10 gallon for dorm room

[FallenRedeemer]

I'm thinking of taking my 10 gallon tank with me to college this year and setting it up. I was just trying to get some ideas for it. I have a 55 at home with live plants and fish. I was thinking of doing live plants in the 10 but I'm not sure if that would be a good idea of not.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

How about some nice schooling fish and a centerpiece fish of some sort? For example...
with some good filtration, I would do:
-6 ember tetras
-6 pygmy cories
-one or two endlers livebearers or killies

Or if you were looking for something new:
-Dwarf puffers
-Shell dwellers

Remember to do your research beforehand though!

 

[itschromesteel]

How about some nice schooling fish and a centerpiece fish of some sort? For example...
with some good filtration, I would do:
-6 ember tetras
-6 pygmy cories
-one or two endlers livebearers or killies

Or if you were looking for something new:
-Dwarf puffers
-Shell dwellers

Remember to do your research beforehand though!

I think that's a little overstocked for my taste even with good filtration. Not really for the bioload but just in terms of space. I would do either tetras and dwarfs or dwarfs and kills not both. If I'd were me I would do rcs and endlers in a planted tank.

 

[FallenRedeemer]

I think I'm going to go with fake plants for the tank even though I think real ones are way better. It would probably be hard on live plants with moving the tank for break and summer. And I have tons of the fake plants already so it'll save me a little money. Why do you guys think about having swordtails in the tank?

 

[itschromesteel]

Since its only a ten I don't think moving it with live plants would be a problem. Just drain the water level pretty low and move it. But that's just me.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Swordtails...IMO it can be done in a ten gallon, but swordtails always seemed better in a twenty to me, much more room for them to stretch.

 

[Ralphie126]

Neon tetras or platys

 

[herp_mommy]

Smaller Shellie species or scarlet badis. I've had a 10 gal, 5 gal and 2.5 gal in my dorm room. Live plants can be done easily, but shellies would be an awesome choice.

 

[FallenRedeemer]

I think the live plants would be do able just the money for it right now. Maybe I'll start with fake ones and the replace them with live plants over time

 

[Rosebud]

If I'd were me I would do rcs and endlers in a planted tank.

What's "rcs?"

Thanks!

 

[Fishkeeper26]

Red cherry shrimp

 

[absolutangel04]

These are all good suggestions. I always suggest ember tetras. I have a 10 gallon with embers and a betta and I love the combo. Lots of color.
I also think swords would prefer more space, but a few platys would be fine.

 

[Rosebud]

Red cherry shrimp

Thanks for the ID. I'm not up on the acronyms.

 

[gabysapha]

Just be REALLY careful with a fish tank in a dorm room. In freshman year I had a roommate that left our window wide open and it SNOWED that day. The room was freezing by the time I got there. So make it really clear to your roommates to not touch your aquarium unless asked and to not be stupid about leaving windows open!

 

[Gboy66]

7 glo lights and a micro angel. Awesome combo

 

[itschromesteel]

Maybe I just missed out on this but what is a micro angel?

 

[Gboy66]

Lik a 3.5 inch adult angel. Really cool but i dont see them often

 

[itschromesteel]

I've never seen one are they a different species or just runts

 

[Gboy66]

I think different species. They look alot alike but just..smaller! Haha i didnt buy mine though. It was given to me

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Pterophyllum leopoldi-Leopold's angelfish. Not familiar with them, all I know is that they're small.