10 Gallon Tank Stocking idea for 10 gallon tank?

[Sobhan]

I was thinking about making a species only tank for either 8 chili rasboras or ember tetras or 6 glowlight tetras. Alternatively just a breeding pair of German Blue Ram? My tank is heavily planted and fully cycled and has been running for nearly 5 months with only 2 nerite snails in it just to deal with algae.I don't have much experience in fish-keeping and I know it's a waste of time to ask the fish store. I researched online but I don't wanna keep a betta or a shrimp colony. So would the above configuration work? with small nano fish or just a pair of GBR and nothing else?

 

[WRWAquarium]

Hi

The nano fish options should all be fine. I'm not sure about the ram pair in a 10 gallon, sure there's people who will have experience to let you know.

 

[kansas]

Do you have a plan to deal with fry if you go with the rams and they breed?

 

[Sobhan]

Do you have a plan to deal with fry if you go with the rams and they breed?

Yeah I can give them away at my local stores in exchange of some more plants. That's what I always do with my dwarf platy babies.

 

[ProudPapa]

I haven't kept rams, but I've read many posts here from people who've kept them for a long time. To do well they need soft water and high temperatures, and at least a 20 gallon tank. I'd advise not putting them in the 10.

 

[Sobhan]

I haven't kept rams, but I've read many posts here from people who've kept them for a long time. To do well they need soft water and high temperatures, and at least a 20 gallon tank. I'd advise not putting them in the 10.

I haven't. I am still researching a bit about the conditions. I actually wanted a blue eyed dwarf rainbowfish but due to covid restrictions in my country I don't think any new stock will arrive in next few months. I wanna go with ember tetras or chili rasboras but aqadvisor weirdly doesn't recommend putting any of those saying they get over 1.5 inches which I don't think is true. Right now I'll just add some cherry shrimps and keep on adding more plants for couple of weeks till I decide what I want to keep but it's definitely not gonna be a ram cichlid for this tank.

 

[MyFishAddiction]

embers don't really get over an inch typically as I read here somewhere.
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