Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 I have two 10 gallon tanks that are empty. Do you guys have any suggestions on what I should get? Ive never had tropical fish before except a betta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 19, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 They have been running and cycled for a few years. I moved the other fish to a bigger tank. Already cycled. I dont want to waste the bacteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member froggydella Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 ~HI~ hmmm, I would think it would be safe to get some neon tetra's or maybe start a snail tank. I would say Gourami's but I believe they sorta need to be kept in schools. Someone feel free to correct me if I am wrong. Are you thinking of only fish or open to other options, Such as a frog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tinkerbell Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 gouramis dont need to be kept in schools - in fact i find it best not to keep males together because they fight. tetras are always a good one, although they can be pretty fragile, especiall cardinals etc. i would suggest having perhaps a pair of gouramis (male and female) and perhaps a small tropical loach of some kind. Botias are nice i think that would be ok stocking for one of the 10g's perhaps in the other one you could have some of the more hardy tetras. i find pengiuns and belgian tetras very long lived - i have ha my group for about a year now, and have only lost one As froggydella suggested, you could get say an african dwarf frog or 2 to go in there aswell with a small group of tetras Edit : sp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 What kind of filters do you have? I have mini penguin with 100 gph on my 10 gallon, and I plan on 6 black neon tetras and three cories. I'd definately go with a school of small fish, they are so much fun!! A pair of dwarf gourami would be good (male/female or female/female) 5 female bettas, etc. If you are not filled to capacity with your tank you can throw in a snail, or frog if you like, maybe some ghost shrimp too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mfish Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Gouramis are nice. You could also get some guppies. Actually heres a link to easy to keep fish for ten gallon aquarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 19, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 Thats a great link mfish I did get to the bottom and they said goldfish were the most boring fish on earth!!!! That is so not true! And they also say that tetras only live a year...most live 5-10 years. Grrr... oh well, I guess its not all bad. Now the all the stupid people who read it won't go out and buy tons of those fish and kill them. Indeed, goldfish don't make good beginner fish simply if the owner does not know enough or give enough care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 19, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 Im open to anykind of animal.I have a tera whisper internal filter for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 19, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 I mean tetra. and both tanks are empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 19, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 Nice link. Thanks for all of the suggestions. Got anymore?Thanks a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 19, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2005 Ive had neon tetras before but they are too delicate for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tinkerbell Posted October 20, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 20, 2005 yes, as i said - tetras such as neons and cadinals are very fragile. i would definately go for gouramis in one of the talks, personally i think a male / female pair is best as fro the other tank, then i think if you really didn want t go with tetras, then perhaps some cories? guppies are always a nice choice, although in a ten g you wont have a lot of room for breeding, and that seems to be what guppies are best at!! maybe a few mollies cold be an option - i personally love balloon mollies, although i wouldnt suggest too many in a tank like thacoz sometimes they can get to be large of course, 1 goldfish could be an option for one of the tanks, although seeing as you have posted in the trop sectin, i guess you re looking for tropical suggestions!! lol is your tank tall rather than long? if so ou could possily keep an angel in there i personally love my angel tank, they are just so cute!! although they can be quite touchy at the same time. another option in to make it into a crab tank i keep small tropical crabs and they are very nice to look at. some female bettas could be good, although you usually hve to kep them in groups of five or more, and i dont know if you could get that many in a 10g. perhaps someone else can help there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 21, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 21, 2005 Thanks for all of your suggestions. I guess ill put a pair of gouramis in one and an oranda in an other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 21, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 21, 2005 Sounds good Make sure you get dwarf gouramis, and that they are either male/female or female/female! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 22, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 22, 2005 Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member magickzzl Posted October 24, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 24, 2005 I would wanna do one brackish.... like the ten on here- http://badmanstropicalfish.com/brackish/brackish.html but I love my gobies! maybe do a planted tank? need alot of lighting and some info, but they are super kewl! You could do a trio of dwarf puffers in a ten cute little guys! http://www.dwarfpuffers.com Ah.. so much you could do in a ten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 25, 2005 Are gouramis and ghost shrimp compatible? Do they eat dwarf lilies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 25, 2005 I also read that a male will kill the female gourami if they are in the same tank.Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mfish Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Kissy, I was going to apolgize for the goldfish comment. I totally disagree. I also read that a male will kill the female gourami if they are in the same tank.Is this true? Ummm... I don't think so. But maybe they shouldn't be together for extended periods. I don't know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted October 25, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 25, 2005 Lol I was confused for a bit with the "goldfish comment" I was like wahhh? I had to scrolll up. We all know that's not true anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member balashark Posted October 26, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 26, 2005 if this is your first tropical, my reccomendation would be to invest in a small aquarium heater other than that, gourami's are cool. i had a powder blue dwarf that seemed happier when he had a mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishlover10 Posted October 28, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 28, 2005 thanks.i already have a heater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member x-Lucy-Fish-x Posted October 29, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 29, 2005 i know i got to the goldifsh bit and was like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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