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Hello, I was wondering what you guys would say would be a good combo of fish for a 10g and a 20g tank. I have both but and am wondering how you guys would set them up with the fish I already have. Below is what I have an in what tanks.

10g Tank
3 Harqlin Rasboras (2 Male 1 Femal)
2 Fancy Male Guppies
4 Cherry Barbs (2 male 2 female)
2 Bleeding Heart Tetras (Not sure)
3 Small caves for hiding
9 Assorted Fake Plants (4 small, 5 Meduim)
10lbs Blue Gravel
5-15 Aqua-Tech HOB
20" Standatd Incandesent Hood
Few small rocks
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
pH 8.2
General Hardness 300ppm
Alkalinity 300ppm
Temp 76-78d F

20g Tank
6 Pepper Cories (Not sure)
4 Gold Barbs (2 male 2 female)
3 Harqlin Rasboras (2 Male 2 Female)
4 Prestilla Tetras (Not Sure)
1 Blue Gourami (Not sure)
1 Painted Glassfish (Not Sure)
2 Live plants (Swords)
4 Caves for hiding (2 Larger 2 Smaller)
20lbs light colored gravel
13 Assorted Fake Plants (7 Meduim, 2 Large 4 Small)
2 lily buds (Just rooting)
3 Small dark rocks
AquaClear 30 HOB
RUGF w/ 2 Penguin 660R Powerheads
24" Standard hood w/ 18" 15w Floresent bulb
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 20 (For the plants)
pH 8.2
General Hardness 300ppm
Alkalinity 300ppm
Temp 76-78d F

All the fish are healthy and active as they should be. With the above fish and tank setups how would you put the fish in each tank. Both tanks are cleaned every Sunday with a 25-50% water change. I clean the HOB filters every 2 weeks and do gravel cleanings usally every week. I clean one 660R prefilter one week then the other the next week. Just wanted some thought as I might be moving around some fish. I am also planning on getting a 20g long but will not be for another month and will then be using that instead of the 10g. I will most likely use the 10 for a QT if I am able to but just depends on the space I have. Thanks

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As far as fish I would go with:

20 gal:
6 Pepper Cories
4 Gold Barbs
1 Blue Gourami Dwarf, I hope
2 Bleeding Hearts
4 pristella

10 gal:
6 harlies
2 guppies
4 cherries


The painted glassfish is brackish, IIRC.
Both your tanks are a little overstocked and some of the schools are a bit small.

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I'd leave them like they are until you can get the larger tank. You really have too small of numbers for the schoolers. I'd go with atleast 6 of each tetra and rasbora, but you really don't have the room right now.

You could swap out the 3 harlies in the 20g for the bleeding heart tetras. It wouldn't make a huge difference though. The 10g will still be slightly overstocked.

edit: She beat me to it...but had the same idea I did.

*Kristin*