10g stocking advice

[nicuz]

While I am waiting for my tank to cycle, I am looking into what type of fish I should get. Here’s what I want:

3 platies
2 guppies
5 neon tetras
1 julii cory cat care

Is this too much? If it is, how many fish I need to remove?

Also, how many fish can I put in my tank at once? I know this depends on my water quality but I am looking for some general guidelines.

Thank you in advance.

 

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[grode15]

Well I'm not sure about the rest, but the juli Cory cat needs to be in schools of 5 or more, so you should remove that from your list.

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[nicuz]

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Great resource thank you!

How many fish can I add at once?

 

[hippokitty]

I would add one type of fish at a time. Probably the neons first (that's what I do) since they're inexpensive but kind of sensitive to conditions so a great way to get your parameters in order!


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[Lotocus]

I hope I'm not hijacking this thread, but since the suggestion was made to drop the Cory from the tank, i have the question: how important is it to have these bottom feeders like the Cory? Should every tank have something to clean up the mess, or is that not the case?


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[hippokitty]

Bottom feeders are helpful (less gravel vac-ing) and definitely improve water quality. Cory cats are awesome but shrimp do a pretty good job too!


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[AdamsAquarium]

Just like Lotocus said, shrimp do a great job too but most shrimp are escape artists. So if you go that route, ensure there are no ways for the shrimp to escape out the top. Also, for a tank as small as yours, I second the motion to not get Cory cats, OR 'placos.' Placos come in really small sizes at the fish store but if you go to a mom and pops store, you'll see a ton of super large placos that were returned. They get well larger than a foot long. If you don't have live plants in the tank, you probably won't get as much algae either so I would recommend 'Ottos' or bushy nose (also known as bristle nose) pleco's. Both of these only get 2-4 inches long and won't damage your tank as they get bigger

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[Fishobsessed7]

Any type of Plecos aren't recommended for 10gs cause of their very high bio load


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