What goes well with my fish?

[Magnolia_360]

I was wanting something different in my 10g tank and I was wondering what would go well with the fish in it (refer to sig)

 

[crazie.eddie]

This is easy...NOTHING.

If the listed fish is in your 10 gallon tank, then it's already overstocked. The guideline is 1" of fish for each 1 gallon of water, which applies for fish under 3". Larger fish require more room and at the most, should be stocked at 1" of fish for each 5 gallons of water.

 

[Doggfather]

afraid he's right, to start that upside down catfish will grow to about 4 inches! and your neons and zebra danios will take up whats left of that room.

 

[Opcn]

I find that a heavyer wine goes best with bottom feeders seeing as how it covers the taste but another avenue you could take is to make a chowder.


pcn

 

[pufferdude]

I recommend buying a 100g tank then you will be able to get plenty of other fish.

 

[Doggfather]

I recommend buying a 100g tank then you will be able to get plenty of other fish

lmao

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Most of the fish in your signature(tetras, danios, cories) are schooling fish and do much better if in schools of bare minimum 3, preferable at least 6.

 

[pendragon]

I find that a heavyer wine goes best with bottom feeders seeing as how it covers the taste but another avenue you could take is to make a chowder.

LOL. When I read the "What goes well with my fish?" thread title, it was difficult to resist the compulsion to post "A nice homemade tartar sauce".

In all seriousness, Magnolia_360, your tank is clearly overcrowded as it is, no matter how liberally one interprets the guidelines of stocking. If you haven't seen problems develop from this already, it is almost a certainty that you will sooner or later.

Also, as someone else said, you have several fish there that will never be terribly happy without the company of more fish of their kind. If you're bound to a 10-gallon tank, you might consider choosing fewer species to keep (many fewer ), and focus on slightly larger schoools of fewer kinds of fish - but you still must cut the overall bio-load back if the fish are to be healthy and long-lived.

pendragon!

 

[Magnolia_360]

Well I'm giving way my neons becuase one is dying and I don't want the other one to be lonely. I don't see how my tank is overstocked because I've been told that it's 1 in of fish per gallon and bottom feeders don't count. I'm getting a 29g for christmas so by the time my cat gets big he'll be in a nice big tank.

 

[crazie.eddie]

I don't see how my tank is overstocked because I've been told that it's 1 in of fish per gallon and bottom feeders don't count.

Who told you that? That's TOTALLY FALSE! All fish count! They ALL occupy space, require swimming room, and produce waste.

If you do a Google search on "Aquarium stocking guide", you should get a list. I could point you to some links as well, just don't have the time at the moment. There are different calculations for stocking, such as surface area of the tank, to the type of fish. NONE of which exclude bottom feeders in the calculation.

 

[LoveMyOscar]

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[crazie.eddie]

But I could put 20 neon tetras in a 20 gallon and be fine. Why? Because it goes by bioload

Neons are shoaling fish, come from streams. Having 10 in a 10 gallon is crap too.

The 1" is a rule is not a rule it's a GUIDELINE....can you say it with me...G U I D E L I N E...I did not want to elaborate, since the person only had small fish, but here goes.

The general stocking guide is 1" of fish for every 1 gallon of water. There are different modifications to the guide. For simplicity sake, we can modify this to apply to fish under 3". Larger fish can still be generally stocked at about 1" of fish for every (at the most) 5 gallons of water to accommodate some of the above. Please keep in mind that this is a general stocking guide and NOT an exact science. It still does not take account other factors, such as:
- How much swimming room the fish will require (6 neon tetras will probably not be happy in a 10 gallon tank)
- Swimming level (top, mid, or bottom dwellers)
- The amount of waste a fish will produce
- Group amount (ex. Clown loaches would prefer to be in group of at least 3)
- Aggression levels
- Compatibility (ex. Clown loaches would not be happy with fast, darting fish)
- Tank Length/Height requirements (Angelfish require taller tanks, which neon tetras prefer longer tanks)

An improperly overstocked tank will lead to:
- Elevated ammonia
- Elevated nitrate
- Low oxygen levels
- Harassment from other fish
- Lack of hiding places
- Lack of enough fish to provide schooling

Unfortunately, these are similar causes in stress.

A more accurate stocking guide can be found at Alternative Stocking Rules for Freshwater Aquariums, which still leaves out some factors. This is where the person should take the responsibility of researching on the type of fish they would like to stock.

Again, I repeat...This is a STOCKING GUIDE, not a RULE. It is also not an EXACT SCIENCE.

 

[Magnolia_360]

thanks for all the advice guys