it sounds like goldfish really get things dirty quick and get too big to have that many in a 10 gal...im thinking that cold water fish may be more hearty than tropical....i would like to have at least 4, 5 fish...everyone has a different opinion about how much space a fish needs. thanks.
2006-12-21 09:33:40 · 7 answers · asked by Frank 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
most freshwater fish are tropical, meaning they NEED a heater...your options will be much more open as to what kind of fish you can get if you drop the $10 on a 10-gal sized heater.
if you're really opposed to one, you can put a male and 2-3 female bettas in a 10 gallon tank. make sure that you have lots of plants (live ones keep the water cleaner, but they'll need a light source) so that the girls have places to hide from him if they need to.
other species that will do ok without a heater would be the very hardy species such as zebrafish. how about the glow-fish that are transgenic for red fluorescent protein? they're more pricey than regular zfish, but they really do look neat.
2006-12-21 10:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by koi_pond_girl 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
In a 10 gallon tank you can have 6-8 white cloud mountain minnows. These are a cool water fish and can tolerate a cooler tank.
2006-12-21 10:53:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Plattys are easy to take care of, Corydora catfish to keep the tank clean, Siamese Fighting FIsh(Bettas), but only one or they will kill each other. Plattys come in a ton of different colors also. Zebra Danios (sorta like a minnow). I think most of these would do ok without a heater also, though a heater is nice.
2006-12-21 09:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by KC 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there are some great cold water fish.
Here's a list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cold-water_aquarium_fish
Check out the barbs.. They're like mini-gold fish.
you might find some in a pet store but you can can find some over online stores.
2006-12-21 11:08:22 · answer #4 · answered by professorminh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 20 gallon tank and have 4 convict cichlids and a plecko in it. They all seem to get along pretty well and one of them even had babies not too long ago!
2006-12-21 09:41:35 · answer #5 · answered by sommerluvn77 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would recommend zebra danios for your tank.
2006-12-21 15:42:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a molly
2006-12-21 09:42:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋