What else could I add into my aquarium?

Question

I have a 10 gallon tank with a gourami and 3 cory cats. What other fish could I add in? I was thinking of adding another gourami and 3 zebra danios or more. Give me some ideas please.

Maybe I should have mentioned its a dwarf gourami

Answer 1

Your best bet at this point is a small open water schooler, since you don't have one yest - a group of 6 neons, cardinals, glolights - that type of thing woud work swimmingly. You can try another gourami and it may or may not cause problems with your current one.

You also have the option of getting a couple of Oto catfish, which will help take care of algae yet stay small. Just keep in mind they do need mature tanks, and plants (real or fake) are a must (but all your fish like plants so hopefully you have a bunch). Also remember they need to be fed on occasion, algae alone isn't enough to provide them with a long, healthy life.

I don't recommend Danio's because they are extremely active fish and a 10 gallon is really too small to give them a comfortable home. Unfortunately many active fish are kept in too small a tank due to their small size.

Answer 2

No more Gouramis (of any size), there just isn't enough room for them to chase each other around in their territorial displays. The Danios should be okay, maybe you should get 5 though. Another good fish would be some small Tetras like Cardinal Tetras. Good luck!

P.S.: I would like to tell Blueapple that Cambodia is a country in Asia, the plant is called Cabomba...

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Answer 3

If you have had your fish for about 2 months after you set-up the tank, then you can. If your tank isn't established, then wait till it's 2 moths after you set-up the tank.


You might want to get a female gouramie for your other gouramie. Also, your zebra danios are fine. Your combo should be fine.

As long as you do a weekly PARTIAL water change, then you should be fine.

Answer 4

no danios!! they are too active for a 10. and no more gourami, males can be aggressive if not given enough room.
one gourami is perfect for a centerpiece in a 10. 3 cory's is excellent as well, they stay small and are a good cleanup crew.
you could get a school of small tetras. the following stay under 2 inches and a school of 6 would be perfect (only one species though!):
emperor
xray
bassam
ulrey
gold
silver-tipped
lemon
red-line
ember
vilma's
bentos (white tip)
red/black phantom
serpae
rummy nose
glowlight
black neon
neon
cardinal

these can all be found at aqauhobby.com

Answer 5

You really need a bigger tank if you want to add all those fish. But still, If you are determined to add more fish, I would add the zebra danios (The are very lively fish - constantly swimming around the tank) If your tank seems a little dirty you could get a small algea eating catfish. Also, you could spruce up your tank with some decorations - such as live plants (Cambodia is one of my favorites) or other various decorations from a pet store. The one thing that you should know is that gourami can be fin nippers (meaning that they like to eat the fins of slow moving fish such as goldfish, or the fins of smaller fish, such as neon tetras)

Answer 6

The GOurami is to big 4 a 10 gal. you dont need it, when it gets bigger there will be no room and you'll have to buy a whole nother tank that is 25 to 100 gallons so take him out and you should but zebra danios and neon tetras.

Answer 7

no you cant get anymore fish in that tank think of there adult sizes and take tat gourami out they need a minimum of a 20 gal

Answer 8

no i would add another gorgami no but i would add the glofish it a type of danios they look really good

Answer 9

the fish that clean the tanks