Langy

hi. i have a 10gallon (yes i know its small) planted tank and was wondering what are some easy beginner fish to go with neon tetras. i've heard about gouramis but im not sure. any suggestions or recommendations
thankyou!

Nick G

Corydoras! They go with anything!

CHoffman

Hi Langy.
I really love neon tetra's they are very pretty fish. I have lots of 10 gallons and love them all. I see in your aquarium info you don't know about the nitrogen cycle, before adding anymore fish to your tank I would read this link http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm
Also do you know what your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels are??..All this info will help members assist you.

TFA101

welcome to fishlore!

ten gallons really isn't much to work with, but if you stock it right, the tank will thrive. you say it's planted, so that benefits the fish and aquarium. Here's some stocks to look over
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1 Male Honey Gourami, 6 Dwarf Rasboras, 4 Venezuelan Pygmy Corys

1 Male Sparkling Gourami, 2 Female Sparkling Gouramis, 4 Male Endler's Livebearers, 3 Venezuelan Pygmy Corys

1 Male Honey Gourami, 4 Tail Spot Pygmy Cory, 4 Male Endler's Livebearers

6 Pygmy Hatchetfish, 5 Male Endler's Livebearers, 4 Venezuelan Pygmy Corys

1 Male betta splenden (optional: some dwarf cories [4] or a mystery snail. add these animals before the betta to reduce terretoriality, or keep the betta alone to benefit the betta)

Colony of frshwater shrimp. Cherry Shrimp for color (scarlett or cherry red bodies), or Ghost shrimp for interest (you can see right through them!)


Neons are very colorful and attractive fish, but prefer the company of their own kind in large numbers, 4 being the absolute minimum. They actively shoal and need room to do so, so i wouldn't reccomend neons for a 10 gallon tank despite their small size.

Langy

yer they look pretty cool. and there bottom dwellers. *thumbs up* thanks. but i was thinking of a center pice fish or two? i've also thought about blue rams? what do you think?

TFA101

blue rams are a bigger fish and need at least a 15 gallon tank, so rams wouldn't work. If you're looking show a "show fish", dwarf gouramis or honey gouramis look amazing

Langy

ok yer thats a good list there. i do know about the nitrogen cycle and my tank is currently cycling. and i hope to have the tetras in the tank in a week. i don't know what my water parameters are at the moment. i havn't got a tester kit but im going to get the water tested in a couple of days at the LFS. what about 5 neons, 2 blue rams and a corydora what do you think?

the LFS lady said that my tank would manage fine with quite a few fish. and that rule about 1 inch of fish per gallon.... yer right. i think you could fit a few more than that.

just googled those honey gouramis. they look pretty nice. maybe i'll put those in instead. the dwarf gouramis are pretty awesome fish too.

tom28

hey i found that this was a good guide...http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/f...lity_chart.cfm

Gemstone29

i've got Neons in my tank and they're fine with my guppy's, corydoras and Gourami, so any of those will do, the Cory's or the guppy might work best for you cuz the guppy's swim up the top and the cory's down the bottom, it evens the tank out. Just be cearful not to overstock C:

DE88ROX

Tom28 thanks for that chart. Its awesom. I like a 1 stop shopping list like that. Previously I always had to read and go back and forth because I would always forget what goes with what. lol

Not anymore! thanks

midnightwolf

you could also get a divider and have 2 bettas, they would be pretty happy and maybe fan their fins at each other.

Langy

wow that chart is really good. i know have 5 neons, bristlenose catfish, khuli loach and 3 rummy nose tetras. do you reckon i could fit 1 gourami in there? or is that outrageously overtocked? my tank is doing fine at the moment, i only have to do a weekly water change. also my loach and catfish just hang around the bottom, both types of tetra just sit around the bottom/middle.so i was wondering what fish ould stay around the top/middle part. because it looks really bare. any ideas. i was heading for a gourami because they are a mediumish fish. do they hang out in the top??

hope someone can help me here.
cheers

Lucy

Your tank is fully stocked. Actually over stocked. I wouldn't recommend adding anymore fish.
Even though it looks like there's more room, you have to take into account that each of those fish creates waste. Too many fish, too much waste in the water.

Langy

yer ok. i guess its slighty over stocked. but say i had the space would it work?? i might be a getting a bigger tank soon. those gouramis look really nice. also my fish don't seem to make much waste. i only do 1, 20% water change a week. thats all i have to do. the water is perfectly fine. must have a good filter. so what do you think about that gourami then?
cheers

Shawnie

I wouldnt add anymore either ....even tho you dont see waste, they secreet it anyhow and with the smaller tanks and overstocked, its so much easier to throw the water all out of wack....not to mention, theres no more room for a gourami to have its own territory and it will become agressive ...you already have about 21 inches of fish in a 10 gal...

midnightwolf

ouch!