Q&A: What easy-to-take-care-of fish could I put in a 10 gallon tank?
What easy-to-take-care-of fish could I put in a 10 gallon tank?
Hi! I am a beginner at this (I have done research, don’t worry, I know how to monitor ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate, I know about water changes, etc) and I am starting a 10 gallon FRESHWATER tank. What are some easy fish to have? Kthx :]
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Answer by unkown
guppies tetras corys swordtails mollies platys. all live bearers. keep 1 male to 2 females for the guppies mollies….
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I would suggest 6 neon tetras instead of cardinal tetras. Cardinals are NOT begginer fish. I just got some, and I am very experienced, I have kept the hardest fish, discus, and I have lost over 4 cardinals. The neons aren’t as pretty but are easier to take care of. I would also recconmend a fire-tail gourami, or dwarf gourami as the centerpiece fish. I would not get blue or gold gouramis as the will eat your neons. And for the cleanup crew, get 1 Siamese algae eater, OR 3 panda or albino corydoras.
Neons:http://www.bryanslife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/neon_tetra-16.jpg
Dwarf Gourami: http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/gourami.jpg
Fire-tailed gourami: http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/anabantoids/images/DwarfGourami(Flame)WFA_Ap4AGo.jpg
SAE: http://eccentric.cx/aquarium/images/20070209/ecc-siamese_algae_eater.jpg
Panda Cory: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/367005690_7928b1b7b8.jpg?v=0
Albino Cory: http://fins.actwin.com/fresh-pics/albino_cory.jpg
but live bearers die easily while gold fish, bettas, wont. get them.
I would say mollies are your best bet they are quite hardy and the petsotre i work at sells lots of them because they make great beginner fish. They are relatively cheap too.
for a 10 gallon tank you could get:
kuhli loach
plecostomaus (which are a cheap and easy way to clear algae)
cory catfish.
2-3 cichlids, 1 male and 2 females
2 angelfish
Gouramis
Betta(s)
Mollies
Platies
Guppies
Tetras
Dwarf Frogs
Another cool option would be for you to do a planted tank which looks very natural and if you put things like neon tetras in with it they look amazing.
to do a planted tank start out by buying plant fertilizer substrate from you pet store, its about $ 15 for 1 bag of it, you will need about 5-10 lbs. next put on your choice of substrate; gravel, sand etc. then, BEFORE you put water in, place the plants where you would like them in the tank and press them into the ground and then pull up slightly so that the roots are straight. then add half your water, so 5 gallons, and put in the decorations you want( caves, rocks etc.) then will it and put your conditioner in it and put a filter on it and let it cycle for 2 days, then add your choice of fish, just make sure they are carnivores so your plants dont get eaten
A betta fish is a nice choice, as they are hardy fish. Other great choices are mollies/guppies, swordtails, tetras (specifically neon tetras) and a plain old goldfish! Mind you however, once the goldfish is too big, you have to take it out. You can also consider Rosy Red Minnows or Fatheads (they’re the same thing, just different coloration) even though they are feeder fish. Always remember to give any fish you are buying medication for any illness they may/may not have to prevent it. Good luck with your tank!
you could get a peacock eel, fire bellied newts, african dwarf and clawed frogs, small knife fishes, small cichlids and small catfishes.
But you could start with a small tank and over time work your way up to a large aquarium. if you do this you could get gars, arowanas, large cichlids like peacock bass or wolf cichlids, red-tail or tiger shovelnose catfishes, freshwater stingrays, ghost knives, bichirs, lungfishes and snakeheads.
There all easy..just get tiny fish for a tiny tank…like endler livebearers..featherfin rainbows…yellow honey gourami white cloud minnows etc….
Ignore riley….
However
A ten galloon does make a nice home for african dwarf frogs and there really easy to take care off..
some plants..
sandy bottom
a few ornaments
feed them frozen blood worms….
there pretty active in a tank…
just don;t mix with fish
good luck
Bettas are great! But make sure that you don’t have an aerator in the tank if you get a betta. Bettas don’t like water movement, and the aerator makes too much water movement. Also don’t put 2 male bettas togeather or a betta and any other fish. You can put a male betta and a female betta togeather. This sounds like a lot; however, bettas are really easy to take care of! I have had 2 bettas before and have 1 now! They’re great pets!!!!!!!!!
Get some White Cloud Minnows. They dont even need a heater.
If you set up the tank with lots of plants (some Java moss is good) they will even breed for you.
Otherwsie some small tropical fish, guppies, neons, cory catfish etc are good beginner fish and will be OK in that size tank
Ian
P.S. ignore any answer that mentions an Angelfish, Knife fish, Plecostomus or other large fish.