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MyraVan · 05-16-2005, 07:33 AM

The white cloud mountain minnows in my 5 gallon tank have had babies. The biggest ones are now about 6mm long and are beginning to get some color on them (red tailfins). I'd like to set up a 10 gallon tank for the minnows + babies so the babies can grow to giving-away size without overcrowding the tank.

I really like apple snails. I have one apple snail in my 5 gallon tank that I will put in the 10 gallon; they help provide food for the babies (apple snails are also known as infusorial snails). I'm sure I could add another apple snail to the 10 gallon tank without problem, but would two additional snails be too much? That is, would

3 apple snails (P. bridgesii)
3 white cloud mountain minnows
lots of baby minnows

be too much for a 10 gallon tank?(Of course, I wouldn't put all this in at once!)

05-16-2005, 07:33 AM	#1
MyraVan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 864	too much for a 10 gallon? The white cloud mountain minnows in my 5 gallon tank have had babies. The biggest ones are now about 6mm long and are beginning to get some color on them (red tailfins). I'd like to set up a 10 gallon tank for the minnows + babies so the babies can grow to giving-away size without overcrowding the tank. I really like apple snails. I have one apple snail in my 5 gallon tank that I will put in the 10 gallon; they help provide food for the babies (apple snails are also known as infusorial snails). I'm sure I could add another apple snail to the 10 gallon tank without problem, but would two additional snails be too much? That is, would 3 apple snails (P. bridgesii) 3 white cloud mountain minnows lots of baby minnows be too much for a 10 gallon tank?(Of course, I wouldn't put all this in at once!)