Stocking a 10 Gallon?

matmatmat · 07-20-2008, 11:26 PM

I've never had an aquarium, but I've been doing a lot of research. I thought it would be nice to have a school, bottom(ish) dweller, and an individual fish. However, the tank is only 10 gallons. So this some I've been looking at:

SCHOOL
Neon Tetra (6)

BOTTOM DWELLER
Oto (3)
Pygmy Cory Cat (3)
Ghost Shrimp (1)

INDIVIDUAL
Betta (1)
Dwarf Gourami (?)
Sparkling Gourami (?)
Guppy (?)

How does 6 neons and 3 otos sound?

Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Blue Cray · 07-20-2008, 11:28 PM

That sounds perfectly fine you could even add 3 cories or so.

trashion · 07-20-2008, 11:39 PM

I agree with Blue Cray, I'd add 3 more cories to the mix. Don't be afraid to add more ghost shrimp too, they don't add much bioload. Otos tend to stay stuck to glass, plants, etc so they won't be on the bottom too much. It'll be a very well-stocked tank, but as long as you do good weekly water changes and have a very powerful filter, you should be fine.

07-20-2008, 11:26 PM	#1
matmatmat Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 1 User Feedback: (0)	Stocking a 10 Gallon? I've never had an aquarium, but I've been doing a lot of research. I thought it would be nice to have a school, bottom(ish) dweller, and an individual fish. However, the tank is only 10 gallons. So this some I've been looking at: SCHOOL Neon Tetra (6) BOTTOM DWELLER Oto (3) Pygmy Cory Cat (3) Ghost Shrimp (1) INDIVIDUAL Betta (1) Dwarf Gourami (?) Sparkling Gourami (?) Guppy (?) How does 6 neons and 3 otos sound? Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

07-20-2008, 11:28 PM	#2
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 298 User Feedback: (0)	That sounds perfectly fine you could even add 3 cories or so. __________________ 55g Planted -clown loach -golden zebra danios -glo lite tetras -male krib -striped raphael catfish -angels -bronze cories -gold gourami -SAE -brochis catfish -knight goby -Boeseman's Rainbowfish -Flying Foxes 22g Planted -endlers -zebra loach

07-20-2008, 11:39 PM	#3
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 931 User Feedback: (0)	I agree with Blue Cray, I'd add 3 more cories to the mix. Don't be afraid to add more ghost shrimp too, they don't add much bioload. Otos tend to stay stuck to glass, plants, etc so they won't be on the bottom too much. It'll be a very well-stocked tank, but as long as you do good weekly water changes and have a very powerful filter, you should be fine. __________________ current setup: 15 gallon, planted w/ pressurized co2, 55watts PC lighting, EI fert dosing. -5 harlequin rasboras -7 Aspidoras pauciradiatus (sixray or false corydoras) for reference: my name is Julie

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