Which fish to finish the stocking?

[shaunakadub]

Hey again everyone!

So far, my 2 Albino Corys and 3 Zebra Danios have been do great in the 10g.

I'd like to top it off with maybe 1 or 2 more small fish, anyone have any suggestions?

 

[YuccaPatrol]

I'd go with something that will not grow big and would be a bit more colorful since your current fish are not brightly colored.

Perhaps some Neon Tetras, Cherry Barbs, or fancy guppies.

 

[shaunakadub]

I'll have to look into those. Which one does better in a smaller group? I know tetras do a little better in groups of 5+, but i don't think my tank can fit 5 more fish.

Another quick question: Whats something good to feed my albino corys every once in a while like a treat? They eat the TetraMin Crisps I throw in the tank, but sometimes I want to see them chow something else.

 

[willowthepoet]

i'd say a small gourami... a brightly-coloured dwarf gourami or a honey gourami. honeys are my favourite... and they stay really tiny, only around 2-3" so that would be fine.

or you could get a couple otos, but that would leave you with no brightly-coloured fish.

even a female betta... they make good community fish and come in the same colours that the males do... you just have to look a little harder to find a pretty female. a male might be okay, but i wouldn't risk putting a male with the zebras because they can be aggressive toward any other fish, so unless you know the personality of that particular betta (by putting it in a tank next to the zebras and see if he shows aggression) i wouldn't just throw one in there.

you can feed the corys whatever kind of frozen foods you feed anybody else, just put it to the bottom with a turkey baster. live brine shrimp are also favourites of most fish, but they don't have much nutritional value, so keep it to a treat only.

 

[SolarityBengals]

I think your cories would probably prefer to be in a school of 5-6.

 

[lyquidphyre]

If you are religious about doing PWC's often, you could prolly up your school of cories to 4 and add a betta or a dwarf gourami or maybe 1-2 golden (or cherry) barbs... I personally like the golden barbs better. However, that would put you slightly over recommended bioload- so just keep an eye on your water parameters and do extra water changes and you should be okay =o)

 

[SolarityBengals]

Yah increasing your corie school size and getting a dwarf gourami will be good. I think it would be better to go with 6 cories, a dwarf gourami and your danios would be good combo.