I am thinking of getting a 10 gallon Fish Tank for my dorm, any sugesstions on what type of fish?

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Yeah the question above states it all. I do have some experience working with fish, so i am just looking, i am up for some ideas!

in answer to some questions, i have 3 roomates, but we each have our own room, so 10 gallons would be okay, and id get a good filter that was quite so it wouldnt bother me!

Thanks guys for all the suggestions, i did forget to mention that i worked at petsmart in the fish department for a year, so i know what fish can go and how many per gallon and such. No worries, i wont be getting gold fish or sharks, i am aiming more for the dwarf frogs, and maybe a few guppys, still undecided though.

Answer 1

I would get a couple of African dwarf frogs. These frogs live under water all the time only swimming to the top for a breath of air than they go right back to the bottom. They are very active and fun to watch. And they also get a long with a lot of different committee tropical fish Than I Might add some kind of fish like Neon tetra's or maybe a couple platies.
Good Luck at school and have fun with what ever you decide to put in your tank.
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Answer 2

Despite what some posters have said, please DO NOT get a goldfish. They need a 30 gallon tank as a bare minimum, many of the single tailed species need an outdoor pond.

First thing is to check and make sure your dorm will allow a tank. Some will, some won't, some have size restrictions.

For a ten gallon, I reccomend:

A small school (5-6) of danios, tetras, fancy guppies, or small barbs
OR
A betta (1!!!!)
OR
Dwarf puffers (2-3)
OR
Dwarf Gouramis (3)

And to any of the above you could also add a small group (3) of khuli loaches, corydoras catfish, or some other small social bottom dwellers.

And of course each species has some special requirements. For example the dwarf puffers need fresh or frozen food and lots of hiding places. So whatever fish you decide on be sure to do some research.

For my part I had a tank of zebra danios and they were a blast to watch, my dwarf puffers were very unique, and right now I have a ten gallon with a crowntail betta and three banded khuli loaches and it's a very peaceful, calming tank to watch.

Answer 3

Gouramis are anabantid fish, so they don't need a lot of equipment (bubblers and airstones). There are some beautiful dwarf varieties. They are not schooling fish but they are high profile. But they can be territorial. White Clouds are fairly hardy and can tolerate temp variables. They also stay small so you can have several in a community. Otocinclus are a tiny algae eater (under 2") and "Mystery" snails do a good job on algae as well. Here it is in a nutshell: 3 white clouds for mid-swimming schooling action, 1 Honey sunset dwarf gourami for eye-catching color, 2 otocinclus for bottom swimming/algae cleaning action and 2 Gold mystery snails for color contrast/ additional algae cleaning/ something different. Just one person's opinion. Further, I do not recommend a dragon as they eat live fish and are brackish. Koi are pond fish that live 200 years and grow to over a yard long (or die trying) I do not recommend them for less than a 75 gallon. One Male crowntail betta could take the place of the honey sunset gourami nicely as it is good with other tiny tropicals, small, anabantid, and beautiful.

Answer 4

My 10 gallon: 3 fancy guppies, 3 golden white clouds, 2 cory cats. And my guppy had fry, which is in another 10 gallon with 2 corys. I'd ge something like rasbora, white clouds, guppies, tetra.... No goldfish, they need a big tank.. They grow to their surroundings, but it's stunting them, they die sooner. You'll need bottom feeders, it'll help keep it a little cleaner. So I'd for sure get cory cats. Everything else, it'll have to be smaller fish. There's some good looking tetras though, but I'd get some guppies for sure.. There's a million colors. My white clouds love my filter, since it makes a little current in the water, they'll swim right up to it, since they are used to streams. Well good luck!

Answer 5

I just bought a tank. Its about 5 gallons. I had a ten gallon tank but I got rid of it. The only problem that I've had is that the tank is so small that the lights tend to heat the water up over the recommended temp. If you can't keep your dorm cool than you may have the same problem. My apartment stays between 75 and 85 degrees and all my fish still died. My betta seems to be doing fine but he doesn't have any lights on him.

Answer 6

I used to have one like that in college. I had in it some Angelfish, Neon Tetras and Zebra Danios. Just about any mild tempered freshwater fish will do. Try to avoid things like Betas or any other aggressive fish since they may kill the others. I also had a snail and a plecostomus since they will eat the algae from the walls and keep it clean looking. I tried having a crab and a frog. They lasted for a while, but ultimately died and I didn't replace them. I also had a red-tailed shark...which is, of course, not really a shark. It just looks like one. It's a bottom feeder so it will also help with cleaning the tank. You can go to Walmart for your fish, but they tend to be of a lower quality and die quickly. I would advise going to a store that specializes in fish if you can find one...not just a Petsmart, but one that just does fish. Tell them about what your trying to set up and see if they have some advice about filters and so forth.

Best Wishes!! :)

(Who are the schmucks giving everyone tons of thumbs down?)

Answer 7

Definately no goldfish or angels
please read this
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuurRh76UCTqgnsKFB8Q84Tsy6IX?qid=20070726130634AA1AwnJ

You could go with as follows:
6 neon tetras (they are schooling fish)
a couple of cat fish like pepper corys (they are bottom feeder)
5 male guppys (that way you don't have to worry about fry, and they DON'T fight each other)
1 male betta
or
3 female bettas (they can live together , but not female and male together, or more then one male


Hope that helps


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Answer 8

Guppies

Answer 9

Just about any small community fish would work. Neon Tetras, Guppies, Fish like that would be perfect for your situation.

Answer 10

If you want to get different types of fish and put them together avoid angelfish and sucker fish. Sucker fish are good for cleaning up around the tank, but sometimes too good my sucker fish sucked the scales of another fish i had. Also the angel fish are know for eating other fish, that's what the angel fish I've have done.