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amethystbelle Small Fry Posts: 10 Kudos: 7 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Sep-2004	Just wondered what people would recommend for me to put into my 10 gallon (uk) tank that i'm going to be moving my baby goldfish out of soon into a bigger tank (i know its small but was temporary to my bigger tank was cycled etc). I'm going to get a small heater and wondered what sort of tropical fish people would recommend that will live happily together as only ever had coldwater so any advice would be most appreciated ?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Here is a stocking list of the fish I would personally recommend for keeping in a ten gallon: 6 corydoras, whichever kind you prefer; 1 dwarf gourami OR female betta; and a school of 6 small tetras, cardinals are a nice choice. All of these fish will get along, and they are very nice looking. The cories will clean up leftover food in your tank, but you have to make sure they get enough. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
amethystbelle Small Fry Posts: 10 Kudos: 7 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Sep-2004	cool thanks, i do quite fancy corydoras but wasn't sure if they would get along with the tetras etc....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
solublefish Fish Addict Posts: 562 Kudos: 850 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004	I think that is too much for a 10 gallon tank. Have you thought of cichlids? Depending on your water, you could keep a pair of dwarf cichlids from south America, or some shell-dwellers. If you want to keep cories and other fish in your ten gallon, make sure the cories are less than 2 inches long. If it were my tank: 6 small cories 1 honey gourami or dwarf gourami or betta
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	That's ~12g US? -guppies, platies, or Endler's...all males if you don't want to worry about fry -this is a good link for cichlid ideas -dwarf puffers and otos -killies -school of white clouds, small tetras, or harlequin rasboras -pair of cherry barbs -pygmy cories are quite small; an alternative to cories though are kuhlis who don't need to be in a school [span class="edited"][Edited by Theresa_M 2004-09-06 23:11][/span] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Personally I'd reccomend shellies. A pair of multis or brevis should be easy to find, and they will probably breed so you can actually turn in a small profit if you grow the babies out. -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
amethystbelle Small Fry Posts: 10 Kudos: 7 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Sep-2004	Thanks i shall bare all this in mind when i come to choose my fish in a few months time!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23


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