Help me stock a 10 gallon fish tank

[MammaBearinTN]

I have a five gallon and ten gallon tanks set up.

My beta is currently doing great in my 30 gallon long community tank, but as I add a few more fish I realize I may have to put him back in one of the tanks.

How many shrimp could I put in a 10 gallon tank? Also I'd like 1 - 3 smallish fish, but I need fish that don't need to be in a larger school.

Your help is appreciated!

 

[hansgruber7]

You can fit as many dwarf shrimp as you want in a 10 gallon. I have over a hundred in mine and they seem to be doing fine. I would recommend less to start obviously. If you want small solitary fish, it's hard to beat another betta! Maybe a gourami or two?

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

I'm confused, is the betta going to be in this ten gallon with the shrimp and 1-3 smaller fish?

 

[MammaBearinTN]

I'm confused, is the betta going to be in this ten gallon with the shrimp and 1-3 smaller fish?

Actually, the betta could be "the" fish in the shrimp tank. I just didn't know if the betta was big enough to bother/eat them!

 

[MammaBearinTN]

You can fit as many dwarf shrimp as you want in a 10 gallon. I have over a hundred in mine and they seem to be doing fine. I would recommend less to start obviously. If you want small solitary fish, it's hard to beat another betta! Maybe a gourami or two?

I'll use the betta! I didn't know if they were compatible.

 

[MammaBearinTN]

You can fit as many dwarf shrimp as you want in a 10 gallon. I have over a hundred in mine and they seem to be doing fine. I would recommend less to start obviously. If you want small solitary fish, it's hard to beat another betta! Maybe a gourami or two?

I'd love to see that tank! Do you have different color shrimp or all one color? And which plants do best in a "short-ish" tank?

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Actually, the betta could be "the" fish in the shrimp tank. I just didn't know if the betta was big enough to bother/eat them!

It's pretty much 50/50 whether the betta would bother shrimp. Seems to vary according to the bettas personality! Some people keep them with shrimp without issue, others, the shrimp become a very expensive snack for the betta...

I wouldn't mix betta with gourami. They're both territorial, labyrinth fish, very likely to clash.

 

[MammaBearinTN]

It's pretty much 50/50 whether the betta would bother shrimp. Seems to vary according to the bettas personality! Some people keep them with shrimp without issue, others, the shrimp become a very expensive snack for the betta...

I wouldn't mix betta with gourami. They're both territorial, labyrinth fish, very likely to clash.

My 30 g long is home to 11 ember tetras and 6 paleatus catfish. I'm still working on what else I want to add, but I think the shrimp would make a great addition at this point.

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

My 30 g long is home to 11 ember tetras and 6 paleatus catfish. I'm still working on what else I want to add, but I think the shrimp would make a great addition at this point.

Sure, they'd be grande with embers and paleatus!

What kind of shrimp are you planning on? Really fond of mine, they add some nice action to the tank. A whole little world

 

[hansgruber7]

I'd love to see that tank! Do you have different color shrimp or all one color? And which plants do best in a "short-ish" tank?

 

[hansgruber7]

I have all blue velvet shrimp. My favorite kind. As for plants, I have java ferns, dwarf sag, and frogbit, all of which have worked well in my 10G.

 

[hansgruber7]

In other tanks I have RCS and yellow shrimp which are both pretty cool, but blue velvet are the best.