10g with 3 glofish - Aquarium Advice

sonyale510 · 04-12-2009, 04:36 PM

My son wanted fish for his birthday, my boyfriend let him pick whatever he wanted so we ended up with three glofish and a 10g tank, I've done a lot of research and have found conflicting info. about the tank size and whether or not it is suitable for the glofish. I really want to get three more glofish (since it sounds like they do better in schools of six or more) but want to make sure the tank size is not a problem beforehand. Can anyone tell me if the 10g we have is too small for glofish? Also what other fish are compatible with glofish and would I even be able to add more?

black hills tj · 04-12-2009, 04:42 PM

Before you worry about adding more fish, let's take care of the basics first.

Did you get a filter and a heater? If so...what pieces of equipment did you get?

IIRC..."Glofish" stay fairly small, and I don't see why you couldn't put 5 or 6 in a 10g tank.

FishCrazyBenBOMB · 04-12-2009, 04:50 PM

I'm just a little consider about swimming space. Ofcourse you can fit 6 or more glofish in a 10G tank, you could also fish an 8in bass in a 10G tank.

You need to get a tank that has comfortable swimming space for the fish. I would say a school of 6 would be happiest in a 20G long. I say if you got one more glofish it wouldn't be a huge deal, but just look and see how much swimming room they have.

sonyale510 · 04-12-2009, 08:26 PM

It seems as though the 10g has PLENTY of swimming room, our fish are VERY small and when we first got them they were in a 1g tank for some time seeing as a four year old was given the go ahead to get whatever he wanted. I Just purchased a set that had the filter, heater, and tank (10g) cuz I wanted to get them out of that tiny tank as quickly as possible.

JustOneMore20 · 04-13-2009, 10:44 PM

I think 3 more Glofish would be perfectly happy in a 10g.

sonyale510 · 04-13-2009, 11:43 PM

Would I be able to add other fish later on as well, or would the six glofish be the max for a 10g?

JustOneMore20 · 04-14-2009, 02:21 PM

It depends on what fish you wanted to add. There is still room for maybe a few Otos...or even some shrimp for the bottom...and maybe a centerpiece type fish like a Dwarf or Honey Gourami. There would be other options too.

drillsar2 · 04-14-2009, 02:37 PM

What kind of filter you using?

A good rule is 1 gallon of water per inch of fish (Except school Fish, Goldfish and Cichlids they require 2 - 3 gallons of water per inch)

It's not how big the fish are it's how they will get

so for a 10 gallon you can get a total of 10" of fish you can make it a little more depending on your filter

Remember 10 gallons is actually like 8 or less

Adding Live Plants will also help the tank

sonyale510 · 04-14-2009, 05:08 PM

I just have the filter that came with the setup, it's like a topfin beginner aquarium set or something I don't really know. But my son keeps asking for more fish, lol, and I was just wondering if I could do it or not. What type of live plants would you suggest?

GhostKnife · 04-14-2009, 06:03 PM

I would throw away the piece of paper that says 1" of fish per whatever gallon there are many ideas on the ideal size limit and number of fish per gallon of water. I would say the bio-load and swim room is a good factor. For instance a yellow tang that has swim patterns and loves open room would not be good in a 20 gal or even for that matter a 50 gal. Generally its a good rule of thumb to follow basic guidelines however some fish are more prone to cruising around where others are more confined to one are and dont like to leave their home/territory. Just know your fish you plan to get such as eating habits, swimming space needed, and most of all compatibility with other fish.