10 Gallon Stocking List?

[PheonixKingZ]

Thanks for the recommendations! Do you think a Betta can be kept with Shrimp?

It all depends on the temperate of the betta...

I personally find that dumbo ear bettas are the least aggressive type of bettas. That’s just my experience.

For example. My last betta was a male super delta tale/dumbo ear betta. He was cool with any fish being in his tank, along with snails/shrimp. My crowntail on the other hand, won’t tolerate any think in its tank.

 

[JuiceBox52]

If you try with shrimp just get one or two at first... that way if it is an aggressive betta he will only kill the first couple and not lots of them, then go from there

 

[Byron]

Thanks so much for the input! What would you stock pygmy cories with?

The pygmy cories (in a group of 9-12) would work in stocking # 5, 7, 8 and 9, and maybe 10. You must have a sand substrate for cories.

 

[Byron]

The tank is 20" L x 10" W x 12" H
I couldn't find out the KH but the dGH is 7.5 and the pH is 7.2
Thanks for the advice!

That is a basic 10 gallon tank, OK.

The GH, presumably that is 7.5 dGH (degrees) and not 7.5 ppm. The decimal place would suggest it is dGH. So that is moderately soft to soft. That rules out the Endlers option as they must have moderately hard or harder water. The other options sould be OK from this perspective (parameters).

 

[PheonixKingZ]

The pygmy cories (in a group of 9-12) would work in stocking # 5, 7, 8 and 9, and maybe 10. You must have a sand substrate for cories.

I didn’t think about Pygmy cories, good idea.

They must have sand as a substrate.

 

[lolapetrovik]

It all depends on the temperate of the betta...

I personally find that dumbo ear bettas are the least aggressive type of bettas. That’s just my experience.

For example. My last betta was a male super delta tale/dumbo ear betta. He was cool with any fish being in his tank, along with snails/shrimp. My crowntail on the other hand, won’t tolerate any think in its tank.

Ahh ok, that makes sense, thanks for the information. If I do end up getting a betta, I'll definitely keep that in mind.

 

[lolapetrovik]

If you try with shrimp just get one or two at first... that way if it is an aggressive betta he will only kill the first couple and not lots of them, then go from there

Thank you! That sounds like a great idea.

 

[lolapetrovik]

The pygmy cories (in a group of 9-12) would work in stocking # 5, 7, 8 and 9, and maybe 10. You must have a sand substrate for cories.

I didn’t think about Pygmy cories, good idea.

They must have sand as a substrate.

Alright great! I was planning on putting sand in anyway

 

[lolapetrovik]

That is a basic 10 gallon tank, OK.

The GH, presumably that is 7.5 dGH (degrees) and not 7.5 ppm. The decimal place would suggest it is dGH. So that is moderately soft to soft. That rules out the Endlers option as they must have moderately hard or harder water. The other options sould be OK from this perspective (parameters).

Thank you! This helps a lot, and I'll edit my list accordingly