What fish?

Question

What kind of fish do good in a 10 gallon tank? All answers welcome. And around how much do fish cost?

Answer 1

Dwarf gouramis cost around $5 I believe, and if you can get good quality stock, they are more than worth it. I had 3 males and 5 females in a 30 gallon once, and my favourite male would come up and feel the glass with his whisker-like ventral fins, would follow my finger, eat from my hand and would spit water at me to tell me he was hungry. =) He was a cool fish. A single male would do well in a 10 gallon with about 5 small tetras and 2-3 corydoras. A male betta could be kept in this type of setup as well. =) They would love the space and companions. Bettas cost anywhere from $3 to $15 for the more high quality tail types.

Also, livebearers are another way to go. I don't particularly care for them because everyone has them and I like more unique fish, but they are very colourful and personable as well. Another reason I don't like them is that they reproduce faster than rabbits, and if you don't have a carnivorous fish in the tank with them (i.e., a betta), they will over run your tank in six months or so. This is remedied by buying only one gender or the other, but sometimes you get transgender fish and it's all chaos from there, haha. Most livebearers are cheap at around $2-$3, depending on the species (Guppies are on the cheap end, mollies are a bit more expensive depending on the variety).

Tetras are another way to go of course. A school of 10 with one otocinclus algae eater would do fine in a 10 gallon. =) You could also try 5 or so tiger barbs, 10 cherry barbs, 8 rasboras, etc. The only small schooling fish I don't recommend for 10 gallons are danios because they are HIGH energy fish (My brother refers to them as 'fish on meth'. =P) and need a longer tank to swim around in.

Hope this helps, feel free to email me with any questions. =)

C.G.

Answer 2

I agree with Kit Kat. Go to a local pet store and ask about what interests you. I have a 55 gal tank full of different fish. 10 gallons is really pretty small so you have to be careful. If you have a heater and a filter you can get barbs, mollies, guppies, etc. Just remember to not overcrowd them. If you don't have a heated tank you have to stick with goldfish or their relatives. Good luck!

Answer 3

Well, before you buy any permanent fish, you need to buy some good cycling fish for the six week conditioning process. I would recommend some Giant Danios they are very hardy and will do the job nicely. Plus they are neat looking. Yes you must wait the entire six weeks to get good fish or you'll get something called new tank syndrome and your fish will die. The water and gravel must completely cycle and get really dirty before you do a 25% water change. Then you can get the cool fish and even get a heater and go tropical. Danios are pretty cheap I got mine for 1.99 for three, I got six for a good school. Good Luck.

Answer 4

Tropical fish do well in that size tank. Give them good cover like live plants and drift wood. Natural color gravel works well none of that bright stuff. Schooling fish like Danios and Gouramis do well. Schooling fish buy at least 3 for them to feel comfortable. Also an algea eater. You're looking at about 5 to 7 dollars per fish.

Answer 5

I*'d have to say from personal experience that tetras and mollies work very well in a smaller tank...you might also want to consider some underwater crabs. I have three in my 35 gallon tank and I absolutely love them!! They are fun to watch...Tetras and mollies cost between about 50 cents to about 6 or seven dollars a piece..Crabs are a few bucks a piece. Sometimes they have sales at PetSmart or Petco when they have a lot in stock so these prices may vary.

Answer 6

There are all sorts of tanks that will do well in a 10 gallon. Go to a local fish store (please, please not one of the mega-marts or mega-pet stores; many of their fish are ill, and many times their fish breeders are not trust-worthy) and see what looks cool to you. a few cool fish for a first time 10 gallon tank are tetras (there are ALLLL sorts of colors and shapes!), Guramis (these come in really cool blues, reds, purples and patterned!), mollys (these little suckers will breed like crazy, and you might end up with too many fish in your tank- same with guppies!), and loaches. Really- go see which fish excite you!

Answer 7

that all depends on what you're looking for.
fish can range from 10cents- over $100
teh best thing is go to a good reputable petshop and get info.
you should have the tank set up before getting.
don't forget it's not just the fish but the supplies needed.

Answer 8

check out http://www.drsfostersmith.com for a list of good 10-gallon appropriate fish. you can order them online too.

let me know how well everthing goes with your 10-gallon tank project.

Answer 9

Im not sure bout the 10 gallon. But, Disco fishes are AWSOME! they are sooo beautiful. It looks like the'yre exactly form the ocean. Its about 300$ for 1.

Or ghosts fish! its cool, you can see their bones! its see threw . 10 gal. is enough.

Answer 10

everybody will in all risk say "blue" fish, yet i'm quirky and could say new fish, or crimson fish smoked fish,or crimson fish cooked fish, final yet no longer least crimson fish stunk like fish!