mr. Clown Loach

i'm ready to rock my new fish tank but i don't know what to put in it. i was thinking myabe a bolivian ram because i finnaly found a place near me that sells them and they're really cheap too. is it possible to put one in a ten gallon?

agabr123

IMO that would be too small for a bolivian, they get to four inches and although that wouldn't necessarily overstock the tank, the footprint isn't very large.

maybe a pair of borelli's dwarf cichlids?

here are some other suggestions
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mr. Clown Loach

the thing is borelli's hard to find and i don't want to pay an extra $29-30 for shipping its rediculous but i was thinking a bolivian ram and three cories if it gets crowded i could just add my ram to my 63g

GouramiGirl1221

I wouldn't put a ram with your typical "bottom feeding" fish in that small of a tank. All of my rams stay at the bottom of the tank 90% of the time, so I would bet that you'd develop a territory issue in a 10 gallon. You might want to consider a dwarf gourami for a community setup, or you could do dwarf puffers or two bettas (if you divide the tank, of course). Since you mentioned it, a ram or two would fit right in with your 63 gallon stock...they're more on the semi-aggressive side just like the rest of the fish you've got in there. Best of luck.

mr. Clown Loach

what else could i put in with a dwarf gourami in that tank

GouramiGirl1221

You can put just about anything you want with a DG in a 10 gallon other than another DG...there will definitely be territory issues between them in that small of a tank. The DG and three cories would be cute if you were still thinking along those lines (you mentioned the ram and three cories earlier).

mr. Clown Loach

well today i ended up buying two swordtails because the aquarium store lady told me that they would produce enough waste to help my plants can i still put a DG and three cories in

GouramiGirl1221

Definitely not...the lady was right, swordtails are big waste producers, but they also grow to around 4" each. They will likely need more space than a 10 gallon as they mature, and I wouldn't put anything else with them.

mr. Clown Loach

when they get bigger i'll move them to my 63g hopefully

GouramiGirl1221

They grow very quickly...the first girl I got grew at least an inch in the first month I had her. As long as you're prepared.

mr. Clown Loach

well i have two males and all my previous ones grew slowly