What can I do with this

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Okay what can I add with a timid and shy Male Betta, a large Albino Cory Cat, and 2 juvenile Albino Cory Cats. This is in a 10g. I want something small but very active and or schooler.

 

[DclownD]

neon tetras!

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

lol how many?

 

[DclownD]

id say u could get away with 3 if u dont mind a bit of cleaning and such ... those cory cats get to be 2 inch thats 6 inch and the beta is like 3 inch or 4? so that by rule of thumb is enough but if u must have a schooling fish neeon tetras id say 3... or 4... my 3 school very nicely

or u could get anouther 1 inch tetra but nothing over an inch and not more then 3... id say anymore than that may mean more problems then its worth also tetras have been said to nip at long tails

 

[Igor The Cat]

okay, now please completely disregard DclownD's post as the "inch per gallon" rule DOES NOT WORK! okay! ackk the redundances this forum presents

soo..anyway you could add 4 neons if you wish, but personally i feel that it is already fully stocked, but thats just me

-Java

 

[JWright]

I'm with Igor. That tank is already as full as I'd stock it.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Okay I was just wondering because the bottom looks really cool but it so bear where my Betta is. Okay thanx

 

[JustOneMore20]

I'd go with 6 harlequin rasboras. The cories shouldn't stay in the 10g forever because they get too large. Albinos are one of the largest cories and get to 3 inches. You'll need to move them to a bigger tank eventually.

I have 6 harlies and a male betta in my 10g and it works out nicely.

If you go with neons, get 6. They do much better the more you have. 6 would be the max for your tank though.

 

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Thanx. I heard that you can keep the Albino Corys in a 10g even when they get larger. And I thout the max size was 2"

 

[Igor The Cat]

the largest albinos ive ever had where 2.5" but that was beacuse of selective breeding on my part.

cheers

-Java

 

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See my largest cory is about 2" right now and the lady that gave me it said it was full grown.

 

[Chazwick]

Even though i have neon tetras, i wouldn't get them if i were you.
They are quite weak fish and you really need a group of them for them to be active really..
If i were you, i'd go for another type of tetra...
I find black tetras quite attractive.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Okay so I think I might do Harlequins, maybe 3 or 4 of them.

 

[JustOneMore20]

Females can get 3 inches
Planetcatfish says 3 inches
This site says 3 inches

They grow slow though...and it probably does depend on the breeding, but they can get up to 3 inches. Even a 2-2.5 inch cory doesn't belong in a 10g....20g bare minimum IMO. They are shoaling and would feel more comfortable with more (6+).

If you go with harlequins...get atleast 4. 3 is not a group, its a trio. Schooling fish do better the more you have. Make them happy!

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Oky I just dnt know what I will do with them now because I cant get a bigger tank until I get a new job and I cant give them back to petsmart and the private breeder.

 

[Igor The Cat]

actually neons by breed are very hardy, the only time of question is if they need drastic alcimation, the reason some neons arent very hardy is simply due to inbreeding.

but i still think it is a bad idea to add anyhing more to the tank.

-Java

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Well my friend came over and got his Betta. Yeah I know I said it was mine but no its not. He needed a place for him to stay while he moved close by. Any way do you think I can add either a school of 5 or 6 Neon Tetras or a single fish(that you guys could choose)?

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Or some Variety of Guppy(Males only)