brenster
Member
Hello Everyone:
I am in the process of starting up a 10 gallon tropical tank for my kids this Christmas. I have a filter, heater, a mix of live and silk plants, a couple small rock formations..I think that's it. I have done a lot of research on the subject of cycling and decided to go the "fishless" route. It is working beautifully. I am at the point where my ammonia levels disappear overnight after adding a whole bunch...and my nitrites and nitrates are nice and high right now. I am waiting for the nitrites to fall to zero and then I can add my fish.....after a water change of course.
Now the question is.....what fish to add? When I initiated this project I was kind of going into it blindly..and I regret not getting a larger tank. However, a 10 gallon is what we have for now and I want to make sure I stock it correctly. I did not go through the process of fishless cycling only to kill my fish from overstocking...
So my kids want something colorful...and my son loves frogs. I was thinking a couple guppies and a couple ADF's? And maybe a small Cory Cat or two? Is that too many? I am not thrilled with having a tank full of baby fish...and watching them get eaten..so would two males be ok? Or would they be unhappy or fight? I know they live to reproduce.
Ideally I would like fish that occupy the top, middle, and bottom of the tank, to take advantage of the space I do have...but that may be unrealistic.
I have asked our local pet store for advice...and have received so much conflicting advice that I gave up...until I found this site. Please help.
And last of all, I apologize if this information is already posted in the forum...I don't have a lot of time to read everything...And there's so much!!
Thank you all.
I am in the process of starting up a 10 gallon tropical tank for my kids this Christmas. I have a filter, heater, a mix of live and silk plants, a couple small rock formations..I think that's it. I have done a lot of research on the subject of cycling and decided to go the "fishless" route. It is working beautifully. I am at the point where my ammonia levels disappear overnight after adding a whole bunch...and my nitrites and nitrates are nice and high right now. I am waiting for the nitrites to fall to zero and then I can add my fish.....after a water change of course.
Now the question is.....what fish to add? When I initiated this project I was kind of going into it blindly..and I regret not getting a larger tank. However, a 10 gallon is what we have for now and I want to make sure I stock it correctly. I did not go through the process of fishless cycling only to kill my fish from overstocking...
So my kids want something colorful...and my son loves frogs. I was thinking a couple guppies and a couple ADF's? And maybe a small Cory Cat or two? Is that too many? I am not thrilled with having a tank full of baby fish...and watching them get eaten..so would two males be ok? Or would they be unhappy or fight? I know they live to reproduce.
Ideally I would like fish that occupy the top, middle, and bottom of the tank, to take advantage of the space I do have...but that may be unrealistic.
I have asked our local pet store for advice...and have received so much conflicting advice that I gave up...until I found this site. Please help.
And last of all, I apologize if this information is already posted in the forum...I don't have a lot of time to read everything...And there's so much!!
Thank you all.