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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| suitable fish for a 10 gallon
Hi all,
I have had a 10 gallon tank running for quite some time. When it was first going I put in a pleco to eat all the brown algae, but now the pleco is close to 7'' long and needs to be donated. My plan is to start fresh, and add some fish good for a 10 gallon. I was thinking maybe 2 otos and some schooling fish, but I need some ideas.
THanks! | 
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Small tetras, maybe a few cories.
MY opinoin is a betta, 3 cories and a few otos.  | |
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Welcome to Fish Lore 
I agree with Amanda on the small tetras. Better yet, I like her betta idea
Or possibly a few guppies.
Enjoy the forum | |
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I like seeing tetras schooling aorund with something as a distraction, maybe a couple cories.
Most of all I like fancy guppies but I have had the absolute worst luck with them. I've given up on them for now.
Welcome to FishLore! 
Beth | 
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| welcome to fish lore! i hope you find it useful
I personally would skip the otos because they need a stable population of algae, are very sensitive, and they always tend to die off very quickly. there are many fish you could keep:
dwarf gouramis
guppies
swordtails
any small tetra
cories...
I would personally like a dwarf gourami, a small school of tetras and a few cories.
good luck. | |
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I keep 2 peacock gudgeons and 5 pygmy hatchetfish in an 8 gallon tank and they are fascinating fish to keep.
Or, a trio of sparkling gouramis with a red cherry shrimp colony would be great too. Sparklers have a ton of personality. | |
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I have a ten gallon that I'm planning on turning into a micro-community - just like I'm going to have in my 20g but with tiny fish. Ember tetras (or possibly emerald dwarf rasboras instead), pygmy cories and a honey gourami.
Endler's livebearers would be a really nice option too Or a trio/quartet of male platies...
Welcome to FishLore!  | |
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| i would get 5 neon tetras or 5 danios or 1 male betta with 3 pygmy cories or 4 kuhli loaches and an oto.
good luck | |
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I hate having tetras in my even my 20 gln cube. Its just to small to let them school back and forth the way they seem to want to. My vote goes for Betta and Cory combo. | |
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| i like all these ideas. thank you all for the input!
some of you mentioned the sensitivity of the otos, which has kinda made me think different about getting some to replace my pleco. i really like the cory ideas, but if algae became a problem would an oto be a good idea? | |
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May 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| From what I've read, the amount of algae in an aquarium will never be enough to properly sustain an oto, and they will require supplementary feeding. When I had mine I had to put zucchini in the tank every day.
If you have live plants in your aquarium, you will have much less worries about algae  | |
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May 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| alright thanks,
i think what i might do for now is get a dwarf gourami, 5 tetras, and some cories. based on the number of tetras and the gourami, how many cories should be put in? | |
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May 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| welcome to fishlore
if you get pygmy cories, then you're fine getting 4-6 of them. i'd stay away from the bronchis cories, they can get upwards of 3.5-4 inches. but for the regular cories in a 10 gallon i'd get 3 of them | |
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May 27th, 2009
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| yea i was thinking bronze cories.
would that be enough room for all the fish, provided that i will have 1 dwarf gourami, 5 neon tetras, and 3 bronze cories? just want to be sure before i begin to stock | |
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May 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| yep, that sounds like a very good fish tank | |
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May 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| A betta would be good,
A Dwarf Gourami (Only one) AND a school of small tetras.
Small tetra school AND two cories.
There's a loads of combinations. Just don't be too tempted to over-stock.
And four male guppies would look beautiful  | |
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May 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Quote:
Originally Posted by nick89  i like all these ideas. thank you all for the input!
some of you mentioned the sensitivity of the otos, which has kinda made me think different about getting some to replace my pleco. i really like the cory ideas, but if algae became a problem would an oto be a good idea? | Algae eaters aren't the solution to algae - even if you set up a planted tank with only algae eating fish! The solution is good water quality, and if you have plants the plants must have the right care so they can out-compete the algal menace.
Personally I'd say 3 bronze corys (who can get to almost 3") 5 neons and a hoey gourami would be overstocked - simply because all can go downhill at the speed of light in small tanks like yours - if you missed a water change then you could be in trouble. For that reason, I'd get 5 neons and 3 smaller corys (pandas, leopards etc.) or 5 neons and 5 dwarf/pygmy corys, or 5 neons and a honey gourami and perhaps a single male platy. | |
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May 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| my 10 gallon tank holds: 2 dwarf gourami, 5 male guppies, 3 boesmani rainbows and a wood shrimp. | |
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