Now that my tank is cycled, I want to add some fish. I know I am limited with a 10 gallon and I can not upgrade at this time. I currently have 2 male guppies that I cycled with, but what else could I put in this tank? I was hoping to add a small school and some ghost shrimp with the guppies. Would this work in a 10 gallon?
Well the good things about shrimp is that they have little to no bioload on your filtration, so go for it and get a couple shrimps.
As far as more fish goes, you could absolutely fit a 5/7 member school in there.
Something like:
Cherry Barbs - Males are orange and females are white and brown.
I had a school of 5 in my first 10G, they're tough fish for their size, they managed to live through the hell I put them through.
Harlequin Rasboras - these are silver with a bronze tint to them, they have a prominent black triangular marking on them which gave them their names.
I've kept these also, they were the tightest school I've ever seen, never separated.
Neon/Cardinal Tetras - I'm sure you've seen these little guys pretty much everywhere.
The Neons upper body is black, their lower rear is red and they have a 'neon' blue strike from head to tail.
The Cardinals are similar, their only difference is that the red stretches from cheek to tail.
These are probably the most common fish in the freshwater part of the hobby. They do like a lot of plant cover though, so consider that.
Serpae Tetras - these are a rich brown colour with black finnage and a black spot on their sides.
Serpae's are known to fin nip though, I had them in with Guppies and they caused NO problems but it can happen.
Rummynose Tetra - these are mostly silver fish with a red face and black and white patterns on the tail.
They have a bit of a reputation for being a little frail when being added to tanks so you might want to Drip Acclimate them for a few hours when adding.
Glowlight Tetra - these are a silver fish with a single red stripe stretching from head to tail (similar to the Neons and Cardinals).
If you don't like blue, take the red ones instead.
I've hit the picture limit... Hmm...
Well, hope I helped somewhat.
Have fun.
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