Is this too much for a 10 gallon?

Question

10 neon tetras and 3 corydoras...
I have not gotton them yet but want to make sure they will be okay when I do.(if any number is not good please tell me)


Thanks
EJ

I also have a filter and will get a heater for the tank and now how to get the tank um, aclimated? as well as the fish.

Answer 1

That's perfect, you don't have too many fish at all

That's a pretty good setup, but just keep in mind that you should cycle your tank before buying the fish and also acclimating them the right way

Here are some articles on the following site, which should help you to get through your experience with your fish
http://www.fishlesscycling.com/articles.html


And please forget the 1 inch per gallon rule, it's absolutely BS



Hope that helps
Good luck


EB



Feel free to email me for further help

Answer 2

Both neon tetras and corydora's are small, low waste fish. You can fit 10 and 3 as you mentioned, as long as you always keep in mind that a tank stocked more lightly is easier to keep clean and healthy then a tank stocked more heavily. I think 8 neons and 4 corydoras would be better numbers to even out mid and bottom dwellers a little more, and these stocking levels, while maxing the tank out, will work fine.

naturally anyone who counts gallons per inch instead of figuring things out for themselves will see it as overstocked - this is fine since it's safe, but you make what you want out of 'rules' like this, and they're often unreliable.

But this would be a long term goal - not a short term one. You need to research aquarium cycling and learn how to stock a tank gradually to keep from killing all your fish.

Answer 3

This is too much. You would be seriously overcrowding the tank. For this many fish, you really need a 20 gallon tank. Now, the 1 inch per 1 gallon of water is a bunch of bunk and should never be believed, but it could generally apply, sort of, in this case because tetras remain a small fish and never attain any real girth. But, even applying this method, tetras will reach about 2 inches as an adult and as such, would require 20 gallons just for the 10 tetras. The cories will also reach 2-3 inches as an adult fish. Getting cories in a group is good because they like to school, but bottom feeders are too often, and incorrectly considered "free" fish as far as bioload count. They must be considered into the bioload count. If you want 3 cories, you can only get about 3-4 tetras for a 10 gallon tank. If you can live without cories, and trust me, bottom feeders do not pull their weight. Unless you like the look of the bottom feeder and keep it for that reason, there really is no point in getting bottom feeders, then you could have about 5-7 (they like to school in odd numbers) tetras in a 10 gallon tank. If you want 10 tetras and 3 cories, you need a 20 gallon tank. Next, the myth that a tank is ready in 24-48 hours is also a bunch of bunk. It takes 4-6 weeks, oftentimes longer, to properly cycle a tank, with or without fish, and as it is more humane to cycle without fish and actually a bit faster, I would suggest exercising some patience, reading up on fishless cycling and get your tank, filter and heater and get the water fully cycled before buying any fish. If you cycle with fish or jump into this whole thing without research and being fully informed and educated, be prepared for some, if not all of your fish to die. Not trying to scare you off, just trying to make sure you understand! Oh! And thank you so much for asking the questions before you got the fish and they all started getting sick and dying! Good luck!

Answer 4

I would say that yes, that is probably too many fish for a 10 gallon. I'm not going to go in to the right and wrong, because prior to getting any fish, I believe it's necessary that you read up on how to properly "cycle" a fish tank. It's not just fill the tank with water, add filter, heater and fish and be happy. If you do it this way, you are going to wind up with nothing but dead fish and an empty pocket book. Here are 2 sites to look up cycling a fish tank. One you can cycle with a few fish in it, the other is called "fishless cycling" which is now catching on and quickly becoming the preferred way to cycle a tank, but it's entirely up to you. IF you were to buy the above fish and throw them into your tank, they'd more then likely be dead in a couple of days. So, it's in your best interest to do your research. But then again, that's entirely up to you too, I'm just trying to help. Here are the sites: http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php and http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_fishless.php
While you are waiting for your tank to cycle, use the time to research the fish and the how to's and how to acclimate them, etc. It will be time well spent.
I hope I was of some help. Good luck!!! ;o)

Answer 5

Usually its 1 fish per gallon of water, but when you have tiny fish (like tetras) you can get away with a few more. I would suggest getting a 20 gallon...its just better in the long run!

Please do some research before getting a tank. You absolutely can not simply put in water and add fish. You need to properly cycle your tank. I'm not going to go on and on about it here....but please read these articles. :)

Answer 6

For a tank it is usually 1 1" fish per gallon so you can have 10 1" fish or 5 2" fish so on and so forth

let your tank run for 24 to 48 hours first

then to acclimate your fish you need to put them in a bucket and take some tubing put it in your tank and tie of the end so you get about 1 drip per second by siphoning it out of your tank let the fish sit in that for half an hour to an hour getting used to your water parameters them catch them with a net DO NOT POUR THE WATER FROM THE STORE INTO YOUR TANK

Enjoy your fishies!! :)

Answer 7

Rule of thumb-always one inch of fish per one gallong of water.

To get the tank aclimated, fill it halfway 3/4 full with water, and use water conditioner in it about 24-48 hours before getting fish. When you but the fish in, make sure you add a little of your water with what the fishes are in.

Answer 8

Just a bit take away a few neon tetras so they can have room to breath!

Answer 9

well technically your supposed to have 1 fish per gallon, but since they are small fish, why not.

Answer 10

Neons are thin bodied so 10 of them would do fine. The corys are bottom dwellers so they will be fine too.

Don't listen to the rule of thumb, its a bad rule.