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[mikeyfish90]

if you read my previous post i am a newbie .... and starting my tank from scratch it is a 10gallon tank ... i have looked online for fish for this tank and every search came back with this result ....

6 Assorted Danios
4 Assorted Platys
2 Swordtails
3 Cherry Barbs
3 White Cloud Mountain Minnows
6 Neon Tetras

now can i have all of these or certain ones ?



and my 2 crabs and hope fully other creatures

 

[snake007]

Well done for researching!

Danios I believe need a 4ft as they are shoaling species, they may be small but they do appreciate a very long tank as they can clear a 4ft in seconds.
4 Platys is a great choice.
6 Neons could work, I would forget about the white cloud minnows as they like lower temps (around 23, 24)
I would up the neons to 9.
Leave the cherry barbs out and you have good stock!

4 Platys
2 Swordtails (Platys and swordtails may interbreed)
9 Neons

 

[soybean]

No to swordtails, they get too large for a 10 gallon.

 

[Harlequins]

Firstly the crabs,need source of air and keeping them under that underwater habitat won't be good for them & roaming around the tank will be even worse for your fish...

2 options - keep the 10 gals for the crabs,i may be wrong but i do think that they need slightely brackish water (salty).not freshwater.so not suitable to keep with freshwater community ,Have a read on the Aquatic Reptiles on this forum for info on the crabs

Or buy another tank so you can keep the fish you would like with reason,obviously...

But having these in the same tank has fish won't work...

 

[mikeyfish90]

Well done for researching!

Danios I believe need a 4ft as they are shoaling species, they may be small but they do appreciate a very long tank as they can clear a 4ft in seconds.
4 Platys is a great choice.
6 Neons could work, I would forget about the white cloud minnows as they like lower temps (around 23, 24)
I would up the neons to 9.
Leave the cherry barbs out and you have good stock!

4 Platys
2 Swordtails (Platys and swordtails may interbreed)
9 Neons

so them but no sword tails ... anything else ?? and can i get small turtles that are tropical to put in my dry water habitat

Firstly the crabs,need source of air and keeping them under that underwater habitat won't be good for them & roaming around the tank will be even worse for your fish...

2 options - keep the 10 gals for the crabs,i may be wrong but i do think that they need slightely brackish water (salty).not freshwater.so not suitable to keep with freshwater community ,Have a read on the Aquatic Reptiles on this forum for info on the crabs

Or buy another tank so you can keep the fish you would like with reason,obviously...

But having these in the same tank has fish won't work...

the underwater habitat has air being punping in via my air pump and the crabs cant get out but there is water in there for them to move about in . and they are red claw crabs they have been roaming about in my tank for quite some time now .