I am planning to get more fish. But only 2.
I have a 10 gallon tank housing 4 cherry barb, 2 bronze cory and 1 otocinclus. Which of the fish below should I get?
a] Zebra Danios
b] Wagtail Platies
c] White Clouds
d] Dwarf Gourami
e] Harlequin Rasboras
f] Mollies
g] Female Bettas
Just pick one species if fish and put the letter! REMEMBER THAT I COULD ONLY HAVE 2 FISH!
Thank you!
2007-07-11 11:59:27 · 18 answers · asked by Chris 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
We've rehashed this one to death haven't we?
You need more cherry barbs. You need more bronze cories. You definitely need more Otos.
All these fish SCHOOL! Don't you get it? You have a small tank, nearly fully loaded. Why not get it so your fish are healthy and happy? This ain't Noah's Arc, don't get the fish two by two. That is cruel to them!
2007-07-11 12:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by something_fishy 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Dwarf Puffers are very interesting, intelligent and active fish. They learn to recognize their owner and will come to the glass to see what you're up to whenever you're in the room. They also will beg for food (they even learn what the container looks like) or follow your finger around the glass. If you put your hand in the tank, they will have to be right by it at all times. It's as if they have to know exactly what you're doing! You also have to be careful when siphoning water from the tank, because their curiosity will sometimes lead them a little too close to the siphon tube! I've sucked one up a time or two and had to rescue them from the bucket! These little guys have tons of personality and are by far one of the most fun fish to own :) Their relatively low pricing ($2.00-$5.00 U.S.) and the fact that they can be kept in smaller aquariums have definitely helped as well. Dwarf Puffers now account for the majority of new puffer fish. You could put four of them in your 10 gal tank.
2007-07-11 23:15:04 · answer #2 · answered by PUFFER MAN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
F. - The danios, white clouds and rasboras are all schooling fish and will not be good in groups of two. I chose the mollies over the platies because I think they can be more attractive. Dwarf gourami's are not a bad fish either, but I personally find them a bit boring. Female bettas are OK too, but again, I think the mollies will be more fun to watch if you get a male and a female, and watch them have babies.
2007-07-11 19:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by fivespeed302 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ten gallon with that many fish! Forget getting more! They'll die from lake of space and oxygen!!!! However, you you have another tank or bowl, I suggesssst,
Forget the female bettas. Get ONE pretty male betta. They're awesome. You can put a mirror up to them, and they'll flare and dance. They'll become attached to you soon enough, and when you come home and go to your fishie bowl/tank he'll swim up to you! :D
and he'll happily blow his little bubble nest.
But, if you muuuust get female, ONLY have them together if they all have been in a community tank without troubles. Otherwise, they maay not like eachother. So this is more difficult then. However, A LITTTLE biting at first is normal, if it gets out of hand, pull the bully out, and put her in a seperate bowl/tank.
2007-07-16 10:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by Angiepants. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get one more Oto and one more Cory. I don't know why you got another name to ask practically the same question. Otos and Cories are both social fish that appreciate company of their own species. None of the fish you listed are good options either. 2 Gouramis would be aggressive in a tank as small as yours.
Nosoop4u
2007-07-11 19:06:24 · answer #5 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
d dwarf gourami
but i agree that if add fish get more of the same kinds because they are schooling fish which means they need more then 1 or 2 to be completely happy!
2007-07-11 20:29:57 · answer #6 · answered by Ms.Animal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dwarf gouramis are the only fish in your list that will look good the female bettas mite fite and the rest look good in shoals of at least 10
2007-07-17 14:09:13 · answer #7 · answered by bobby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. They are really active, but you need a filter or something that puts oxygen or circulates the air in the water, especially for this fish.
2007-07-11 21:59:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get some more of the fish you already have, because they lik to school or have company. Especially the Otto.
2007-07-16 15:07:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A) Get glowlight glowfish danios. I have 5 and the neon orange color they have is great and they are so fast and fun to watch.
2007-07-12 11:57:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋