10 gallon stocking help

[aqua-splash]

Hello, I hope somebody can help me here!
I'm setting up a 10 gallon tank and this was my stock plan:
Three guppies
Six neon tetras
Two platies
I popped it into aqadvisor and apparently that's overstocked
So I'm wondering what I should remove? At first I was thinking I should not do the platies, but I really do like them.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Input?

 

[SFAquariums1]

I would remove the platys. If you like the platys maybe drop the others and do 6 of them?


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[TheChefSLC]

I personally would do 8-10 tetra's and drop the others, or get some really nice guppies and do 4 female's and 2 males

 

[TheresaM]

Definitely either one of the livebearers or the tetras, not both. Really depends on what you prefer.

 

[bettaowner]

I would keep a species tank with all male guppies

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[TheresaM]

I would keep a species tank with all male guppies

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Or all male Endler's!

 

[Pseudomugil]

I would do 5 neon tetras, 5 glowlight tetras, and a few cherry shrimp. That would look nice.

 

[Coursair]

I would do CPDs. Nano fish do great in 10g and won't hurt adult Shrimp.



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[TheresaM]

+1 Love my CPDs although mine live with pygmy cories.

 

[aquarium 308]

I would do CPDs. Nano fish do great in 10g and won't hurt adult Shrimp.
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CPDs ??????

 

[Angela1108]

Celestial pearl danios


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[TheresaM]

Celestial pearl danios

 

[aquarium 308]

Celestial pearl danios

Oh ok thx

 

[blueramboy87]

I would do CPDs. Nano fish do great in 10g and won't hurt adult Shrimp.
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Is that a picture of you CPD's?

 

[TheresaM]

They're not the easiest fish to photograph, small and always moving. Here are a few of mine:

 

[blueramboy87]

They look really cool and I'm thinking about getting either a school of those or neon tetras. Although I've never had much luck with neon tetras.

 

[Mattfinn]

I actually have a question on the CPDs they like heavily planted tanks right? I have a 10gal that I'm not sure on what I want to do with it. It's technically my brothers so I have to persuade him with what looks good but yeah I found a place that carries CPDs and was interested in them. I could add shrimp with them right?
Are shrimp ok with Osmocote ferts? I know there is a minuscule amount of copper in there.

 

[TheresaM]

They do like plants. Mine isn't what you'd call heavily planted but they have good color and are very active.

Shrimp should be fine, although the CPDs would possibly eat shrimp fry.

 

[Mattfinn]

They do like plants. Mine isn't what you'd call heavily planted but they have good color and are very active.



Shrimp should be fine, although the CPDs would possibly eat shrimp fry.

Ok thanks I'd most likely do a jungle of crypts, elodea or hornwort, wisteria, penny wort an anubias with rocks and driftwood.
What do you know about ferts and shrimp. I know they're sensitive to copper. Osmocote has minuscule amounts and I'm not sure if I can keep shrimp because that's the most cost effective method of ferts for me.

 

[TheresaM]

What do you know about ferts and shrimp. I know they're sensitive to copper. Osmocote has minuscule amounts and I'm not sure if I can keep shrimp because that's the most cost effective method of ferts for me.

Sorry, I don't know. My shrimp tank is very low tech: java fern, moss balls, Brazilian pennywort (floating), willow moss. I do a small dose of Excel every week, doesn't affect the shrimp.