how many neon tetras can i keep in a 10 gallon tank?
2007-08-10 11:56:52 · 4 answers · asked by Crystal l 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Ditto with Evelyn here. To clairify on that, by schooling with neon tetra's, I think you'll find better results if you move the group of them up to 5-7. In a 10 gallon tank, if all you keep in there is neon tetra's only you would probably well go with a school of 15-18 of them. They do not get that big they would run out of space. Don't do anything with inches and yards and feet and all that crap. Simple line on this is: they don't get so big you'd be overcrowded, they don't require massive filtration, but keep the water quality perfect, and they don't produce mass amounts of waste.
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JV
2007-08-10 12:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by I am Legend 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
you can have 10 neon tetras in a 10 gallon tank.
2007-08-10 14:29:05 · answer #2 · answered by bub 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Forget the 1 inch per gallon rule, it's BS
I think you should be able to keep 3-4 schools of 6 fish each in there, plus a couple of cory cats (bottom feeder)
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-10 12:19:42 · answer #3 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd keep 5-6 max. It's a nice sized school and you aren't too overstocked. I would err on the side of being understocked b/c you want to get some bottom feeders or an algae eater.
2007-08-10 13:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by dizzykylie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋