Suggestions for a 10gal

[Bryan]

For 3 years I had this 10gal planted with a beta that just died.
I took all the plants out and i'm building a stone wall with stones and silicone. It's going to take up about 1/4 to 1/2 of the tank and have lots tunnels.
I'm looking for a single fish that will be OK single that likes a rocky environmet with caves. Or if I had to I could get pair of somethings.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Cichlids would be the way to go, though I don't know which one would stay small enough for that tank.

 

[bunjiweb]

How about some dwarf puffers?

Not much to choose from if you want a single fish, very few should be kept alone in such a small tank.

Maybe you could go for some shell dwelling cichlids? Or something along those lines?

Ben

 

[Dwarfs]

You could get a pair of blue rams, a Male apisto and several females, or a species of shelldwellers as Bunji said

 

[cometcattle]

If you get shellies, you really should have sand substrate.

 

[Cheese Specialist]

I am afraid I don't agree with any of you.

Most cichlids (other tan rams at a big push) would be too big/messy/aggressive for a 10 gallon. Puffers are also too aggressive, you could maybe have one dwarf but plants would not do well with them.

Rams are a bad idea IMO because Bryan has already said that he's put lots of rock in that takes up space and volume and 2 rams is at a push as I said. Aso, ph would change with the rocks and rams like soft water.

Shellies, although are small (some anyway) are very aggressive and should not be in any less than a 20gallon.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Rams can breed in an open 10 gallon, but as for being kept in a ten, I agree with CS.

So there are none that will stay small enough, eh? Not that anyone on here knows of?

 

[tear-scar]

Rams would be pushing it . . .

The only South American cichlids that would have a decent chance in that tank would be apistogramma species. Apistogramma Cackootoides stay rather small and are not that aggressive, also are pretty readily available.


I think dwarf gourami species might not be bad either. Sparkling gouramis would do ok in that tank I think. I have some full grown licorice gouramis that are shy of an inch long.

 

[Bryan]

I am afraid I don't agree with any of you.

Puffers are also too aggressive, you could maybe have one dwarf but plants would not do well with them.

I was thinking about a a puffer....
If I did get a dwarf puffer, and maybe use less rocks, could it be happy?
I was going to use my 20 long for a puffer, if I can get them here. But if I could put him in a 10, that would free up my 20 for another idea I have.

 

[Cheese Specialist]

I am not sure, it'll depend what kind you have I suppose. Maybe ask in the oddball forum for more detailed information.

 

[Ben]

couldnt you get a small group of corys, maybe 3

 

[NinjaSmurf]

I would keep the use of the rock wall to a minimum, maybe you could use the idea better in the twenty gallon, but you did say you had an idea for that tank too so....

I know there are little gudgeons, those peacock ones I think, that stay pretty small, but I know nothing about them really, so don't know if one could go in there. The oddball forum would know for sure. And they really know their puffer stuff.

 

[Bryan]

Thanx for the ideas, some really should be done in a 20, but I'm getting another one of those in a month or so.
All these ideas make me want to get 1/2 dozen 20's.

 

[lucky62]

blind cave fish or ,

Dwarf puffers , maybe something else of the dwarf variety

 

[c1tyfc]

your losing a lot of your water volume, Rams are your only choice and these will not be entirely happy. I'd seriously think about a bigger tank or maybe get a few corys etc as mentioned above