10 Gallon Idea

[zoolander]

I will be getting a 30 gallon tank soon for my cichlids. I was thinking of making the 10 gallon into this:

1 Rainbow Shark
2-3 Angelfish
2-3 Tiger Barbs

Is this attainable?

 

[thereverendturtle]

Afraid not. Angels get too large, as does the shark. The tiger barbs need to be in a group of 6+ and would shred the fins of the angels, as might the shark.
Any other thoughts?

 

[creeker]

Just curious, what kind of cichlids do you have in the 10 gal?

 

[ScholasticSpastic]

I will be getting a 30 gallon tank soon for my cichlids. I was thinking of making the 10 gallon into this:

1 Rainbow Shark
2-3 Angelfish
2-3 Tiger Barbs

Is this attainable?

(Gallons stated are US gallons)

Angels need at minimum a tall 30 gallon tank for a pair.
Rainbow sharks (almost any sharks) are too active for a 10 gallon tank and ought to be in 30 gallons.
Tiger barbs will need at least a 20 gallon tank and, as stated earlier, are too nippy to go with slow, large-finned fish.

Let's look at inches of fish:
Rainbow shark: 6"
2-3 Angels: 12-18"
2-3 Tiger Barbs: 6-9"

So you're looking at, at minimum, 24" of fish in a ten gallon tank, ignoring the fact that the one inch per gallon rule only really works with fish less than 2" long.

In short, you're up in the night with this stocking plan. Please do more homework, and please do not go by the sizes of fish that you see in fish stores. Fish stores stock juvenile fish, all of which will grow larger, and many of which will grow MUCH larger.

 

[zoolander]

Decided to just use the 10 gallon as medical tank and holding tank for when I get anything new. May put a few guppies in it for aesthetics for now. Thanks for the advice. I've been researching, that's why I asked instead of buying.

 

[Blitz]

I will be getting a 30 gallon tank soon for my cichlids. I was thinking of making the 10 gallon into this:

1 Rainbow Shark
2-3 Angelfish
2-3 Tiger Barbs

Is this attainable?

(Gallons stated are US gallons)

Angels need at minimum a tall 30 gallon tank for a pair.
Rainbow sharks (almost any sharks) are too active for a 10 gallon tank and ought to be in 30 gallons.
Tiger barbs will need at least a 20 gallon tank and, as stated earlier, are too nippy to go with slow, large-finned fish.

Let's look at inches of fish:
Rainbow shark: 6"
2-3 Angels: 12-18"
2-3 Tiger Barbs: 6-9"

So you're looking at, at minimum, 24" of fish in a ten gallon tank, ignoring the fact that the one inch per gallon rule only really works with fish less than 2" long.

In short, you're up in the night with this stocking plan. Please do more homework, and please do not go by the sizes of fish that you see in fish stores. Fish stores stock juvenile fish, all of which will grow larger, and many of which will grow MUCH larger.

.... angelfish need 29 gallons per ONE angel.

 

[ScholasticSpastic]

.... angelfish need 29 gallons per ONE angel.

I'll stand behind that. But I don't think one would need to invest in a 60 gallon tank for a pair of angel fish. It would be ideal, but probably isn't necessary.

 

[BerryAttack]

for a ten gallon your best bet is just to get small breeds of fish.

for angelfish, right now i have a pair in a 20 gallon.. hmm i can already hear the people saying that it is too small... haha well my angelfish are still young and just paired up, and they are the only ones in there, besides some cories. angelfish can get very large, but always depends on the breed. 60 gallons for just one pair of angelfish i find is a bit extreme, but the more space is better for any kind of fish.

i would say you can keep one pair of angelfish in a 40 gallon community tank. i find it helps then become better parents if you choose to breed.


for sharks, are very active and need a large tank. same with barbs... but i do not own those type of fish anymore because they went after my angels.. didn't like that one bit.