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ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	I'm just trying to figure out what fish I should add to my tank when the time comes. I'm a long way away as my tank is still cycling. Right now I have 4 platies in my 10 gallon tank. Some things I am considering are 1 male betta or a m/f pair of honey gouramis or some cory's. Comments/suggestions?
Posted 30-Dec-2006 04:11
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Cory's are pretty much schooling/social fish and do best when kept in groups of 6 or more, so a 10 gallon tank is really too small to handle a school of most of them. There are some "dwarf" cory's that may work out. Your platies are going to quickly overpopulate your tank once they start having little ones, unless you only have either males or females. You need to take that into consideration for future stocking. If adding a honey gourami, I would limit it to just one and not go for a pair. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 30-Dec-2006 04:30
ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	Edited by imrandy85 I already planned for the fry problem. I got all females and if they do happen to have little kiddies I know a store that will take them. For the corys I was thinking pandas...I had heard that they'd be ok in a small tank if I got around 3 of them.
Posted 30-Dec-2006 05:39
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Panda's are a great Cory, but they are a really social fish and need to be in a group of at least 6. Any less and you are doing an injustice to them as many others on this site will attest to. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 30-Dec-2006 05:44
Budzilla Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 197 Votes: 90 Registered: 18-Jul-2006	I say go with a pair of rams -Vincent
Posted 30-Dec-2006 05:45
ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	I hadn't really thought of any cichlids because I had thought that they were all aggressive but after some research this is apparently not the case. Are there any other small cichlids that might work for me?
Posted 30-Dec-2006 06:54
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Some Cichlids are pefectly peaceful - as long as they have enough room to claim proper territories. A 10 gallon tank will be a bit cramped for a pair of Rams. I would go with just one, and even then there might be some territoriality issues when you try to add more fish. If you want cichlids, I personally would go with Checkerboard Cichlids. They tend to be smaller and less aggressive than Rams, and you could probably keep a pair in a 10 gallon tank with no problems. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 30-Dec-2006 07:19


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