Any suggestions on what to put in my 10 gallon?

Question

I have a 10 gallon all ready to go and add fish. (cycled and everything). I'm adding tropical fish. Any suggestions on what to put in it? It's going to be a community tank. And I'm not adding bettas, I already have one and its enough to handle. : )

No I meant like what kind of fish? I have decorations and everything else in it. And its not a saltwater aquarium. Its freshwater.

Answer 1

hey, tetras are a good start, neon tetras or the like. as well as rasboras. they are good community fish, just make sure to check your ph balance one in a while.I will provide a partial list of suitable fish for the community aquarium, please bear in mind that there are many more that will do fine in your tank and the best way to find which ones will be OK is to research the fish you want to keep. I also will include the full grown size so you can plan the capacity of your tank. One last note, A lot of fish (especially Tetras)prefer to be kept in schools of at least six so please plan on this when configuring your tank

TETRAS, and the max size that they grow

Neon 1.5
Cardinal 2.0
Lemon 2.0
Black widow 2.5
Penguin fish 2.5
Glowlight 1.5
Rummy-nose 2.0
Hatchet fish 2.5
Bloodfin 1.5
Bleeding Heart 2.0
Flame 1.5
Black neon 2.0
Silver dollar 3.5

CYPRINIDS, and the max size that they grow
Name Max size
Clown Barb 4.0
Rosy Barb 3.0
Cummings Barb 2.0
Zebra danio 2.5
Cherry Barb 2.0
Flying Fox 3.5
Red-tailed Blk shark 4.0
Coolie Loach 3.5
Harlequin 1.5
Clown Loach 18.
White Clouds 1.5
Weatherloach 20.0
Red Tailed Rasbora 2.0

CATFISH ,and the max size that they grow
Name Max size
Tail-spot Cory 2.0
Dwarf cory 1.0
Panda Cory 1.5
Dwarf Otto cat 1.5
Arched cory 1.5
Bronze Cat 2.5
Panda Cat 2.0
Emerald cat 3.0
Leopard Cat 2.5
Glass Cat 2.75
Upside-down Cat 4.0
Farlowella Cat 7.0
Peppered cory 2.5

This is only a small sample of the fish you can have in your Community aquarium. Remember the best way to find out about your fish is to research them. A knowledgeable hobbyist can and will keep his community a happy and thriving showcase. Good Luck!

Answer 2

To me tetras and rasboras are the heart of any good community tank, especially one the size of a 10 gallon. I like neon, black neons, penguin tetras, flag tetras, X-ray fish nt to mention the various pencilfishes. Pick two that you like and have a group of 5-6 of each of them. For rasboras it's really hard to beat Harlequins, but dwarf rasboras are great too. Not to forget gold barbs and checkerboard barbs. Both are small and peaceful and go well in a community. The barbs and rasboras also do better in a group, but will do fine in a group of 3-4. So pick one and get 3-4 of then

As one last touch add a cory catfish to the bottom of the tank.

That might be a little crowded, but since all of the fish are small it will work out fine. Just be sure to keep up with the water changes and keep the tank clean!

MM

Answer 3

try some small tetras or african dwarf frogs just dont put ANY large fish because there is a chance that it will keep growing and youll need a bigger tank

Answer 4

1. Water (lol)
2. Decorative rocks (pretty)
3. Some fake but decorative plants
4. A toy castle?
5. Anything else you want to.

Answer 5

really it's best to decide yourself, so here is a great site that tell you what fish are compatible, the first three groups are kinds that would work in a 10gallon.
http://op5.triadinet.com/elmers/nlcatalog.asp

Answer 6

how about adding a mini- roller coaster and some gold fish?

Answer 7

nothing on what to put in it but don't put a tiny fish and a huge one

Answer 8

clown fish!

Answer 9

a great white shark and your best friend