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What kind of numbers could I get because I rlly don’t want to overstock, would make me feel terrible lol

Luke—swallow said:

What kind of numbers could I get because I rlly don’t want to overstock, would make me feel terrible lol

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You could do 10 micro rasboras or 8 ember tetras I believe. Not sure on the pygmy corydoras numbers

10 gallon tanks are more difficult to care for because if you miss a water change theres not really a buffer and they can become polluted very quickly. Once you have it stocked I would reccomend water changes every week of at least 60%.

Are you aware of the nitrogen cycle?

I have ember tetras, they are a peaceful good looking fish, just try and make sure you have some plants in the tank and some floating plants like hornwort or anacharis, they like shade.

Thanks for the help guys

Could I mix the two or just keep it to one ?

It is best to keep it at one type of shoaling fish.

okay thanks again

Make sure you get a good water conditioner, seven Trent puts loads of chlorine in and not consistently, check nitrates as well as almost all their water comes from farmland aquifers and sometimes has high levels in straight from the tap.

Luke—swallow said:

Could I mix the two or just keep it to one ?

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Most but not all of the fish species that will be suitable to a 10g tank with soft water are what we term shoaling (sometimes schooling is used, won't get into that issue) which means they live in large groups of their own species. This need or expectation is programmed into the species' DNA so it is crucial that we have a group. Everyone always want minimum numbers, but it is always going to be better to have more in the group; the more the merrier so to speak. With fewer the fish will be under stress, and this causes all sorts of problems for the fish.

It also obviously depends upon the species. If you were to go with a group of pygmy cories, a group of one of the dwarf rasboras (like Boraras brigittae, the chili rasbora) you could easily have 9-10 of the cories, even up to 12, and similar for the rasboras. Ember Tetra in place of these rasboras, similar numbers. Floating plants are important for all these forest fish, not only because they reduce overhead light which the fish prefer, but there are incredible water quality benefits.

You could also add a group of Rocket pencilfish (Nannostomus eques) with the cories and ember tetras/rasboras. Floating plants are essential with pencilfish.

I'll attach photos of these four species.