zodiac692
Aquarium Advice Newbie
hi i am looking for some suggestions on what to use this empty 10 gal. tank for. i am pretty new to the fish hobby so i am not to sure what fish would work out good in a tank that size.
empty 10 gal. (what to do with it)
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Why you could make a hat, or a broach, or a pterodactyl!
Heh, sorry; got Airplane on the brain today. Anyway, what sort of fish are you interested in? Live bearers? Schooling fish? Cichlids? How is your water husbandry, and what type of water do you have (hardness, pH). Theres a LOT of choices out there, but we'll need some specifics to give you any ideas.
Heh, sorry; got Airplane on the brain today. Anyway, what sort of fish are you interested in? Live bearers? Schooling fish? Cichlids? How is your water husbandry, and what type of water do you have (hardness, pH). Theres a LOT of choices out there, but we'll need some specifics to give you any ideas.
zodiac692
Aquarium Advice Newbie
well i have city water, and as far as types of fish i am interested in hmmmmm, i was thinking cichlids but wasn't sure if the tank was to small or not but other then that, thats as far as i got with the thing
Endgame319
Aquarium Advice FINatic
With a 10 gallon tank I would only reccomend dwarf chiclids. A pair of rams would be cool. Or maybe a small shell tank, look at Enki's for a good example. Make sure you do your research before you buy the fish though.
zodiac692
Aquarium Advice Newbie
i think i might go with that idea but how many is to many and what is a shell tank? 
lyquidphyre
Aquarium Advice Addict
PUFFERS!
Puffers puffers puffers puffers
If I were you, I'd get puffers *nod*
Im not sure how many you could have in a 10 gal tho
Puffers puffers puffers puffers
If I were you, I'd get puffers *nod*
Im not sure how many you could have in a 10 gal tho
ferret
Aquarium Advice Addict
QT. Keep it around for a QT.
freshwatergal
Aquarium Advice Freak
I second the vote for puffers. You could easily keep 3-4 dwarf puffers in a set up like that.
krap101
Aquarium Advice Addict
dont puffs right?
You could partition it, put a little plantage in there, and keep a male betta in each partition. (the plants would give them places to hide from each other and rests from flaring)
Keep a school of white cloud minnows, you won't need to heat the tank, they'll eat anything, and they won't nasty the tank up like goldfish. And they look kinda purty (IMO). Especially the golden ones if you can find them.
Densely plant it and brag about what great fish you have, and let people try to find them.
Breed macrobrachium and sell them to people telling them they're ghost shrimp.
Keep a school of white cloud minnows, you won't need to heat the tank, they'll eat anything, and they won't nasty the tank up like goldfish. And they look kinda purty (IMO). Especially the golden ones if you can find them.
Densely plant it and brag about what great fish you have, and let people try to find them.
Breed macrobrachium and sell them to people telling them they're ghost shrimp.
Christmasfish
Aquarium Advice Addict
what in 10
You could put 3-4 croaking gourami in it
and 3-4 wee tetras too spice it up. And maybe some small fancy cleaners like botias or shrimp
You could put 3-4 croaking gourami in it
and 3-4 wee tetras too spice it up. And maybe some small fancy cleaners like botias or shrimp
Mr Burns
Aquarium Advice FINatic
based on the information given, and my professional expertise, i would suggest filling the tank with lime jello.
there's nothing like 10 gallons of green jello to get you through Pro Bowl weekend...
excellent
(i guess fish would be an acceptable alternative...if you're into that sort of thing)
there's nothing like 10 gallons of green jello to get you through Pro Bowl weekend...
excellent
(i guess fish would be an acceptable alternative...if you're into that sort of thing)
puffergirl
Aquarium Advice Freak
PUFFERS!!!!!! PUFFERS!!! PUFFERS!!! Definatley 4-5 dwarf puffers. Trust me once you see them you will fall in love with them.
Oh I dunno...lime jello sounds like fun, although I dunno if you could get it to breed 
Dwarf puffers would also be a good choice, as would some of the small dwarf cichlids, such as a couple of Bolivian Rams or Cockatoo Dwarfs (Apistogramma cacatuoides - not as easy to find but very pretty). Keep in mind most dwarf cichlids do best in planted tanks with low hardness/pH levels, which I assume you have when you say you have "city water"; best to check it and be sure.
Dwarf puffers would also be a good choice, as would some of the small dwarf cichlids, such as a couple of Bolivian Rams or Cockatoo Dwarfs (Apistogramma cacatuoides - not as easy to find but very pretty). Keep in mind most dwarf cichlids do best in planted tanks with low hardness/pH levels, which I assume you have when you say you have "city water"; best to check it and be sure.
deli_conker
Aquarium Advice Addict
Is this your only tank?
I moved from a 10 gal to a 55 gal. Moved my fish in and got them some friends to swim with as well.
Suddenly I had a 10 gal empty tank. I posted on here about what to put in it. I wasn't sure for the longest time what I would use it for. Then sickness hit my tank. Luckily I had an empty 10 gal tank around to quarantine sick fishes...
If you already have another tank, I would seriously suggest keeping the 10 for a quarantine tank. Mine has already saved lives...
(edited for bad typos)
I moved from a 10 gal to a 55 gal. Moved my fish in and got them some friends to swim with as well.
Suddenly I had a 10 gal empty tank. I posted on here about what to put in it. I wasn't sure for the longest time what I would use it for. Then sickness hit my tank. Luckily I had an empty 10 gal tank around to quarantine sick fishes...
If you already have another tank, I would seriously suggest keeping the 10 for a quarantine tank. Mine has already saved lives...
(edited for bad typos)
Endgame319
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Here's a link to enki's shell tank.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=17392
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=17392
zodiac692
Aquarium Advice Newbie
thanks for all the ideas. i think i am gonna move most of my platies and the few guppies i have to the 10gal i asked about and try to get some more gourami for my 20gal. any recommendations on the types of gourami out there?
zodiac692
Aquarium Advice Newbie
thanks for all the ideas. i think i am gonna move most of my platies and the few guppies i have to the 10gal i asked about and try to get some more gourami for my 20gal. any recommendations on the types of gourami out there?
zodiac692
Aquarium Advice Newbie
thanks for all the ideas. i think i am gonna move most of my platies and the few guppies i have to the 10gal i asked about and try to get some more gourami for my 20gal. any recommendations on the types of gourami out there?
zodiac692
Aquarium Advice Newbie
ok can someone explain what happened? i made one post and got 3
