What kind of fish will get along together?

Question

We are getting a 10 gallon aquarium. I use to have a lot of fish tanks when I was younger, that was many years ago, I do not remember what we had. What kind of fish can I put togehter so that they will not fight, and how many would you suggest we have in this size tank?Thanks

P.S. how many algae eaters?

Answer 1

Anything from this group would be suitable for a 10 gallon, provided you're using a heater: http://www.elmersaquarium.com/c106community1.htm

Depending on the size, 6-12 fish would be okay. If you choose any of the livebearers (guppies, platy [moons], swordtails, variatus, or mollies, they'll likely breed in the tank).

You don't have to limit yourself to fish - snails, freshwater shrimp, and African dwarf frogs make neat aquarium residents as well:

http://www.petshrimp.com/shrimpspecies.html
http://freshwaterinverts.com/sub_shrimp.html
http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/dwarfs.html

Answer 2

All tropical fish work fine together. Neon Fish, Guppies, Mollys.
Also You want the same size fish, cause if you get a big fish and a small fish. the big fish may eat the smaller fish. so they should all be about the same size.
algy eaters do no harm but eat the yuki stuff in the tank =]

Answer 3

In a 10 gallon, I'd suggest a small school of White Cloud Mountain Minnows. I'd start with 3 and a month later I'd add 3 more. That would just about fill the tank. Resist the temptation to over fill it!

Answer 4

Be very careful what kind of algae eaters you get, as most of them get too big, or are too aggressive for your tank. Otto's are one of the only ones that could actually work, but as mentioned, wait until you have a mature, stable tank. Also get them because you like them, not as a cleaning tool - they might eat algae, but they are poop machines, and more poop means more nitrates, and more nitrates means more algae...

Any small peaceful tetra will work like neons, cardinals, head-tail lights, etc. Cory cats are great, and a dwarf gourami can be a nice addition. Guppies, mollies etc. work if you like them... Really there are hundreds of species available - what do you like?

Answer 5

10 gallons... 1 Pleco is fine, but I suggest making that a late addition to your tank.

Also, since there are tons of different types of fish, I would say that you may want to avoid Cyclids at first until you know your breeds a little better.

Answer 6

Here is a freshwater compatibility chart-http://www.petco.com/assets/livefish/freshwaterchart.html

It's very easy to use!

Answer 7

neon fish......they are real tiny!!! i would get 50 8 algae eaters

Answer 8

BORING FISH. =)
You can get a couple guppies...

Answer 9

dead fish.