gonna cycle a ten gallon and do it right this time

[Aphone]

I plan on putting killifish there.

How many is a good number?

 

[Brookster123]

What kind?

 

[Aphone]

What kind?

what's the least expensive one?

I also have plans on using an aquaponic system

 

[Aphone]

gonna do a fishless cycle so I have time to choose which one? Can you give me an estimate for the amount of killi to stock the tank for each type

 

[Brookster123]

There are tons and tons of killi's! For a ten? A pair of any fundalopanchax.. That's it though.. That's still pushing it.. The females like to swim all over the top and the males chill in caves..

 

[Aphone]

I thought it was 1 gallon for every 1 fish. Mistaken?

 

[Brookster123]

I thought it was 1 gallon for every 1 fish. Mistaken?

big time.. Every fish has different requirements. You should research your choices prior to purchase. Live aquaria is good..

 

[Supergummy]

Brook steer right on this one, the 1 gallon per fish rule is a huge myth, use AqAdvisor it's recommended by almost everyone.

 

[Aphone]

or I think it was every inch of a fish, a gallon is sufficient

 

[Supergummy]

I wouldn't use it. I just use aqadvisor

 

[threnjen]

or I think it was every inch of a fish, a gallon is sufficient

No this is really outdated, we just don't use it anymore.

 

[Plantaholic]

or I think it was every inch of a fish, a gallon is sufficient

Only at Seaworld... Think of a 10 inch fish in your 10 gallon. Would it live? Maybe. Would it be healthy? No. Would it be happy? Absoloutley not!

 

[azmodan]

Clown killies are always a nice option for 10g tanks. Another nice option would be least killies, although technically they're not really a killifish.

 

[DragonFish71]

lampeye killies would work in a 10 as well. same with Leptolucania ommata, which are usually captive caught. I find them frequently for sale on aquabid. Aquabid has a section for just killies, and also check out the native species section for wild caught killies.