10 gallon stocking

[ZanaZoola14]

Just wondering what people think would be good for a 10 gallon, roughly 40cmX30cmX30cm (I believe, will correct if wrong), don't mind single species as this tank previously held a single female betta.

My pH stays around 7.0, GH is around 10dGH, and KH is around 9dKH.

This is the current set up of the tank.

 

[ZanaZoola14]

It is 45cmX31cmX30cm

 

[connorlindeman]

Perhapts you could get 15 chili rasbora?

 

[ZanaZoola14]

Perhapts you could get 15 chili rasbora?

Would they be comfortable as just them, or would that amount help to make them braver?

 

[connorlindeman]

Would they be comfortable as just them, or would that amount help to make them braver?

They are a shoaling fish so you need at least 10 to help them feel comfortable

 

[ZanaZoola14]

They are a shoaling fish so you need at least 10 to help them feel comfortable

Thanks, that is what I thought, just wanted to double check

 

[Slaphppy7]

If those are indeed correct dimensions, that tank is less than 10G....assuming we are talking about USG

Standard aquarium tank sizes and weights

Volumes in US Gallons and liters, dimensions in inches and centimeters, and estimated weights in pounds and kilograms, both empty and full with freshwater

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Looks nice, though

 

[ZanaZoola14]

If those are indeed correct dimensions, that tank is less than 10G....assuming we are talking about USG

Standard aquarium tank sizes and weights

Volumes in US Gallons and liters, dimensions in inches and centimeters, and estimated weights in pounds and kilograms, both empty and full with freshwater

www.aqua-calc.com

Looks nice, though

No, not correct. More 45x31x30. Which I believe to be around 10 gal

 

[Beastije]

Micro rasboras are a way to go, but do a diligent research, some of the species are super shy and you can have 10 and never see them. Same for CPD, they do way better in way larger and way longer in larger groups..
I did this thread
but your dimension are higher and wider instead of longer, so avoid shoaling fish that like to swim, unless you can provide a strong current to replicate.

 

[ZanaZoola14]

Micro rasboras are a way to go, but do a diligent research, some of the species are super shy and you can have 10 and never see them. Same for CPD, they do way better in way larger and way longer in larger groups..
I did this thread
but your dimension are higher and wider instead of longer, so avoid shoaling fish that like to swim, unless you can provide a strong current to replicate.

I do have a filter that fits this tank that induces a strong current; just not currently using it as it was previously a betta tank.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Nice looking jungle tank! How hard is your water? I agree with chili rasboras as a good option.

 

[Guyb93]

I always say it for tanks this size , probably because I want to do it myself , pea puffers
I’d get about 4/5 of them

 

[ZanaZoola14]

Nice looking jungle tank! How hard is your water? I agree with chili rasboras as a good option.

Thanks, my GH is around 10dGH, and KH is around 9dKH - I told medium-hard water.

 

[ZanaZoola14]

I always say it for tanks this size , probably because I want to do it myself , pea puffers
I’d get about 4/5 of them

Alright, I definitely want those as well. Would it be one male, multiple females? Or two males, multiple females. I heard the males can be like cichlids in their aggression

 

[Essjay]

Ignore anything the water company says, look at the numbers. 10 dH is middling - neither soft nor hard. It is right at the upper limit for chili rasboras, and it's better to keep fish in the middle of their range. It's good for dwarf puffers (pea puffers) but I think they need a bigger tank for a group (3 gallons per puffer is the recommended stocking level)