10 gallon stocking suggestions

spikythefish · Post by **spikythefish** » 15 Feb 2004, 14:37

my 10 gallon has 4 goldfish and some minnows and a channel cat that is 2 inches long, they are going into my pond soon and i want to know what to put in there

spikythefish · Post by **spikythefish** » 18 Feb 2004, 13:04

tropical, coldwater, snails, shrimp, whatim getting rid of all the fish in it i want to know what will fit into it

spikythefish · Post by **spikythefish** » 18 Feb 2004, 23:01

please

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 19 Feb 2004, 01:13

tropical, coldwater, snails, shrimp, whatim getting rid of all the fish in it i want to know what will fit into it

You are leaving too many options, we could list things forever. If you can be more specific about the type of set up you are aiming for we can take it from there.

my 10 gallon has 4 goldfish and some minnows and a channel cat that is 2 inches long, they are going into my pond soon and i want to know what to put in there

Soon you will have a pond with a channel cat.

Crazie.Eddie · Post by **Crazie.Eddie** » 22 Feb 2004, 03:41

10 gallons is too small to stock, unless it will be temporary. The normal stocking guide is about 1" of fish for each gallon. This is consideration the fish are under 4" long. Otherwise, larger fish should be stocked at 1" for each 5 gallons.

A beta would do rather well with little water current. Otherwise, maybe a puffer or two. Just keep in mind, slight changes in water parameters (ammonia, nitrites/nitrates, etc.) drastically affect a small tank compared to a larger tank.

Otherwise, if you have the room and the money, keep the 10 gallon as a QT (Quarantine tank) or Hospital tank, and get a 20 gallon or more.

spikythefish · Post by **spikythefish** » 23 Feb 2004, 01:04

, uhh tropical fish, like neons or something maybe?

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 23 Feb 2004, 01:16

Small tetras would be fine. Cardinals(10), plus some pigmy corydoras(5), for the algae otocinclus(4) and japonicus shrimp(2-4) novelty reasons. Lots of slow growing plants would also make the tank look bigger and more natural. Keeping it simple Java fern, java moss and anubias nana are very easy to grow. Plants will help keep the nitrate and phosphate down.

10 gallons with this amount of fish will require a 30% water change every week minimum, and close monitoring of water perameters.

spikythefish · Post by **spikythefish** » 23 Feb 2004, 01:17

some neon tetras, ghost shrimp, a snail,2 or 3 corydoras,
what do you guys think?

spikythefish · Post by **spikythefish** » 23 Feb 2004, 01:19

oops i was in the process of posting when you posted that.

spikythefish · Post by **spikythefish** » 23 Feb 2004, 01:21

i do weekly water changes on my tanks
and i have a whisper 30 [145gph] on the ten gallon
im chucking the ugf, ancient technology

will this be sufficient filtration

Crazie.Eddie · Post by **Crazie.Eddie** » 25 Feb 2004, 09:56

Just keep in mind, overstocking a tank, leads to more problems. Fish will become stressed being in a crowded tank. Also, more oxygen will be consumed. Leading to more fish deaths. Just imagine yourself in a 10' x 10' jail cell. You want your personal space. As you move around in a crowded cell, you bump into other peole, leading to more aggressive behavior. Some people just staying in a small corner to avoid any confrontation. Basically, unhealthy.

Now imagine the same thing for your fish. Yes, i't's nice to see 10 tetras in 10 gallon tank becuase they look so colorful, but as a hobbyist, you should understand that you want youre fish to be happy and feel healthy. If you didn't care and just let them die, then you might get tired of buying fish, just to replace the ones that keep dying.

One thing I would like to add is, a slight change in water parameters (ammonia, nitrites/nitrates) greatly affects a small tank, compared to a larger tank. For example, imagine dropping a teaspoon of chlorine in a 55 gallon tank. The ammonia will dilute in such a large amount of water and may make a slight change, if any, to the ammonia in the tank, which will not even harm the fish. Now imagine that same teaspoon of chlorine in a 10 gallon tank....You might as well say bye bye to the fish in the tank.

JohnnyOscar · Post by **JohnnyOscar** » 25 Feb 2004, 10:20

I would be tempted to use that 10 gallon to breed river shrimp to feed to my cichlids and pims. That's exactly what I'm planning to do with my 15 gallon tank once I rehouse the current occupants).

Or keep it as a quarantine tank.

Crazie.Eddie · Post by **Crazie.Eddie** » 25 Feb 2004, 16:07

Yes, my 10 gallon was supposed to be a QT tank, which turned out to be a nursing tank for guppy fry, but now has some stock in it. I just recently had a scare with ich in my 37 gallon tank, which effect my Cardinal Tetras mostly, and my L-333, but luckily not my Gold Nugget and Dwarf Gourami. Therefore, after the ich really clears, I'm going to move all the guppies out and for sure make it a QT tank once again. BTW, I use the guppy fry or young guppies to feed to my angelfish and african butterfly.