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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| can a red tail go in a 10 gallon tank with a pleco & 2 guppies
hi,
i want to get a RTS. would it be ok with 2 guppies and a pleco?Also, i think my pleco is a lepord, if not, it only gets to be 4 inches long. i am also thinking about ghost shimp....
i will also accsept anything to do w/ my other fish.
plzzzzz help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| red tail shark: Temperament / Behavior : These fish can be hostile and are not recommended for community fish tanks with smaller tropical fish. They seem to behave when kept with larger fish. | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I think no. If your pleco only grows 4 inches long (I'm not familiar with the different pleco species, I'll leave that to someone else), and guppies are 2 inches each, that gives you 2 inches left, not enough for an RTS. And that's not taking into account a pleco's large bioload.
Ghost shrimp are fine, though  | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| While the Red Tail Shark would be fine with those specific fish it gets six inches long and the recommended tank size is forty gallons.
The Pleco you have and the Guppys will be a fully stocked tank. Should be a pretty tank, we would like to see pictures when you get it up.
Carol | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| ok... il think about it. O and about ghost shrimp... how many? | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| I have a RTS with 3 neons, 1 molly, 1 guppy and 2 plecos (bigger pleco is about 6 inches). The only aggression i have seen in my RTS is when the the larger tetras swim by her cave/area. She never bites though. I have lost some guppies in the past but i think that's because of my angels nipping at them. I say go for it. They're neat fish and they swim backwards often which is fun to watch.
BUT after clicking your aquarium info and seeing that you have a 10 gallon tank, i would have to agree with Minnow about tank space.
But then again, after googling '10 gallon tank', it doesn't look as small as i thought it would be. As long as it's not cramped in there then i guess it's okay? | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| i should be asking: should i get the g shrimp? o yaa, and my pleco died like 3 mins ago. 
cold i get fresh water crab(s) insted? | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| yaa actully, a 10 gallon i bigger than u think | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Sorry about your pleco. I don't know much about shrimp, but I would recommend that you look around the site for a while. There's lots of useful information that you can use to keep your fish alive for 10 maybe 15 years so you don't ever have to restock. | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| Quote:
Originally Posted by hihi100202  i should be asking: should i get the g shrimp? o yaa, and my pleco died like 3 mins ago.
cold i get fresh water crab(s) insted? | That would most likely be a no depending on what type of crab you are talking about. Depending on the type, it will need a way to get to dry land, and it will also eat any small fish that it can grab.
Several ghost shrimp should be fine. | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| ty evry1, any info is helpful!! | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| wht r the requirements for g shrimp/hemint crabs?? | |
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January 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| ok, i think iv dicided on a small pleco, and some ghost shrimp... but still, im open to comments ill add pics when i get them plz still add coments tho cuz i might want more ideas 4 my tank cuz im new at this... and wht r some good decor 4 my tank, i alredy got 3 fake plants | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| In a 10g tank, plecos are better off not being added. With ghost shrimp, its a good idea to get the live plant java moss for them, because they like to eat any food that falls into it. | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| i know but when i had my other pleco, the tank did fine, i do weekly(witch reminds me i need to get more test strips) tests for pH, nitrate, chlorine and all that stuff. so i think i will get: (in addition to my guppies)2 g shrimp and a bristle nose/lepord/or some knind of cool small peco.
ty for all the help it was greatly apriceated. rock on!  | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| ok, how the do i close threds?
Last edited by sirdarksol; January 14th, 2009 at 05:54 PM.
Reason: Editing out swears | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I agree, no pleco in a 10 gal. If you still have one, that's already asking a lot as far as bio-load. | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| i dont still have 1 he/she died yesterday. but how do u cose the threds?!?!?! | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| You can't close threads. Only a moderator can close them. | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| How!?!?!?!?!?!?! | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| They don't get closed. They just move down the list as people stop answering them. | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| o | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| ok, well if a moderator sees this, can u plzz close this 1 and my other 1 about plecos in a 10 gallon tank | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| you can go back to the begaining of the post and go to the "edit" part it will let you close your own thread. | |
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January 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| O... good idea | |
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