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venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006   | i was thinking of getting livebearers for my 10g tank got any ideas of what kind would be good? |
 Posted 03-Jul-2006 18:28 |     |
bettachris     Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | given there is nothing else in the tank, 6-8 male guppies. i would stay away from the larger of the big 4, swords and mollies. |
| Posted 03-Jul-2006 18:45 |   |
Two Tanks Big Fish Posts: 449 Kudos: 328 Votes: 13 Registered: 02-Jun-2003  | Four platies - you would be better off if you had all males. You could (maybe)do one male and three females, but then there would be the question of what to do with the fry. They can easily over populate a ten gallon. Platies do, however; tend to eat their own fry, if there are no hiding places for them. The other species will get too large for your tank. |
| Posted 03-Jul-2006 19:54 | |
keithgh    *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | Guppies would be easy I personally would start of with one male and two females. Also consider some type of plants for the fry to hide as in a small area they will become easy food for the others. If you start of with more you will very easly become over populated very quickly and this will cause many more problems polution etc. Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
| Posted 04-Jul-2006 03:00 | |
| venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006 | i wont have any problem getting rid of any fry and did you say swordtails would be to big |
| Posted 04-Jul-2006 15:43 | |
| bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | yes, swords are one of the larger big 4, when i was in mexico, i did see kinda wild swordtail females at a huge size of 5-6 inches, but still domesticated swordtails shouldn't be in a 10 gallon. |
| Posted 04-Jul-2006 23:55 | |
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