10 gallon for dorm room

[User]

Why is everyone soo lucky... I am not even suposed to have one..shh its a secret

 

[Big-j]

Lol in my college your only allowed one and it has to be a 10g or smaller, lol but I'll pay the fine if they happen to find my tanks lol they're worth it to me

 

[User]

I hope the fine is not too much! Would they make you get rid of them?

 

[Big-j]

They would probably try lol idk what I would do

 

[User]

If i get my sw up and running and they tell me to take it down...I would cry if it all died. Stuffs not cheap. Im asking my school tomorro if i can have it

 

[FallenRedeemer]

A 10 gallon seems small to make it a sw to me. But then i have never had a sw tank before

 

[User]

They dont call them nano tanks for no reason

 

[absolutangel04]

A 10 gallon seems small to make it a sw to me. But then i have never had a sw tank before

There are still a good handful of sw fish that do totally fine in small tanks, but the space is limited. Its just like with fw!

 

[FallenRedeemer]

Finally got the right sized top and got a light for it. I got one of those small led light with the day and night settings. I have 4 cories in at the moment

 

[absolutangel04]

Finally got the right sized top and got a light for it. I got one of those small led light with the day and night settings. I have 4 cories in at the moment

What kind of corys are those?

 

[New]

not positive, but isn't sand better for cories cause gravel can damage their barbels?

 

[FallenRedeemer]

Green emerald cories.

 

[FallenRedeemer]

Green emerald cories

 

[absolutangel04]

Corys are fine on gravel. Many people on here (including me) have kept corys on gravel without barbel issues of any sort. I have heard that as well, but I personally do not agree.
I think emerald corys are too big for 10 gallons. The only corys that should be kept in a 10 are the pygmy corys that only reach an inch. Emerald corys reach 3 inches.

 

[Galligak]

Corys are fine on gravel. Many people on here (including me) have kept corys on gravel without barbel issues of any sort. I have heard that as well, but I personally do not agree.
I think emerald corys are too big for 10 gallons. The only corys that should be kept in a 10 are the pygmy corys that only reach an inch. Emerald corys reach 3 inches.

+1 on all of that. I have cories on gravel and nothing has happened. And they only time that I've kept cories in small tanks is now when I'm getting their bigger tank around, and those emeralds will get really big! 3" as stated above.

 

[FallenRedeemer]

I know they get bigger. I have a 55 at home that I will move them to when they get bigger. I also have a 20 at home that's not set up.

 

[absolutangel04]

I know they get bigger. I have a 55 at home that I will move them to when they get bigger. I also have a 20 at home that's not set up.

Good. Sorry, I was under the impression that this was the only tank you owned. Apologies.
Any idea what species you want yet?

 

[FallenRedeemer]

My 55 has been up since April or march. It's really nice I have it planted. And I have a good number of fish there so these cories will probably go into the 20 when they get bigger. Here are some pics of my 55.

 

[FallenRedeemer]

No worries about thinking it was the only one. I hadn't said anything about my other tanks.

 

[absolutangel04]

Your 55 look awesome! The angels are beautiful! I do think that is a beautiful species of cory, they will be happy to have a place to move to once they get bigger too. They do look really nice against the blue gravel though.