10 Gallon Stock

[t57spikes]

My stock for a 10 Gallon planted tank would be 6 Pygmy Corys and 8 Cardinal Tetras along with 5 Ghost Shrimp. Is this a good stock?

 

[Mattyfelts]

My stock for a 10 Gallon planted tank would be 6 Pygmy Corys and 8 Cardinal Tetras along with 5 Ghost Shrimp. Is this a good stock?

id lose the ghost shrimp, not sure on other stock

 

[t57spikes]

They were just a choice to throw in some color. I could do away with them.

 

[Coursair]

Cardinal Tetras are active swimmers and in my opinion need more room.

I'd suggest CPDs instead. They don't get over an inch so they can stay in a 10g their whole life.


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[Aliray]

Instead of ghost shrimp ,you could do cherry shrimp or the other color morphs. They don't get very big and have a low bioload. Maybe neons or embers plus the pigmy cories and the small shrimp Or like Coursair suggested the cpds which I have only seen in pictures but they are gorgeous. Alison

 

[Lung Fish]

Stone nano catfish.

 

[PNWaquarist]

I've never thought that Cardinals are all that active (mine aren't). Not like Rummys, and certainly not like Bloodfins. You should be able to do them in a 10, but I'd limit the shoal to 7 or so, and I wouldn't have any other shoalers that occupy the mid/top of the tank. (A shoal of 5 Pygmy Corys at the bottom would be fine.) I think that Neons, Green Neons, and Embers would be a better choice for a 10.

CPDs will do nicely in a 10, but you'll want to limit your males to two and plant heavily.

 

[Coursair]

I prefer larger groups. Maybe not this big, but...nice display
http://youtu.be/ko5qQEqmOU0


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[PNWaquarist]

Yeah, I'd cut that shoal in half and diversify if it were me. But, yes, large shoals of Cardinals are awesome.


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