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There are a ton of fish that you could do. Tetras and other smaller fish come especially to mind. You could probably safely do 6 in a 10 gallon of tetras or the typical community fish but bare in mind that decorations and the shrimp and snails also will influence how much space your tank has...

In my experience, as long as there are plenty of darker hiding spaces - most fish do okay with lights. Obviously turn the light on in the morning and off at night to introduce a cycle - don't leave it on at all times. But generally most fish do okay with lights. Also make sure you check the...

Update: it's been a little over 24 hours and the Glo-fish and Barbs seem to be getting along. My 10 gallon is empty except I made the mistake of looking at FB Marketplace and there is someone with a free betta that they're trying to get rid of... I'm sorely tempted to go and snag it. Especially...

Yeah I know. I've been hoping that the Danios would be fine in the 10 gallon, but then i lost two today and it's a bit heartbreaking cuz I've had them for almost a year and they were doing great. I was expecting them to pass within a month just due to the condition that Petsmart had them in...

Yeah I know the Glo Fish tank being 10 gallons isn't ideal. I do regular bi-weekly water changes to ensure that their water quality is good. They are the Danio type by the way. I'm going to make the attempt to put them in the 30 gallon with the Gold Barbs, keeping the 10 gallon empty for a...

Hello everyone, so up until yesterday had a 10 gallon with 6 Glo-Fish. Today I'm down to 4 of them. They're rather old - almost a year and my water parameters are good. My question is should I add more Glo-Fish or just let them phase out? These guys are technically my boyfriend's fish but he...

So my friend rescued a fish from Walmart but he has forgotten what type of fish it is. Can anyone identify him? Also, I've already told him that he needs to get a larger tank pronto for said fish. He's going to get a 10 gallon for the little guy as soon as he gets his paycheck.

Okay. I'll see if my LFS will accept her as a donation. Or I'll offer her to my neighbor (she will be getting my other ten gallon as a graduation gift - it doesn't have any fish in it currently). Thanks guys!

Yeah I've read mixed opinions about the size requirements for a platy online. One person said nothing under 20 gallons for a school and another said that they've had like four females in a five gallon for 2 years (and they're the original fish). So that's one reason why I'm asking opinions on...

Hello all, So quick opinion poll. I recently got a tiny betta (named Cutie) and have been keeping her in a 1.5 gallon tank for a quarantine period. I didn't like how small it was so I thought I would try her in my 10 gallon with my 2 female platies. Well, 1 of my platies passed away which left...

Good to know. So get only one unless I want a possibility of baby snails everywhere. Thank you!

Yeah I was thinking putting a reptile lid with a small cut out for a sponge filter air tube thing. And that is what I was thinking, the water volume would be so small. I was originally thinking endlers or guppies would be a possibility but with only 5-8 gallons... that's pretty small. That's why...

This is Cutie (my 6 year old named her). I rescued her from Petsmart last night. She's currently in a 1.5 gallon quarantine tank. I'm hoping to try her out with 2 female platies in a 10 gallon, but if it doesn't work out then I'll get her a five gallon all to herself (the platies are older and...

Hello all, So I'm on a fact gathering mission for my 30 gallon that I'm in the process of resealing. I'm not 100% confident in my abilities to reseal this tank and as I don't want 30 gallons of water everywhere in my second floor apartment, I was thinking some sort of paludarium. Like...

Welp, Walmart had 5 gold barbs left and also a tiger barb. No cory catfish. Picture included. And yes, I'll be adding probably another gold barb and at least 6 more tiger barbs once I ensure this tank is definitely cycled. I went ahead and threw a sponge filter in there for good measure, I had...

Huh. Well it seems like our Walmarts are a bit late to the not stocking fish party LoL. Anyway, I'm headed out to rescue them, I'll post pictures after I get them in the tank.

Yeah, I only saw like 5 of them so they should be completely fine in a 29 gallon. I have the tank now and its completely set up, my old filter is going on it. And tomorrow I'll go back and pick them up. Make sure the tank is cycled and then I'll see about making it a barb community, add some...

Also - it is a massive blob of silicon on each corner. It honestly looks like the tank was resealed before, it doesnt look professional/factory done. I'm still going to reseal the 30 gallon - my son has expressed an interest in fiddler crabs so I may set it up as a massive crab habitat. Which...

Okay. Yeah, I'm not too confident in my abilities, at least not doing it quickly or well the first time. The reason why quickly - I discovered that my local Walmart is phasing out their fish section and they have a bunch of gold barbs left, so I'm just going to buy a 30 gallon and go and rescue...

Hello all, So I recently got a free 30 gallon from a friend, I knew it had a leak when i got it so i went ahead and prepared for resealing (silicone 1, razor, painter's tape, etc). However, I've never resealed a tank before. As I have been removing the silicone, I've noticed that there is a lot...

Yeah I've been reading that. I'm going to continue doing research and think about it. If I do go with them then the platies will stay in their tank because they would probably get nipped at.

Okay. I'll think about it for awhile and decide. Thanks!

Okay... do you think my list would still be possible or would I need a larger tank/less fish? Obviously I don't want to lose fish or have the aquarium be a stressful thing for me.

Okay so when I type those numbers into aqadvisor it says that my tank would be overstocked. 6 bronze cory (I couldn't find the green cory catfish label) 5 gold barb 8 tiger barb How would I be overstocked? I'm not understanding how cory cats would take up 60% of my tank stock... someone...

Okay. I'll probably pass on the carpeting plants for now unless someone who has experience with both cories and carpeting plants chimes in. I'll probably do both gold barbs and tiger barbs with the cories but if the tigers are too aggressive then I'll return/exchange them for more gold barbs or...