small fish for a small tank

[JKO]

I have a ten gallon tank and want a fish that is small. Realy small so that i can get enough to see how they school without overcrowding the tank. Any ideas would be great thanks.

 

[spofoman]

neon tetras

 

[catfishmike]

try white cloud mountain minnows.cheaper than neons,don't heed a heater,breeds easy and is a schooling fish.

 

[Davy]

Any small tetra. Neons might be exactly what you are looking for.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

^ White Clouds or Rosabarbas

 

[mfj]

neon tetras are beautiful, small, available at every lfs, and cheap!
good luck!
jon

 

[infant340]

i agree neons are the way to go

 

[Lotus]

I've been very happy with my harlequin rasboras. They're not as colorful as neons, but they are a lot more active.

They also seem to school better than the neons, and are less fragile.

Of course, you can't compete with the beautiful colors of neons, and they do look great in a school.

 

[moricollins]

white cloud mountain minnows.

they are great little fish, very active, surprisingly colourful.

 

[Velvet AciD]

Some type of sleek tetra.

 

[sugarbear001]

Guppies have bright colors ........... yes? no? maybe so!

 

[JKO]

I want to thank everyone for their input. Now all I need to do is pick one and make the pilgrimage to the Lfs

 

[1979camaro]

guppies dont school do they?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I don't think they do. Not sure though

 

[beaver8888]

mollies i love mollies hardy fish nice colors not much care for um i never ever had luck with neons very easy fish to kill

 

[mariners]

i found mollies grow to big for a 10 gallon tank, guppies ive had trouble with whether or not its the shops ive been buying them from, ive currently got 6 harlequins rasboros in a 10 gallon and like someone said earlier they are active! i love watching them feed every morning because they just snap at the water then dive down again, but neons are also a good buy(if they survive)

 

[rocketshrimp]

White cloud moutain minows

Or if in doubt go with zebra danios

 

[AmazonTankz]

I would also go with white clouds or rasboras.

White clouds tend to be top-water swimmers so maybe you can get a small school of them and a small school of a middle dwellers like rasboras. Then your tank will be really busy!

I am parshal towards rasboras over neons, maybe it's because they are more active or hardy but sometimes I think I just like the under-dog.

 

[MarkRW89]

GUPPIES!!!!!!!

 

[fishysmell]

Rasboras all the way. No better choice for a 10.