10 gallon planted tank Would This Be Okay?

Hey, do you guys think a 10 gallon planted tank with a 5-15 gallon filter would be okay for the following:
8-10 green neon tetras
1-2 kuhlI loach
1 powder blue dwarf gourami

thanks

 

I haven't personally owned any of these fish (I'm pretty new to this myself), but from what I've read, all of them (except maybe the green neons) need a larger aquarium, and dwarf gouramis can be pretty aggressive. This thread could give you some cool ideas for your aquarium:

Stocking List for 10 Gallons

Also, if you are interested in gourami, I think that Sparkling Gourami might work in your tank size. They are tiny, adorable, and really colorful.

 

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In short, no. Kuhlies need a 20 long due to heir shoaling behaviour. Dwarf gouramis need 20 gallons also. You could do 9 green neons & 2 rosy loaches.

 

Thanks guys! I'm really new to this hobby as well, CMB.

 

Thanks guys! I'm really new to this hobby as well, CMB.

'S all good. Most of us did stuff wrong in the beginning

 

Welcome to Fishlore

In short, no. Kuhlies need a 20 long due to heir shoaling behaviour. Dwarf gouramis need 20 gallons also. You could do 9 green neons & 2 rosy loaches.

If I put 8 green neons, what do you think would be a cool "centerpiece fish"?

 

I'm not the best at stocking, but I believe there are some colorful killifish or apistogramma or even some badis that could be cool centerpieces. Sorry, I don't have the names off the top of my head

 

In a 10 that's tough. Would you just want one largest centerpiece fish or 2-3 of a species. You possibly could do 2 honey gouromis or 3 sparkling gouromis. Its conversational but a female betta could be a possibility as well. One large one will come to me.

 

In a 10 that's tough. Would you just want one largest centerpiece fish or 2-3 of a species. You possibly could do 2 honey gouromis or 3 sparkling gouromis. Its conversational but a female betta could be a possibility as well. One large one will come to me.

I would prefer one large one. Would a betta get along with tetras?

 

I would prefer one large one. Would a betta get along with tetras?

If you can find a female that has been with tetras before that would be best, but if you do attempt it make sure the tank is heavily planted and you have hiding places for them all in case someone gets grumpy (if the betta is very shy the tetra may pick on it, if the betta is very aggressive the tetras will likely be in danger). Get a full grown betta or mature one (that way you are dealing with a baby betta suddenly becoming aggressive after being fine for several months until it matures and decides to kill everything).

 

To up your chance of success you needs lots of things to break up line of sight like tall plants. It also helps if the betta gets grumpy they have some were to go hide. So yes if its set up properly I feel its a possibility. Now that's were are opinions differ. Lol. I prefer to add bigger babies or young adults as that's what I have had luck with.

 

What do you think about this guy in a 10 gallon? Neon blue goby- Stiphodon atropurpureus

 

What do you think about this guy in a 10 gallon? Neon blue goby- Stiphodon atropurpureus

Yep in fact you could do 2

 

Unfortunately those guys are brackish, and pretty much any freshwater goby you find is going to need an extensive diet of live food.
Edit: oops, I need to do my research better, lol please ignore

 

Algea eater. Freshwater.
This is quoted right from seriouslyfish
Though males aren’t necessarily gregarious females tend to exist in loose groups meaning a single male with two or more females is the recommended minimum purchase.

So if you want just one I wouldn't recommend it.

 

Algea eater. Freshwater.
This is quoted right from seriouslyfish
Though males aren’t necessarily gregarious females tend to exist in loose groups meaning a single male with two or more females is the recommended minimum purchase.

So if you want just one I wouldn't recommend it.

So if I put 3 in, should I keep them alone or could I put a few tetras in?
Thanks

 

By the sounds of it peaceful fish that are around the same size should be fine. That said both green neons and neon blue gobys aren't considered beginner fish so please really research these fish before taking the plunge. Seriouslyfish and practicalfishkeeping are both good sites to research fish.

 

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Ermm...or the original thread that was started lol.
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40 Gallon Tank - Need Help Whit My Community