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my girlfriend wants to start keeping fish, and i have a spare 10 gal. i've been trying to figure out what to do. i've decided that it will be a planted tank with some driftwood. fish wise is hard part.

here's what i was thinking:
7 harlequin rasboras
1 dwarf gourami
5 ottos

does that sound like too much? instead of the rasboras i was thinking maybe glowlight tetras, but can't make up my mind.

plant wise i was thinking java fern on the drift wood. haven't decided what else. lighting will be low to medium. i will be using florite, and can do co2.

any suggestions would be great.
thanks

too many fish for a 10 gallon tank
general rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon

It sounds like you are off to a pretty good start.

I would cut your total fish down a bit.
5 Rasboras
3 Otos
1 Male or Female Betta.

For plants: Java fern is a great plant to start with. Also look at Java Moss and Anubias. You may be able to get a way with a handful more depending on how much like you put over the tank.

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Too many otos. They'll starve to death from lack of algae and they push your limits for fish. Personally I prefer not to put any schooling fish in anything smaller than a 20g. There just isn't enough space for them to swim properly. I know a few people have done it with really small tetras like neons and a school of 5-6 fish but 10g tanks just aren't long enough for me. I only use them as species tanks to put 1 type of small nonschooling fish in.

Hi there,
I think you could wiggle it a bit,
say
6 Harlequin Rasbora
1 Dwarf Gourami
2 Otos

That should work out if the tank is heavily
planted.


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