10 Gallon Stocking Ideas

[xoxsarahxox]

I was thinking about adding some more fish to my tank, its only 10 gallons so I dont want to overstock it but it just looks so bare, right now I have 2 corys, 1 african dwarf frog, and 1 platy (whats left of my original stock).

Some fish that I like are male guppies, rasboras (e.g. harlequin rasbora, galaxy rasbora, dwarf rasbora, or mosquito rasbora) Any other suggestions? or maybe why any of these species wouldnt work? Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[techen]

I'd increase the amount of corys you have, Twos abit small for a group.

 

[xoxsarahxox]

Would adding one more be sufficient? I did originally have three but one died, they are bandit corys. I know corys like to be in groups of like 5+ but dont think I have room for that many in my tank....

 

[the_lock_man]

Techy is quite right, in fact ideally you'd have a group of 6, but as you say, you don't really have the room.

Any of the rasbora species you mention would be fine - the mosquito (aka chilli) is a stunning little fish, really lovely, but they don't shoal particularly well. The Galaxy (aka Celestial Pearl Danio) is a bit bigger, but will display some really lovely shoaling behaviour. But with any of those species, again, it's ideal to have 6 in a group, and they display much better that way.

If I were in your shoes, I would probably keep the cories at 2, and get 6 galaxy rasbo. 2 or 3 cories won't really make a difference to their behaviour, it's not the worst fishkeeping "crime" I've ever seen, and you don't have the room to increase the group to the ideal size.