Amazon fish for 10g?

[Pittsford_Pets]

Any ideas? I want 10 ember tetras, 5 dwarf corydoras. Heavily planted tank and I’m just looking for a larger fish. Any ideas? If you’re concerned about the fish amount, look how big they are.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Any ideas? I want 10 ember tetras, 5 dwarf corydoras. Heavily planted tank and I’m just looking for a larger fish. Any ideas? If you’re concerned about the fish amount, look how big they are.

When I had freshwater tanks, I was a big fan of Powder Blue Dwarf Gouramis. You could do one of those

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

When I had freshwater tanks, I was a big fan of Powder Blue Dwarf Gouramis. You could do one of those

Those are so cool, we actually just got them in at work. I’m actually setting up an amazon biotope, not sure if I said that in the post haha

 

[Maritimer]

Bit of an advanced fish, but maybe an Apistogramma dwarf cichlid pair?

~Bruce

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

Bit of an advanced fish, but maybe an Apistogramma dwarf cichlid pair?

~Bruce

For a 10g? And I’m afraid bigger fish would eat the ember tetras... I’m looking for a peaceful fish that’ll stand out in an amazon biotope. The search continues!

 

[reeferfoxx]

dicrossus filamentosus pair would look nice.

 

[Kamden Uelton]

amazon you say... DWARF PUFFER I LOVE MINE he's amazing and kinda shy most people say they are aggressive and will kill stuff bigger than they are. IME you have you add them LAST and make sure you treat them for IP's

 

[Bulldog07]

My personal favorite when we had our numbers small freshwater tanks were the German Blue Rams. We had them trained to eat from our hands, and they are very colorful. As @Maritimer mentioned, the Apistogramma would be a very close second. Beautiful fish.

 

[eatbreakfast]

A pr of Apistos, I'm partial to agassizzi, but there are a ton of great species.

You can't go wrong with a German blue ram either.

 

[Dsnakes]

My favorite blackwater fish in a nano was always Pygmy Corys and Chili Rasboras (Brigittae) they are amazing little fish. Both are a smaller but similar fish to the ones you have now. Makes the tank look more natural with the size comparisons.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

10 or so Ember tetras or Cardinal Tetras would be good for a ten gallon, just make sure they have plenty of foliage to dart in and out of. Also make sure you have a tight fitting lid because those little fellas are prone to jumping when spooked.

A group of 6 or so Cory cats would look great swimming along the bottom. Use a fine grade sand and their barbels will grow longer and they'll be active all day rooting around for food

A single Apistogramma agassizzi or coackatoides would look nice as well. If your LFS is like mine and never has those fish, you can get a trusty German blue ram, the gold or electric blue Rams are also good options.

I would also get a team of 3 or so otocinclus catfish for tank maintenance.

I got my start in aquariums with Amazonian fish 6 or 7 years ago and these types of fish were very rewarding

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

A pr of Apistos, I'm partial to agassizzi, but there are a ton of great species.

You can't go wrong with a German blue ram either.

I wish, but it’s a 10 gallon

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

My favorite blackwater fish in a nano was always Pygmy Corys and Chili Rasboras (Brigittae) they are amazing little fish. Both are a smaller but similar fish to the ones you have now. Makes the tank look more natural with the size comparisons.

Definitely gonna get some Pygmy corys

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

10 or so Ember tetras or Cardinal Tetras would be good for a ten gallon, just make sure they have plenty of foliage to dart in and out of. Also make sure you have a tight fitting lid because those little fellas are prone to jumping when spooked.

A group of 6 or so Cory cats would look great swimming along the bottom. Use a fine grade sand and their barbels will grow longer and they'll be active all day rooting around for food

A single Apistogramma agassizzi or coackatoides would look nice as well. If your LFS is like mine and never has those fish, you can get a trusty German blue ram, the gold or electric blue Rams are also good options.

I would also get a team of 3 or so otocinclus catfish for tank maintenance.

I got my start in aquariums with Amazonian fish 6 or 7 years ago and these types of fish were very rewarding

We just got in some agassizzi but would they be ok with embers?

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I second the dwarf cichlid or the ram cichlid. One or maybe a pair will be ok in a 10g. They don't get any larger than 3" or so. Rams for sure will not bother your tetras. Probably will even swim with them. Corys are awesome little catfish, I have a julii and two emerald green in a 10g with fine sand and a few simple plants. They keep the sand pretty clean in there.

 

[Maritimer]

Realizing the top half of your tank will be empty . . . what about a marbled hatchetfish or two? (You'll need a cover, for sure!)

~Bruce

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Realizing the top half of your tank will be empty . . . what about a marbled hatchetfish or two? (You'll need a cover, for sure!)

~Bruce

Taking notes... lol. I'm gonna be setting up a Amazon basin 40B planted tank next year. Leaning rams for the main focus but might do dwarves...

 

[eatbreakfast]

I wish, but it’s a 10 gallon

The species suggested are size appropriate for a 10g.

 

[Dsnakes]

Talking about this makes me miss my planted tank a little bit. I couldn't find a picture of it after the plants filled in. Eventually I had to constantly trim the tops. The hatchets loved it though. I added some Amazon frogbit to the top as well, just had to tie off to keep out of aquaclears flow.

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

The species suggested are size appropriate for a 10g.

Really? Live aquaria says 30g minimum