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May 5th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Could a German Blue Ram...
Go in a 10 gallon by itself? I'm looking for a nice looking fish, but I don't want fry, so I was thinking a single male of some kind would be nice. They only get to 4 inches or so? I think this would work would it not? Thanks,
Cory
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May 6th, 2008
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Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KonaBoy
Go in a 10 gallon by itself? I'm looking for a nice looking fish, but I don't want fry, so I was thinking a single male of some kind would be nice. They only get to 4 inches or so? I think this would work would it not? Thanks,
Cory
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Hi Cory
when you say by itself.. do you mean have it be the only fish in the tank? If not, and you are asking if a male would be ok with other fish by itself, then I would say yes. I had a male GBR for about 8-9 months in a community tank, for lack of being able to find a female for it. He did fine.. They do not usually get over 3 inches or so. They are smaller than the Bolivian Rams. |
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May 6th, 2008
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a GBR would be fine alone in a 10g but personally i would suggest a Betta!   |
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May 6th, 2008
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Ok, what other fish would you suggest to go in with him if I get one? Some Cory cats maybe?
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May 6th, 2008
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If you chose the GBR I would add a small group of neon tetras.
If you went with the Betta, i think you would be able to add a group of three cories? At least two IMO without over stocking. But personally, the Betta would be fine by himself. I have two males in their own 10g with no tankmates and they are just fine. You can decorate the tank nicely so it fills up with plants, rocks decorations? A male Betta would be very happy in there!  |
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May 6th, 2008
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Well I already have a Betta with 2 Cory's in my other 10 gallon, so I was hoping for something a little different this time, something you don't see everyday.
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May 6th, 2008
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killiefish? Shell dwellers? Any of the apistogramma's? or a whole troup of cardinal tetras... which would be really beautiful in a live planted tank. How they all swim together in waves would be really beautiful.
Or a school of Rasbora's would be nice as well.
There is a lot of small fish that can go in your 10g tank.  |
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May 6th, 2008
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Shellie's are rarer than Do-Do birds here. I've read that Killiefish are easy to breed, which I don't want. I could look at some apistogramma's more than I have. Sorry if it sounds like I'm stubborn, I'm just trying to find something that I'll really like.
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May 6th, 2008
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Here is the thing with GBR's. They are VERY sensitive to Am and all the rest of that stuff.
I have one in a 10 gallon with some cories. He did great,until I forgot to plug the filter back in after I did a water change. It was off for 6 Hr. That small Am spike killed him. There was only .25 Am in the tank,AND I had put Prime in it.
I just thought that I would tell you that about that. I am not trying to scare you out of them I am just giving you a Idea of how sensitive they are.
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May 6th, 2008
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Or what about a single Krib with some Neon's or something similar?
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May 6th, 2008
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I THINK that there is someone around here that keeps a male female pair of Kribs in a 10,but I am not sure about that.
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May 6th, 2008
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Killifish breed easy, but they need primed to do so, I think that killis in a 10 would be great! the really only worrysome thing is they jump, so you need a tight lid.
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