lightningryan
Aquarium Advice Regular
How many fish is too many in a 10 gallon?
Help!
Help!
rich311k said:What kind of fish?
rich311k said:8 - 10 neons.
6 black skirts
6 guppies watch out for babys though (all males or all females or 2 males and 4 females)
not sure what a slivertip is.
I mean one of the above not all of them.
JustOneMore20 said:Haha....he said pick one of those....not all of them. If you all those fish in a 10g, you are seriously overstocked.
You should pick one type to keep and return the others.
JustOneMore20 said:Ok, just checking. Like said above, I'm afraid you'll have to pick the 1 type you like and if its the Silvertips or neons, you can add more to the school to make 6, or keep all the black widows. Or if you keep the neons or silvertips, you can also keep the guppies...but return the others.
So basically, you can have:
6-8 neons
or
6-8 silvertips
or
8 blackskirts
or
4 neons and 4 guppies
or
4 silvertips and 4 guppies
Personally, I'd take the black skirts back. 8 of them will get crowded in a 10g, even if they are the only fish in the tank. They get around 2.5 inches, maybe a little less, so I think a 20g long tank would be minimum for them. I like the Silvertip and guppy combo. You could add another silvertip to make 4.