So today I found a 10g light cover in a box of stuff my boyfriends mom gave us. My friend is going to sell me a 10g tank for 5 bucks. So I'm wondering what are my options for what I could do with this tank? What would you do with it?
librarygirl said:A shrimp tank would be fun; they breed pretty easily so that's fun to watch too. Some other options for a 10 gal;
--a single betta (it may tolerate the shrimp too but it'll depend on the betta's personality)
--a group of 6-8 nano fish like ember tetra, chili rasbora or celestial pearl danio; you could also add a centerpiece fish like a sparkling gourami (avoid the larger types of gourami)
--4-5 guppies
--2-3 platy
--3 african dwarf frogs (dwarf, not clawed)
A shrimp tank would be fun; they breed pretty easily so that's fun to watch too. Some other options for a 10 gal;
--a single betta (it may tolerate the shrimp too but it'll depend on the betta's personality)
--a group of 6-8 nano fish like ember tetra, chili rasbora or celestial pearl danio; you could also add a centerpiece fish like a sparkling gourami (avoid the larger types of gourami)
--4-5 guppies
--2-3 platy
--3 african dwarf frogs (dwarf, not clawed)
The neos I would love to have but I have seen they get pricey but might be able to find a decent deal on some on eBay. I have two betta tanks I have wanted to put the neos in to add some pop. I have read about keeping only one color. Yes I was thinking of starting out with 10 too. Just because I really would want to watch their numbers build haha.
Is everyone meaning neons, I don't think they breed to readily in an aquarium . All tetra have to go through a change in water chemistry in order to trigger them into breeding. But they are available at lot of stores by sometimes are weak sometimes I don't even like looking at them. But they are a hit and miss in my eyes. If your lfs got them from a local breeder they will be much stronger then if they were from a shipping company. But they would look really great in the 10 gallon and would make it pop.
Maybe I should say my suggestions are OR situations (e.g. 1 betta OR the nano fish OR guppies, etc); you can't have all of those fish at once in a 10 gal
Sorry, didn't know you already had bettas and ADFs A shrimp tank would be fun for you I think. Also shrimp have almost zero bioload. If you already have an established tank, just take a small portion of media from one of the filters and put it into the new filter for the 10 gal; that should instantly cycle it for shrimp. Test both tanks (the 10 gal and the tank you took media from) in case any temporary toxin spikes happen but it should be fine.
You could post a "wanted" ad in the forum's classifieds, and see how many offers you get. Since they breed so readily, many people are willing to sell some off to make a little more room in their tank.
librarygirl said:No, they mean "neo" shrimp, as in Neocaridina.