Ideas for 10 gallons

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I'm setting up eight 10 gallon tanks at a night club. I'm trying to think of what fish to put in them. I have a few ideas but I need some more.

Idea #1
1 male betta
4 rummy-nose tetras

Idea #2
3 zebra danios
3 leopard danios

Idea #3
5 tiger barbs
(maybe some regular and some green)

Idea #4
4 platies
(1 male and 3 females)

Idea #5
8 neon tetras

Idea #6
4 cherry barbs
4 black phantom tetras

Idea #7
5 neon rainbows

Idea #8
dwarf pufferfish
(how many?)

I'm trying to avoid bottom feeders because the tanks are bottom lit through clear/tinted glass gravel. I'm probably going to have an AquaClear Mini on each tank. Do you like my ideas? Have any of your own?
 

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ryanp15

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That sounds great. I've never been to a night club with aquariums. Are they gonna be planted or just plastic to make it easier on you to clean? If you had about $70 I think you should do a marine aquarium fish only. That would look cool. That's just my opinion though. ;D
 

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Go with barbs because they are aggressive and dont frighten easy. Barbs are also very 'hardy'. Neons tend to be scared a lot of the times. Pufferfish might be cool however but you would do best with brackish water. For entertainment, you could feed the pufferfish some small feeder fish.
 

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ryanp15

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I don't know about the puffers. Since the tank is so small that wouldn't be good in my opinion. I too think barbs are good cause they will probably have some people around all the time and loud music and stuff so you need strong fish. Neons arn't a good choic I think cause they are so fragile and small and easily frightened. ;d
 

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That sounds great. I've never been to a night club with aquariums. Are they gonna be planted or just plastic to make it easier on you to clean? If you had about $70 I think you should do a marine aquarium fish only. That would look cool. That's just my opinion though. ;D
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well my boss doesn't want live plants or marine so I'm doing what he wants.
 

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Dwarf puffers only get 2 1/2 inches (I think) and are fresh water fish. I think they are too small to eat feeder fish. I read that they like bloodworms and snails.

I thought that in that big of a school the neons would be okay. My boss really had his heart set on those little blue and red guys. Would cardinals work?

The tanks will be pretty far away from the live band and most of the people. Four will be upstairs and four will be in the front lobby near a fountain. All will be built into the wall with access from the other side.
 

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ryanp15

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Okay I see what your saying now. That helps a lot knowing where they're going to be placed. I think cardinals would be better than neons. They look just alike but cardinals seem better to me. I don't know about those puffers. ;D
 

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Now I'm not sure about the puffers but for a different reason. I won't be there every day and they may be too hard for others to feed.

What about the rummy-nose tetras? Are they good?

Cardinals are a little bigger too, aren't they? How about 5 or 6 of them.

Or maybe I could do another male betta tank with 4 cardinals. The rummy-noses and cardinals are two fish that I have heard go well with bettas.
 

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kitten

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rummynose aren't very hardy...especially with the added stress of a lot of people and a lot of noise...i don't think cardinals would be tough enough either.
I'd go with the barbs...any kind is cool. Bettas and rasboras look great, and they don't die as easy. :)
 

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ryanp15

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I've heard that the rummy noses are good fish to have. The cardinals should be okay in that tank. I would hesitate on the puffers if I were you too. They are on the harder side to keep. From the ones I've kept at least. I agree with kitten about the bettas and rasboras they are great looking and acting fish. Also the barbs are still one of my #1 choices. ;D Good luck.
 

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ryanp15

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I don't have much experience with the rasboras sorry. I think the harlequins would be good in there but I don't know for a fact. I think the tetras and barbs are still good choices and the bettas. I'm sure a few of the rosey barbs would do good. Just don't over stock the tanks. You'll do fine. ;D
 

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keprydak

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i think you ought to go with at least one tank with some gouramis in them. they say they're pretty shy, but mine are the vicious ones. they're never shying away in the back, and hungrily look outside the glass everytime i come in the room. besides, they come in some pretty flashy colors almost equal to the vividness of marine fish.. well in my opinion anyway.
 

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keprydak

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well i've got a male and a female, and so they pick on each other with the little feeler thingies they've got... and they attack my hand when i clean algae. but their not at all shy like the books and a lot of people say. not shy at all.  ;D
 

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