LetDiceFly

A have a couple of small aquariums, one has had platies in it for some time, but I want something different in the other 10gal. Everyone online is always saying not to put big fish in small aquarium, but I haven't found a list of appropiate small species. Can anyone make suggestions? Thanks

atmmachine816

Are there any certain species of fish that you like? If not I can tell you a list of fish that you can keep in a tank like that off the top of my head.
dwarf frogs
otos
ONE of the smaller species of plecos not a common
betta male or female
school of tetras
cories
guppies
swordtails
mollies
shrimp
shell dweller cichlids

LetDiceFly

I don't have any particular preference, anything that is colorful and lively. I read swordtails grew to 4"? Wouldn't that be too big for 10 gal. Drarf frogs? they live completely submerged?

JMatt1983

also, any of the smaller species of barbs, cherries, tigers, or a dwarf gourami

griffin

if you're talking about african dwarf frogs, they are completely aquatic, but they do breathe air

LetDiceFly

Thanks for the response, gives me somewhere to start.

Neville

r u a new aquarist? if yes, then i think u should start with guppies... they r very hardy and really cool and easy to care. u can keep 6 or 7 of them in a 10 gallon tank. the ratio is 2 females per male.

griffin

they also breed faster than rabbits :P

JMatt1983

thats why I stayed away from guppies, my first fish was a red tail shark, hes alive and active playing tag with my tetras in my 10G for now

LetDiceFly

I have had platies in my first tank since last summer. *I have a couple of my adult platies in a 2nd tank I am cycling. *After reading around a little, I'm leaning toward putting a male beta and a couple african drawf frogs in it. *And put my platies back in their orginal tank. *I have some small platies I guess I'll end up trying to find a store who will want them once they get a little bigger.

lolagurl

I would get mollies :P
You cand get ballons sailfins (those are pretty, some even have those huge fins on top), or dalmationns. You can get orange mollies or gold, or silver, or speckled black and* some greeny tope ones...so many colours. plus they swim all over the tank and if kept healthy are very lively fish..can grow up to 2'' 3'' or 4'' even..depends what type

susitna-flower

Lovely fish lolagurl Are these yours?

Fish in the Frozen North

lolagurl

thanks no..i wish i love these types of mollies but all the ones i have seen so far were really aggressive so..no i know those ones are so pretty

Guzalot

Have you considered killifish?

LetDiceFly

I ended up giving away my 10 gal
but I aquired a 5 gal that I have put a male betta in.

I still have my orginal 10 gal with 3 platies and 3 corys
plus three 1/2 long baby platies that I don't know what to do with

atmmachine816

You can keep them or give them to your lfs for store credit possibly.