How many fish for a 10 gal. tank?

Question

I got a 10 gal. set up for Christmas and just set it up today and I was just wondering how many fish I should put in it. I want to keep the amount safe and everything.

Also...what kinds of fish would go good with Guppies?

Thanks!

Oh and I don't have any Guppies yet. I was just thinking about getting them first.

Answer 1

White Clouds
All kinds of Danios
Loaches
All kinds of Tetras
Different kinds of Corys
Plecos
Platies
Mollies
Gouramis
Goldfish
Other Guppies
There may be a few other kinds. But those are some I can think of off hand.
Don't put barbs with them Barbs are EVIL!! They will slowly kill off your other fish.

You can have 1 fish per gallon( bottom feeders not included in that count Plecos, shrimp snails etc) So like 10 medium sized fish plus a algae eater or 20 or so small fish plus a few bottom feeders

And Honestly I wouldn't go to Petco, Petland, Petsmart or Walmart for any advice on fish. 98% of the time the employees have no clue what they are talking about and most of the fish there are sick and don't live long. Go to a small privately/family owned petstore/fishstore in your area. They know what they are talking about and have a better selection of healthy fish.

Answer 2

it's recommeded that you have a gallon for every one inch of fish. So, lets say you have a three inch adult guppy. You would probably be able to have two more similar sized fish without overcrowding. Also, consider that even with the above equation, bigger bodied fish, like a 2 inch goldfish, need more space than say, a 2 inch neon tetra. One thing that I like to do with smaller tanks such as a 10 gal is get a small school of fish: guppies, tetras, danios, etc. I was tryin to find the website for you, but I couldn't. It listed different combos of fish by tank size to help give an idea of what could work. Search under fish tank communities, I did see some sites with similar info.

Answer 3

Dwarf cichlids can work if you set up the tank properly, and do large, frequent water changes. A lot of them become site oriented, anyway. Rams, Apistogramma, Dicrossus, Nannacara can all be kept in singles or a pair. Other options are some of the gouramis like dwarves, paradise fish, honey, and sparkling. Dwarf/pea puffers are also an option. African butterflyfish, Steatogenys/Centipede knifefish, Poecilocharax weitzmani (you can keep a pair of these), various killifish (again, you can get a pair in there), and South American leaffish are other options. Some smaller options that can be kept in groups in there are Badis/Dario and celestial pearl danios. The list of small schooling fish is quite long, though, and includes various microrasboras and small tetras. You could also look into a pair or group of small Tanganyikan shell-dwelling cichlids.

Answer 4

I had goldfish, guppies and a sucker fish together. I think I had about nine fish, three of them were goldfish. I would not recommend having more than 2 goldfish at the most. They are dirty fish and they will require you to clean the tank more than you should. I'd go with other smaller fish - I actually think 10 is pushing it, I'd go with 8 smaller fish....but don't get them all at once, you need to do little by little and see how the tank is. Also, I would let the tank run for about a week or so before buying any fish.

Answer 5

For a 10 gallon tank you can have otos, tetras, rasboras, and small livebearers.

You cannot have goldfish, plecos, mollies, gouramis, angelfish, or anything else that gets over 6 inches.

Before you get fish you need to cycle the tank. Get a test kit for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. Find an article on fishless cycling. This takes 2 weeks normally. If you don't cycle the tank and you just add fish, most of the fish will die and you will be wasting money.

Answer 6

How many guppies do you have?

you could do 2 or 3 guppies
3 dwarf corydora catfish (the like being in groups)
5 rasboras or small tetras (like neons)
oops you are full already!

if you want lots of fish stick with fish that are small --
you can put in 10 fish that are only 1"
5 fish that are 2"
3 that arre 3"
2 that are 5"

Answer 7

guppies-you can have a lot I have more than 20 and I could put more
I would say bout 50 guppies all by themselves.
I have 12 fish (different sizes the biggest is a lyretail molly)
You can put 20 fish in a 10 gallon. Not including babies. You can have as many babies as you want.

Answer 8

You shoudl basically only put a fish per gallon tank, but if their rather small fish then you can probally put a few more fish than 10 in a tank but also if the fish are larger then you may want to put a few less fish in the tank. Some fish grow larger depending on the tank size also.

Answer 9

You could get like 5 neon tetras for the pretty shoaling effect, and then maybe one or two small mollies, but no sailfin mollies as they can get really big and slightly aggressive. You might even want to get a ghost shrimp to help the make the gravel cleaner from uneaten fish food. You could also add a gourami, but I personally wouldn't because the tank would get a little crowded.

Answer 10

One inch (mature length) for every gallon. In my 10 gal, I had a rainbow shark, a few tetra, a platy, a dwarf gourami and an otto. They seemed to do good, but I moved them to a 40 gal.

BE SURE TO CYCLE YOUR TANK. Don't just immediately put fish in. If you wait a little while for the process, it'll ensure you fish's long-term survival. Look here for how to cycle: http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-cycling.html