New 10 gallon

[croatian2]

I have started a small ten gallon which has been running for a few months.

I need some suggestions on stock.
I was thinking of getting into bottom dwellers like shrimp,botias,loaches and catfish.
Any suggestions ?

 

[emerald76]

Unfortunately, that tank is too small for any bottom dwellers besides nano fish like pygmy cories. However, pygmy cories and shrimp would make for a fun, interesting tank.

 

[Mrs.h2012]

I have started a small ten gallon which has been running for a few months.

I need some suggestions on stock.
I was thinking of getting into bottom dwellers like shrimp,botias,loaches and catfish.
Any suggestions ?

Of your tank has just been running without an ammonia source of some kind, whether it be pure ammonia, fish and fish food, you don't have a cycled tank. Read over these links to help you understand cycling.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/i-jus...g-but-I-already-have-fish-What-now/Page2.html

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/the-a...-Guide-and-FAQ-to-Fishless-Cycling/Page1.html

 

[librarygirl]

As others have said your tank is too small for most of the fish you want. If you can upgrade to a 30 gal you'll have more options (the skunk loaches are very active though and need to be in a group, so a tank larger than 30 gal would be better for them).

You could turn the 10 gal into a shrimp tank though. They are fun to watch. Other options for a 10 gal would be:

-- a single betta (you could add shrimp and snail(s) if the betta tolerates them) OR
-- two dwarf puffers OR
--3 african dwarf frogs OR
--a group of 6 nano fish like ember tetra, celestial pearl danio or chili rasbora. You could also add 4 pygmy or dwarf corys (not easy to find though and other types of cory are too large and active for a 10); you could add shrimp too OR
-- 3-4 guppies; shrimp OR
--2 platy and shrimp

This guide might help too: Guide to Starting a Freshwater Aquarium - Aquarium Advice As Mrs.h2012 said if the tank has just been running empty it's no longer cycled.

 

[croatian2]

Sorry I have had a convict in it that I am moving to a new tank and I cycled it before that

 

[emerald76]

A great place for cheap nano fish is Msjinxd.com(I think that is how you spell it.)

 

[croatian2]

Broke it down and went out and bought a 26 gallon bowfront

 

[emerald76]

Broke it down and went out and bought a 26 gallon bowfront

Good for you! A lot more options. Be sure to put your old filter media in the new filter.