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I have an empty runing and ready 10 gallon tank. I was wondering maybe i could get some mollies...or like platties? I dont know much about them, can someone give me some ideas?

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Hi Peter,
Mollies grow much too large for a 10g tank,
the black mollies can reach 3-4 inches,
and the sailfin mollies as much as 6 inches.
Platys in my opinion are also too big for a 10g,
unless you decided to only keep a few males.
Female Platys also hit 3-4 inches.
Males only usually reach 1.5-2 inches, though I have
a couple that are amazingly large at 2.5- 3 inches or so.
Your best choices would be to get a few guppies,
you could get only females they are very happy and
content alone and very peaceful. Or you could try males,
though in my experience male guppies always rip each other to shreds when no females are present.
Another option would be Endlers. They are quite small and more suited for a 10g tank, and there are other small livebearers as well, like limias, heterandia formosa, and other.


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i would recomend breeding in a 10, so an all male group is best.

like said, mollies have the potential to grow large,(my largest yuctuan sailfin molly was about 7 inches, and had a very high sail.)

swords will be too active for that tank, and i have seen some around 5-6 inches(adult females)

i would say that a group of 3-4 males only will be ok.

i know about 10 guppies can fit in that tank

10 guppies cannot fit in a 10g tank.
The maximum number of guppies I would
put in a 10g tank is 5-6, and even that is
pushing it.


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i have an empty 10 gallon as well, and i was thinking about some killifish.. you might look into them....???

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You could probably get in a couple of guppies and endler's livebearers. Swordtails, mollies, platies, and even mexican swordtails are all not suitable for a ten gallon tank.

guppies are the best bet with a 10 gallon. they are cheap and are fun to watch. just be prepared for babies!!!

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You can have like 3 guppies females and two guppie males. But be sure to get out all their fry because will be quickly overpopulated with the fry.