they died anyway and one lost an eye.
4 neon tetras
3 larger tetras (not sure what they are though. I looked online and it seemed similar to a dawn tetra)
2 red fish (not sure what they are called though. If i send a picture could you identify it. I already looked on the internet)
2 zebra danios
and a large catfish and a large suckerfish which i am planning to get rid of on wednesday.

 

[CroNiC]

You are heavly overstocked and should return soem of your fish. The basic rule is 1 inch per gallon not including the tail. This applies to most but not all fish.

 

[dwarfgourami]

The question being what you SHOULD have in that tank (ignoring what you Do have for the time being):

First of all, only small fish, 2 inch or under, the one exception being a betta. If the tank is truly 10 gallons, then out of the livebearers, you should really be looking at platies, guppies or endlers. If less than 10 gallons, maybe only endlers or possibly a small group of male guppies.
Swordtails and mollies grow too large.
Some of the smaller tetras should be ok, but you need to remember that it is harder to maintain stable water stats in a small tank, so should avoid the more sensitive tetras (like rummynoses).
No goldfish, for sure.

Secondly, no fast movers. Danios really should not go in anything under a 20 gallon, but 30 is better. Swordtails get themselves disqualified on this score too.

Thirdly, no heavy waste producers. No plecos or other large catfish.

Fourthly, nothing that requires large numbers/lots of space to spread aggression. Certain barbs (like tiger barbs) get themselves disqualified here.

So good options include:

guppies, platies, endlers

small tetras like glowlights

a betta (but then you need to think carefully about its tankmates)

cherry barbs

pygmy corys

small rasboras

khuulie loaches (grow long, but little body mass)

also:

shrimps

African dwarf frog (can eat small fish if they catch them)

Bear in mind that some of the above are schooling fish and need to be in a group of 4-5 to be happy. A schooling fish can have its lifespan drastically shortened by the stress of being kept singly or in a pair.

There are also some more "difficult" fish, with special requirements that can go in a 10 gallon as a species tank. These include dwarf puffers and some Tanganyikan shelldwellers (not together though). But then you have to be prepared to do a fair amount of extra research and meet their special needs.

 

[Brandonpieters55]

Ok.

I have a pleco and a large catfish and have done for the past week. Bad move.
I'm removing them tomorrow.
My red fish are dwarf gouramis. Any views on them?

Anyway my EXTREME overstocking has caused my angelfish to die of ammonia poisoning.
But now my dwarf gouramis look like they might die next. One of them has one red fin socket (What should i refer to that part of the fish?) Do you think i should get some treatments or will they just recover when i remove the big fishes tomorrow. If so, what treatments would you recommend?
No water test yet? Would you recommend buying the tests myself so i can do them more easily?

Thanks for all your help

 

[ArcticLancer]

So, lets see ... Of your original
4 neon tetras
3 larger tetras (not sure what they are though. I looked online and it seemed similar to a dawn tetra)
2 dwarf gouramis
2 zebra danios
1 large catfish
1 large pleco

you still have ...
4 neon tetras
3 larger tetras
2 dwarf gouramis
2 zebra danios

Really, unless you were able to get a bigger tank for them (And honestly, I'm not sure how big you'd need), you'd probably need to overhaul your selection of fish altogether
With regards to the gourami's fin episode, it's probably unlikely it will just heal with the other fish gone. You'd probably want to try and help it along in some way, though again, I'm not able to tell you exactly how. Wait for a second opinion from someone, but you might want to quarantine them in another small tank or container.
Lastly, a test kit is always worth having on hand just so you can check everything out in a pinch, and they aren't all that expensive when you consider it.

Sorry I can be only so suggestive and not so helpful. I hope someone else comes around with a bit more experience. In the meantime, you should take gourami's information into consideration and see what you can do with the fish you already have, before trying to deal with more. Keep us posted