10 Gallon Tank 10 gallon stocking ideas


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As far as betta's and shrimp go your on you are taking a chance so my advise would be to put a few cull shrimp in as sacrificial this way if they get eaten nothing lost, even if they survive the chances are they will stay hidden for most of the time as they will see the fish as a predator
 

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I’ve done research on housing bettas and shrimp, and have a heavily planted tank. I’ve done it before with one of my other tanks but thanks for the insight! I’m just wondering if this would be overstocked
 
I think it will be alright, but I wouldn't attempt to add anything else - I'd say this would be about the limit for a 10g.

If you wanted to reduce the occupation I would suggest removing the 2 nerites - they can have a fairly hefty bio load for being snails. If you really want them, maybe do horned nerites instead? They're typically smaller, and I find they produce less waste. In theory the cherry shrimp population should regulate based on the available food and space.. plus they're small compared with other shrimp options. I think you're in an O K zone, just keep an eye on your parameters and add things gradually. I'd love to see it once the tank is altogether!
 
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Ok I’ll definitely post a picture when everything gets added! I won’t get the nerites then-I’ve just heard that cherrys don’t clean very well so they were kind of the backup clean up crew in case the cherry’s didn’t do enough. Thanks for the help!
 

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Hey! I have a heavily planted 10-gallon tank currently stocked with 6 neon tetras. I was wondering if I could get a couple of harlequin rasboras too. Would that be not enough space for them? Thanks for the help!
(If it is too small, I would like another school of different fish....any ideas? Or is there not enough room for 2 schools in my 10 gal?)
 
Yeah I would say that there is probably not enough room for boh kinds of fish. Harlequins would be fine by themselves in a group of six to eight. neons might barely be fine by themselves ( it depends on who you ask), but the two together will overload the tank. You could go with some snails, but thats probably about it for that tank... A lot of people would say that it is already overstocked. If things are working, great, but I wouldn't add anything else. :)
 
As said before, just stick with the neons. They're actually pretty good in a 10 gallon imo, they're not so active and very small. But another school is definitely too much.
 
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Hey everyone! In my 10 gallon tank, I have a couple of neon tetras(thought about a species-only tank but with it being only a 10 gal the display wouldn't be as cool as say a 20 long) and I would really like a centerpiece fish. I have black sand, a black background, and lots of plants(real, of course) so I think a white fish would be a beautiful addition. I was thinking of a male half-moon betta...but I don't really want a betta tbh...any other ideas? I know white is kinda rare and my small tank size doesn't help.

If not white, do you have any other stocking ideas? I've had only 6 neon tetras the past month because I haven't decided what to do and I really want to change it up and get more fish. Thanks for the feedback!
 

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I wouldn't add anymore fish to your tank though :(
 
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An albino or yellow/gold version of a Neolamprologus or Apistiogramma cichlid might be what you are looking for. A group of pearl ricefish would also add white. As for something different for your 10 gallon look into pygmy corys, red, yellow neocaridina shrimp or an ivory mystery snail.
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Yes! I have thought about the pygmies! My first idea for stocking was the neons, pygmies, and a single honey gourami. I'm starting to kinda go back to that. Thoughts? Would it be overstocked? I have also thought about salt AND pepppER corys, not pepperED. The dwarf kind. Would that work, or would them breeding all the time not be ideal?
 
Yes! I have thought about the pygmies! My first idea for stocking was the neons, pygmies, and a single honey gourami. I'm starting to kinda go back to that. Thoughts? Would it be overstocked? I have also thought about salt AND pepppER corys, not pepperED. The dwarf kind. Would that work, or would them breeding all the time not be ideal?
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I am not familiar with salt and pepper corys however being similar size to pygmys they should be fine. My 10 has 13 pygmy corys, 14 chili rasboras, neocaridina shrimp and some thai micro crabs with live plants.
 
IMO dwarf corys aren't great fish for small tanks. Their size doesn't say any/-everything about their ability to live in small convinement of a small tank.
Funny thing is that certain bigger corys are better coping with sometimes fast changing waterparameters.
A 10G isn't a right choice for Corys. Though there will be successtories but there will be more issue-stories.
 
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IMO dwarf corys aren't great fish for small tanks. Their size doesn't say any/-everything about their ability to live in small convinement of a small tank.
Funny thing is that certain bigger corys are better coping with sometimes fast changing waterparameters.
A 10G isn't a right choice for Corys. Though there will be successtories but there will be more issue-stories.
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Totally get that! My tank has been set up for almost a year now, I would say really stable conditions. What other type of Cory would you recommend though? Or should I just not do corys in general?
Uhhh you're not mentioning one white fish.
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What fish is that?
 
Totally get that! My tank has been set up for almost a year now, I would say really stable conditions. What other type of Cory would you recommend though? Or should I just not do corys in general?

What fish is that?
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DoubleDutch means that none of the fish you mention are white!
 

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Totally get that! My tank has been set up for almost a year now, I would say really stable conditions. What other type of Cory would you recommend though? Or should I just not do corys in general?

What fish is that?
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Also forgot to ask…would pygmies(or another type of cory cat) be overstocked with a honey and 6 neons? Thanks for all the reply’s y’all!
 
Totally get that! My tank has been set up for almost a year now, I would say really stable conditions. What other type of Cory would you recommend though? Or should I just not do corys in general?

What fish is that?
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I wouldn't keep Corys in a 10G.
Neither would I keep single Honey gouramis.
 
Why is that?
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Cause we tend to keep several fish that should be able to interact with members of their own species (social behaviour) single only for space-issues we humans have to deal with.

And in my opinion that should never be a reason to keep fish that way.
 
You could get a whitefish for dinner; and be content with the fishes in your aquarium.
 
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Alright so right now I’m debating between these two stocking choices:
1. White betta with cherry shrimp
(On top of my 6 neon tetras)
OR
2. Honey gourami and pygmies
(On top of my 6 neon tetras)
Let me know which you think would be best!
 
Many people have explained to you already why option 2 that you listed should not be done. Option 1 is the only suitable option to add to this tank.
 
The betta will likely eat the shrimp; why not just get white shrimp ?
 
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The betta will likely eat the shrimp; why not just get white shrimp ?
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People have kept bettas and shrimp together before so why not try it out myself eh? I’ve done a LOT of research on the topic so, we’ll see how it goes! I’ve thought about white shrimp but they’re really expensive so…
Many people have explained to you already why option 2 that you listed should not be done. Option 1 is the only suitable option to add to this tank.
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I was just double-checking, I never really got a direct response other than the fact that they are sensitive to water parameter changes. I have very stable conditions so other than that I'm not understanding the issue? I'm not trying to be rude or anything I would just like a direct response to why that stocking option isn't ideal. If I got rid of the honey gourami would it work? So just neons and pygmy cories.
 
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Hey all, I have recently gotten a 10-gallon tank, fully cycled, and heavily planted. Any ideas on what to stock it with? Maybe something unique? I don't know I've been trying to figure out what to stock it with the past 2 months. I have a couple of ideas, but I would like some new ones. I like the sound of some corydoras(maybe salt and pepper) but would like a top dweller above them. Any ideas? Thanks for the help!
 

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Ok. Thanks for the reply’s but I think I’m just gonna get a few more tetras
 
Well honey gourami don’t do well alone and you don’t have enough room to add multiple more. I just don’t believe Pygmy cories would have enough space in a 10 gallon to be happy. They also should be in a group of at least 6 and you don’t have enough room to do that, it would be overstocked.
 
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Well honey gourami don’t do well alone and you don’t have enough room to add multiple more. I just don’t believe Pygmy cories would have enough space in a 10 gallon to be happy. They also should be in a group of at least 6 and you don’t have enough room to do that, it would be overstocked.
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Ok thank you! Ya I’ve decided to get a couple more neons and then some shrimp and call it a day :)
 

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