What other fish could I add to my 10 gallon aquarium?

Question

I have 1 Betta Fish, 3 Cory Catfish, and 5 Neon Tetras. My tank accessories include a heater, filter, small thermometer, and an air stone. My ornaments include 3 fake plants and 1 rock set-up. I also have gravel in.

I've had my tank for about 3 weeks now and its still in the cycling process.

Here are the average measurements for each species:
• Betta fish - up to 3 inches
• Cory Catfish - up to 3.5 inches
• Neon Tetras - up to 2 inches

If you were to use the 1 inch per gal. rule, I'd be exceeding that limit (total would be about 23-24 inches), but you have to keep in mind that they're fish that don't grow that big.

All of my fish seem like they're happy and have plenty of space to move around. Any suggestions would help, but I mainly want to know if I can put anymore fish in. If so what kind of fish? Thanks to all that answer!

What type of plants can I add and how can I anchor them?

Never heard of that rule, klingon

Answer 1

Cory's are bottom feeders

What about : choose 2 kinds of the following, more then 6 more is not recommended
And none of these have fancy fins since you have a betta in your tank

3 balloon mollies (1male&2females)
3 zebra danios (1male&2 females)
3 mickymouse platies (1 male&2females)
3 dwarf platies (1 male & females)

Please put also real plants in your tank, it is healthier for your tank as well as for your fish


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 2

ahh no more! putting fish through the cycling process is very harsh on them. not to mention that the tank is already fully stocked.
neons are very sensitive to ammonia and nitrite levels and in most cases do not survive cycles.

DO NOT get a pleco whatsoever! whoever said that fish only grow according to what tank size they're in were right, but in a horrible way. they will become stunted. that is when the fish's body stops growing, but his internal organs keep growing, leading to death.

if you really want to add more life to your aquarium, AFTER the cycle, shrimp or snails would be the way to go. ghost shrimp add a negligible amount of bioload to a tank. i've heard anywhere from 10-20 ghost shrimp is equal to one small fish in bioload. best to stick with the smaller numbers if you're not sure.

if the cory's and neons make it through the process, they will be stressed out and very weak. and getting more fish and overstocking the tank would only lead to their deaths.
what you have now is a very good stocking list.
just keep doing daily, or twice daily water changes and watch the parameters closely.

you can really get any plants youd like to. check out aquahobby.com under the plant section to research which ones appeal to you. theres many online sites you can order live plants from, including liveaquaria.com.

good luck!

Answer 3

DO NOT add a pleco as the above posters have suggested. 10g is not appropriate for a pleco. Don't add any more fish either, you are fully stocked. I would suggest weekly cleanings and water changes as well because the levels of a 10g are very volatile.

You may choose fake or real plants, that's really up to you. You can bury the base of the plants in the gravel and there you go.

Answer 4

evaluate a divider. they're approximately $10 at puppy shops. you need to grant the Betta some million/3 of the tank, and get greater Mollies or platys. If the Molly is excellent agressive, you probable won't have any luck preserving the different fish besides.

Answer 5

get maybe like 4 or 5 fancy guppies and then use some plants like anarchis or look up some freshwater plant species. fancu guppies are great for small 10 gallon aquariums. or u could invest in one of those new glow in the dark fish. google "glofish"

Answer 6

if you are going to add more you need to wait till it is cycled as the more fish the higher the amonia i would keep an eye on the corys as they don,t have scales to protect them from the amonia when it peeks then goes down

Answer 7

well there are tons of fish you could use in a ten gallon tank but since you have betta you should stick to semi-agressive comunity fish. these include tetra's, gourami's, other betta's, dragon fish,etc. but bettas have been known to be able to live with peacful fish such as mollies, guppies, swordtails, tetras(small), etc. its your choice. good luck

Answer 8

Your tank is pretty full. If you add another fish I would suggest a small Placostamus to keep your tank clean. They are very efficient and keeping it in a 10 Gallon tank will keep it small as well. Good luck with your tank. Even a 10 Gallon one will give you lots of entertainment.

Answer 9

The rule, is 1 gallon per fish,Not 1 inch per gallon.You have pretty much the ratio now.Good luck& enjoy.
I would add a plecostomus, to clean the glass from algae inside.

Answer 10

Calico Fantail, Sarsa Comet.