Fish for a 10-gallon tank - Aquarium Advice

Caenis · 03-06-2003, 03:56 PM

What sorts of fish do you recommend for a 10-gallon (fresh water) tank?

rthoman · 03-06-2003, 04:09 PM

tetras, rasboras, barbs, fancy guppies..... smaller fish like that. They look cool if you have a bunch of the same kind when they all swim together.

targaboy78 · 03-07-2003, 08:58 PM

Yup, I'd have to agree with rthoman on this one.

For freshwater setups, the general rule of thumb is 1 inch of fish per gallon. So for your 10 gallon => 10 inches of fish. However, I would not recommend 1 x 10 inch fish, or 2 x 5 inch fish. You are better off with 20 x 1/2 inch (half inch) fish... A school or several schools of small fish is actually very beautiful and gives you some "movement" in the tank... Something to look at.

As far as the rule goes, it is only a guideline, however, you can cheat the number, provided you have good filtration. The better the filter the more you can cheat (keeping it reasonable - of course).

I hope this helps.

nikki · 04-09-2003, 04:56 AM

I've got a 12 gallon water tank with a Siamese fighting fish, 7 rasboras and 3 botia sidthimunki. It looks nice and the fish look comfortable.

zephyr · 04-09-2003, 08:04 AM

In my 10 i had a pair of bolivian rams, 3 kuhlis and i peppered catfish. They were fine.(cept one of my kuhlis ahs disappeared...)
I preffer a pair of fish rather than tonnes of little ones, so this was my option

LPN2639 · 04-19-2003, 09:20 PM

i just set up a 10 gal after 12 years of not having one. i have 2 gouramis, 4 zebra danios, an algae eater....a red/blk molly and a solid white molly that i think is pregnant (when I got her)

Bearfan · 04-22-2003, 07:12 AM

Don't think I've forgotten about your lack of spellcheck zephyr.

(On a side note, spellcheck did not recognize the word spellcheck. The irony.)

catfish1102 · 04-25-2003, 12:26 PM

Careful if you go for barbs, they tend to gang up on anything else in the tank and nip their fins. If I was going for a second smaller tank I'd get a load of neon or cardinal tetras. They look fantastic in big groups, bit more colourful than a lot of freshwater fish.

ConanTheLibraia · 04-27-2003, 02:39 AM

My 10 gal. consists of goldfish., aka two small fantails, a small-medium black moore, a smaller comet, two snails, and a algae eater. Pretty packed, i also have an amazon sword plant. Very easy to take care of.

preciousmoments · 01-11-2004, 02:06 AM

MY 10 Gal. has two small gold Fantails and two Mickey mouse goldfish (have perfect mickey head on tail)

03-06-2003, 03:56 PM	#1
Caenis Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: USA Posts: 6	Fish for a 10-gallon tank What sorts of fish do you recommend for a 10-gallon (fresh water) tank?

03-06-2003, 04:09 PM	#2
rthoman Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: York, PA Posts: 160 Images: 25	tetras, rasboras, barbs, fancy guppies..... smaller fish like that. They look cool if you have a bunch of the same kind when they all swim together. __________________ Ryan http://rthoman.com From Pa?? Join our Central Pa Regional Forum

03-07-2003, 08:58 PM	#3
targaboy78 Aquarium Advice FINatic Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC. Posts: 521 Images: 2	Yup, I'd have to agree with rthoman on this one. For freshwater setups, the general rule of thumb is 1 inch of fish per gallon. So for your 10 gallon => 10 inches of fish. However, I would not recommend 1 x 10 inch fish, or 2 x 5 inch fish. You are better off with 20 x 1/2 inch (half inch) fish... A school or several schools of small fish is actually very beautiful and gives you some "movement" in the tank... Something to look at. As far as the rule goes, it is only a guideline, however, you can cheat the number, provided you have good filtration. The better the filter the more you can cheat (keeping it reasonable - of course). I hope this helps. __________________ "Life is not like a box of chocolates... it's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today... might burn your a$$ tomorrow."

04-09-2003, 04:56 AM	#4
nikki Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nancy, France Posts: 68	10 gallon water tank I've got a 12 gallon water tank with a Siamese fighting fish, 7 rasboras and 3 botia sidthimunki. It looks nice and the fish look comfortable.

04-09-2003, 08:04 AM	#5
zephyr Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 197	In my 10 i had a pair of bolivian rams, 3 kuhlis and i peppered catfish. They were fine.(cept one of my kuhlis ahs disappeared...) I preffer a pair of fish rather than tonnes of little ones, so this was my option __________________ But sit -- for we are all alone, And clear expand heaven's breathless shores.

04-19-2003, 09:20 PM	#6
LPN2639 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: GA Posts: 21	i just set up a 10 gal after 12 years of not having one. i have 2 gouramis, 4 zebra danios, an algae eater....a red/blk molly and a solid white molly that i think is pregnant (when I got her)

04-22-2003, 07:12 AM	#7
Bearfan Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 3,554 Images: 45	Don't think I've forgotten about your lack of spellcheck zephyr. (On a side note, spellcheck did not recognize the word spellcheck. The irony.) __________________ 75 gal w/ 75 gal sump, 25 gal fuge with Chaeto and 25 gal frag - 4x65 PC w/ Moonlite on the main tank, 2x20W PC on the fuge, 4x20W PC on the frag 72 Gal Bowfront Planted w/ 2x65 PC and 40W T8

04-25-2003, 12:26 PM	#8
catfish1102 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 89 Images: 2	Careful if you go for barbs, they tend to gang up on anything else in the tank and nip their fins. If I was going for a second smaller tank I'd get a load of neon or cardinal tetras. They look fantastic in big groups, bit more colourful than a lot of freshwater fish.

04-27-2003, 02:39 AM	#9
ConanTheLibraia Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: D.C. Posts: 539 Images: 3	My 10 gal. consists of goldfish., aka two small fantails, a small-medium black moore, a smaller comet, two snails, and a algae eater. Pretty packed, i also have an amazon sword plant. Very easy to take care of. __________________ My fish will kick your fishes butt

01-11-2004, 02:06 AM	#10
preciousmoments Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CFalls, Montana Posts: 35	MY 10 Gal. has two small gold Fantails and two Mickey mouse goldfish (have perfect mickey head on tail)

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