I Know It's Been Done A Million Times, But Inspire Me Please

[MermaidMel]

What would you keep in a 8-10 gallon set up?

 

[Spishkey]

fish

 

[smegforbrains]

Doh!



A male Betta and a small Plec maybe?


or


Half a dozen Corys?

 

[Spishkey]

sorry should really try and be helpful.


few guppys or platys?


a nice shrimp tank?

 

[minxfishy]

Dwarf Puffers,

Betta,

Endlers.

 

[Davo86]

or shelldwellers/multis

 

[Truck]

a female betta and a shoal of 6 cories

 

[Corleone]

Rosey minnows. Not a terribly popular fish, and they're usually just sold as feeders (so you can get them for next to nothing, but healthy stock is tougher to come by), but they do have some interesting behavior in them if you've "done it all" otherwise. Very hardy, reasonably easy to breed. Behaviorally, they seem more like cichlids than minnows. They stick towards the bottom, spawn in pits or caves, and practice some level of brood care.

 

[MermaidMel]

Do dwarf puffers eat shrimp?

 

[Truck]

most probably, if there small enough

 

[MermaidMel]

most probably, if there small enough

Would a rock shrimp be compatible with 2 puffers?

 

[Davo86]

most probably, if there small enough

Would a rock shrimp be compatible with 2 puffers?

nope, he would be din dins,

any snail or shrimp will be seen as a seafood cocktail by a puffer

 

[MermaidMel]

most probably, if there small enough

Would a rock shrimp be compatible with 2 puffers?

nope, he would be din dins,

any snail or shrimp will be seen as a seafood cocktail by a puffer

Ok. This is my last small tank, all others been sold and I want to make the best of it. I know it sounds mean but I don't want to waste a whole 10 gallons on one fish (betta), got cories in my 55 gallon already, so don't want them. I'm new to puffers but again might be wasting the space on just 2 fish. I am interested in them but don't want to get it wrong. Tetras I've done over and over again and kinda bored now. Think I might get 10 guppies and some shrimp.

 

[paul_219]

Betta or tetra.

 

[nmonks]

I'd strongly recommend against keeping guppies in a 10-gallon tank. Females are way too big, and in groups the males will harass the females without mercy. Males can bully one another too. Just not worth it.

I'm not a big fan of trying to wedge community tank species into 10-gallon tanks. Instead see these small tanks for what they are: specialist tanks, for projects such as rearing baby fish or quarantining new livestock. This isn't to say you can't have fun with small tanks, you can; but think carefully. Gobies and gudgeons (such as Tateurndina ocellicauda) can be a lot of fun, as can certain very small catfish that wouldn't work well in community tanks for one reason or another. Banjo catfish for example, or dwarf Aspidoras.

Cheers, Neale