10 gal

[fishyyy]

Is this good for 10 gallon tank (us)??

5 neon tetras
3 guppys
2 or 3 ottos

 

[Inchworm]

Hi fishyyy

That sounds like a good assortment of fish and since they are all small, that would not be too many. Even a few guppy fry (which they will have before long) will be OK too.

The only thing I want to caution you about is that neons are sensitive fish and it's not usually good to add them to a new tank. It would be a best to add them last.

 

[fishyyy]

Ok

 

[corrosive]

perfect!

 

[Guppylover]

You picked the perfect group of fish to go in a 10 gallon!
Just a little note... if your getting guppies get 1 male and 2 females

 

[washuai]

5 neon tetras ---I've read they prefer groups of 6 or more.
1.25" ea. max
3 guppies
2-2.5" ea. max depending on male or female
Right here you would be past the 1" of fish per gallon, but I guess as long as you're not overfeeding, changing water frequently enough and all the other maintenance stuff, you can get away with it?

2-3 ottos.
I don't know, I'm not going to look them up again, right now. For some reason my lfs, don't even sell these. Which is somewhat frustrating, since I'd like to get a puffer at some point.

 

[clutterydrawer]

sounds good to me what Inchworm said about the neons also applies to ottos, so add the guppies first then the other fish when the tank is more mature.

do you have resources to deal with guppie fry?

 

[parker313]

2-3 ottos.
I don't know, I'm not going to look them up again, right now. For some reason my lfs, don't even sell these. Which is somewhat frustrating, since I'd like to get a puffer at some point.

Huh? Otos aren't puffers - they're otocinclus catfish - a dwarf sucking catfish. Tetras have relatively very small bioload for their size so you can get more than the 1"/gallon - just remember that's just a guideline and can be adjusted for specific fish and specific tanks.

The plan sounds good to me

 

[washuai]

I know ottos aren't puffers, they are however, potential puffer tank mates for only certain kinds of puffers.

Just because I can possibly have more than 1" of fish per gallon, I prefer not to test that very far, ever. which is probably good. When I get into marine systems, the inches per gallon becomes even less. Plus, if I stick w/ 1" per gal, I don't have to go through the trouble of measuring how many gallons the ornaments displace. But that's just me. I know people stock more inches in tanks. Of course, w/ fat, wide, full-bodied fish, the inches per gallon decreases, then as well.