Stocking Question

[Sapphelah]

Hey guys.
Sorry I've been absent, the new kitten is here and demands tons of attention.
Anyhow...As some of you know, I use my ten gallon mostly for a hospital tank. To keep it stocked, so that it's always ready, I keep 5 zebra danios in there and a small pleco for algae control (pleco is really only until I get my new larger tank, I know it's bad for him, least he's still a baby.)
Anyhow...we havent had any emergencies in about a month, and I'm very bored with the tank...we were wondering if it would be considered overstocking if we added some neon tetras to the tank? I know they too, are a schooling fish, so we need a few of them, I was thinking like 5 ish...The danios are all full grown, and the tank seems so...boring.
What do you guys think? How many do you think would be safe?
Is there a better fish to add?

 

[roseK]

people have said the minimum for a neon shoal is ten.


so that would be good and then theres a pinned thread in "new to the hobby" section about good fish for ten gallons

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

With 5 zebra danios and a pleco the 10 gallon is already stocked. Zebra danios really need a bit more swim room than what a 10 gallon can provide unfortunately. If you always want to have a cycled filter ready for your hospital/qt tank I would recommend just running it on the main tank and transferring it over to the 10G whenever you needed to set the tank back up.

 

[Sapphelah]

With 5 zebra danios and a pleco the 10 gallon is already stocked. Zebra danios really need a bit more swim room than what a 10 gallon can provide unfortunately. If you always want to have a cycled filter ready for your hospital/qt tank I would recommend just running it on the main tank and transferring it over to the 10G whenever you needed to set the tank back up.

Is this why they are rarely active?

 

[dane261]

problys to keep my hospital tank up and running i have a male s/m

cheers dane

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

It's possible. Zebra Danios are pretty well known for being extremely hyperactive fish. You may also want to try checking the water parameters for a possible lethargy cause, because common plecs are big waste producers.

 

[Sapphelah]

It's possible. Zebra Danios are pretty well known for being extremely hyperactive fish. You may also want to try checking the water parameters for a possible lethargy cause, because common plecs are big waste producers.

Well they weren't active before Dyson (pleco) and perameters are all testing okay....hmmm...