10 gallon tank stocking

[xxDriftingAway]

Do you go to a smaller pet store or do you go to petsmart / petco


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Petsmart

 

[Fish king]

The smaller ones well let you trade


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[Fishobsessed7]

Maybe you could do neon tetras. I wouldn't do kuhlis with gravel


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[Fish king]

If the gravel has smooth edges you can



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[Fishobsessed7]

But they like to burrow In the sand and that's a lot harder to do in gravel


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[Coursair]

Yeah but different fish have different personalities and generally cories go well with them


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We'll have to disagree

10g or smaller is not ideal for most Cories. Unless it is strictly a breeding tank. Then you can use a 10g.

Normal Dwarf Cories hit 2-3" and need at least a 20L for enough real estate to swim. Plus they prefer groups of 6 or more. PLUS sand is recommended over gravel for Cories.

Have you ever seen an older adult Corydoras??? I've seen some hefty females. Saw a lot yesterday in San Francisco. At Aqua Forest and Justin's store Ocean Aquarium.

One of my club members breeds Cories as well.


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[Fish king]

I have never seen a full grown one
Before


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[dragon14]

We'll have to disagree

10g or smaller is not ideal for most Cories. Unless it is strictly a breeding tank. Then you can use a 10g.

Normal Dwarf Cories hit 2-3" and need at least a 20L for enough real estate to swim. Plus they prefer groups of 6 or more. PLUS sand is recommended over gravel for Cories.

Have you ever seen an older adult Corydoras??? I've seen some hefty females. Saw a lot yesterday in San Francisco. At Aqua Forest and Justin's store Ocean Aquarium.

One of my club members breeds Cories as well.


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When you have a second, could you give me some names of dwarf cories? When I look it up, all I get are the pygmy species. Not looking to get them at this time, but, if we ever get a 20g tank in the future I want to know what to look for

I love our little pygmys but THEY'RE SO TINY lol.

 

[aqua_holic]

Maybe you could do neon tetras. I wouldn't do kuhlis with gravel


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I too wouldn't keep them with gravel, but more importantly it wouldn't keep them in such a tiny tank.

 

[Coursair]

When you have a second, could you give me some names of dwarf cories? When I look it up, all I get are the pygmy species. Not looking to get them at this time, but, if we ever get a 20g tank in the future I want to know what to look for

I love our little pygmys but THEY'RE SO TINY lol.

There are only 3 pygmy species. All others are larger.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/genus.php?genus_id=1

C pygmaeus
C hastatus
C habrosus are the pygmy species


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[dragon14]

Thanks
I know there's 3 Pygmy species. I was wondering on names of dwarf species.

 

[Coursair]

Every Cory you see easily available is a "dwarf" species. Except Emerald "Cory"....they are actually Brochis splendens a slightly larger cousin.


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[aqua_holic]

There are 3 types to the complex - aspidoras, corydoras and brochiis. They are listed in ascending order.

 

[Coursair]

Thank You aqua_holic. PC is a big site. I typically read one species and leave LOL

I just know many of the commonly available species. And how many are sold falsely as C julii


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[trennamw]

Most of those are fin nippers


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They have a reputation for such, yes. But this LFS has been putting bettas in these community tanks for over a year. I visit the store about once a week. I've never seen bettas with damaged fins. The owner says 85% of the bettas are peaceful in this situation, and fin nips are rare.

I'm curious if it has to do with overall stocking. These are 20 gallon tanks.

It's really something to see bettas swimming in a large tank.


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[xxDriftingAway]

So neons and Bettas are out due to the fin nipping...
I'm probably going to get snails... How many could I get?

Goldfish (1 MAYBE 2; most likely 1 though) wouldn't work due to the betta, right?

 

[Haileyjade]

Goldfish require a much larger tank and have different temperature requirements than a betta. Goldfish are cold water fish, Bettas are tropical and need warmer water.

I sucessful keep red cherry shrimp and snails with my betta. Good for a ten gallon.


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[PNWaquarist]

I've read that Corydoras pygmaeus will often coexist with betas, in large part because they're opaque and inconspicuous. If the pygmy corys have lots of caves for hiding and are in a (relatively) spacious 20 gallon tank that minimizes the beta's stress, I'd like their chances.

 

[Coursair]

Here is what my last Betta's tank looked like.
10g
Live plants
Black Diamond Blasting sand




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[Haileyjade]

Here is what my last Betta's tank looked like.
10g
Live plants
Black Diamond Blasting sand

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That is a gorgeous fish!


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