i have 2 cherry tiger barbs [ i think thats what there called ], 2 black skirt tetras, 1 platty and 1 small little catfish. Can i get like 2-3 more small fish in there?
2007-01-07 09:34:07 · 12 answers · asked by Tammy 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
general rule is one inch of fish per gallon of tank water......10 gal.=1 ten inch fish or 10 one inch or whatever.....with what you have , it sounds okay for a few more....i have a little more than 20 inch o fish in my 20 gal...also have a 55 gal....just 6 big fish in it....and you shouldnt have any problems with water test levels if your adding the fish to an established tank(been running for a week or two).............
2007-01-07 09:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did some research a both cherry barbs and tiger barbs grow to be two inches, so with just the barbs that 4 inches of fish. The black skirt tetras grow to be about two inches too. Platies grow to be about 2 inches I believe. Maybe see if you can find out if it is a pleco or a cory cat So depending on your your catfish, you have about 12'' of fish already if I asume your catfish is a cory cat. Now I will admit, me and my nieghbor dont follow the 1'' of fish per gallon rule. I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 bronze cory cats, 2 peppered cory cats, 2 blue mickey mouse platies, 2 red dalmation platies, 2 sunset platies, a total of 11 fish, but there is about 16 inches of fish, and they all seem fine and happy, though I do have to change the filter cartridges every other week to make sure my tank is in pristine condition. So already your tank is classified as overcrowded, but if you want you could get one or two more fish,I would recommend one more platy since they are schooling fish, though make sure you get the same sex as the one you already have they breed easily. I would also recommend a cory if you already have one, since they also are schooling fish. But if you dont have a cory, and you want another fish, I would recommend either an octilunis or a chinese alagea eater. Hope this helps!!!
2007-01-08 05:22:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i admire goldfish yet they are messy and you ought to purely get one on your 10 gallon. you ought to get a trio or quartet of lady bettas, that would look effective. or you ought to head all out tropical and get a heater and get some neon tetras, yet jointly as fairly, no longer the hardiest fish. attempt to start off with some platies, yet once you get male/lady mixes anticipate fry. Platies are great because of the fact they are mild mannered and are available in many diverse colors. i do no longer propose mollies for a 10 gallon. Mollies many times want 20 gallons, and an prolonged tank, to thrive. women individuals many times come homestead from the petstore pregnant and quickly you have rankings of fry on your palms. White clouds are very hardy, mild mannered fish or maybe some cherry barbs too.
2016-11-27 02:30:11 · answer #3 · answered by laverna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As everyone has said, it is one inch of fish to one gallon of water, but there is no issue in having more than 10 inches of fish in your aquarium, but be prepared to have odd chemical levels (nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, etc) and constantly fluctuating levels. Basically, more than 10 inches will be a LOT more work, but it is up to you to decide if you want to do that.
Personally we have tons of plants in a ten gallon and are able to keep more than 30" of fish a big snail in our tank. Mind you, a lot of our fish are bottom eaters and the levels are highly monitered.
Whatever you decide, have fun with your fish!!
2007-01-07 12:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by bpbjess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The general rule of thumb is one small fish per gallon of water so you should be able to get away with 2 or 3 more small fish. Just make sure they all get along :-)
2007-01-07 09:38:14 · answer #5 · answered by Joe S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have 10 fish in my 10 gallon. It really depends on how big the fish are that you want to put in there. If they are small then you are fine. But if they are really big then I would only get one. I have 1 sucker fish who is huge and then the rest of my fish are about 1/2 to 1 inch long. hope that helps
2007-01-07 09:37:34 · answer #6 · answered by yo_dede_13 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The best rule of thumb to go by is 1 inch of fish per 1 gallon of tank. That means you can have 10 inches of fish and they'll still thrive. So add all your current fish's sizes in inches and subtract from ten. That's how many inches of fish you have left. I hope this helps.
2007-01-07 09:36:02 · answer #7 · answered by lunarkry 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i'd leave it alone,,,,, that is a properly stocked tank.
if you put too many in it, it can screw up the water balance and mean that you need to do more frequent water changes and mainenance.
if you're fish are happy, then leave the stock alone. if you want more fish, get a bigger tank, or another tank. they have 5 to 10 gallon starter kits at walmart for around 30-40 bucks.
good luck, and enjoy ur fishies!!
2007-01-07 10:08:35 · answer #8 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
10 gallons of fish
2007-01-07 09:41:44 · answer #9 · answered by Z 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rule of thumb: one inch of fish per gallon. If you have a total of ten inches of fish I wouldn't add more.
2007-01-07 09:37:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋