Amazon fish for 10g?

[Pittsford_Pets]

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.

I might get a single a cichlid... how many ember tetras would you guys suggest for a tank this size? I’m leaning towards 10 but 15 might be ok? I have five right now and they’re barely noticeable, even when schooling/shoaling

 

[Crreef]

Have thought about angelfish or even guppies? Another fish you might be interested in is freshwater shrimp. They should do well in a planted aquarium.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Really? Live aquaria says 30g minimum

Ive seen wrasse on the main site that say 50g minimum, but the divers den will say 30g is fine... one or a mated pair of dwarf cichlids will be fine.

 

[Crreef]

Tetras are so small you could prob have 15 max in that aqarium. I wouldn’t get any cichlids for that size of a tank. Mainly because of how aggressive they are.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Maybe it was just my luck but i've never been able to keep corys with dwarf cichlids. I attribute it to their cooler water requirements vs. warmer climates for rams and apistos. Though, I never tried acclimating dwarf cichlids to cooler waters. Rivers/Lakes

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

So I think I’ve decided...
20 ember tetras
5 Pygmy corydoras
3 otocinclus cats (added when there’s more algae)


Seems like a massive overstocking, but let’s keep in mind the size of the fish... If I feel that the embers are too numerous I can always take them back to the store. Heavily planted, too. The plants will help clean up the water and I’ll do water changes as often as needed!

 

[lbacha]

I vote cardinals for a South American biotope they add some great color

For Asian celestial pearl danios are the way to go

Len

 

[Dsnakes]

So I think I’ve decided...
20 ember tetras
5 Pygmy corydoras
3 otocinclus cats (added when there’s more algae)


Seems like a massive overstocking, but let’s keep in mind the size of the fish... If I feel that the embers are too numerous I can always take them back to the store. Heavily planted, too. The plants will help clean up the water and I’ll do water changes as often as needed!

I would go 15-17 embers and 5 otos

Odd numbers look better and otos like larger groups

 

[eatbreakfast]

Tetras are so small you could prob have 15 max in that aqarium. I wouldn’t get any cichlids for that size of a tank. Mainly because of how aggressive they are.

Apistos and rams have next to no aggression toward other fish.

 

[Scotty Buttons]

Pacu?

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Maybe it was just my luck but i've never been able to keep corys with dwarf cichlids. I attribute it to their cooler water requirements vs. warmer climates for rams and apistos. Though, I never tried acclimating dwarf cichlids to cooler waters. Rivers/Lakes

I didn't think about that. My corys are in 78°.

 

[Dsnakes]

Pacu?

Oh man I'll never forget having one of those growing up. He was massive in a way undersized tank. I miss that dude. Eventually gave him away to a proper home after he exceeded dinner plate size. Oh the memories!

 

[reeferfoxx]

West spot tropical has Zebra Otocinclus at the moment! I would jump on those.

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

Have thought about angelfish or even guppies? Another fish you might be interested in is freshwater shrimp. They should do well in a planted aquarium.

Angels get wayyyyy too big for a ten haha. If I could, I would. I like guppies and all, but I want to get some interesting, less common fish. I know what I’m saying are pretty common, but I guess to me they’re more exotic looking? Weird but yeah

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

Apistos and rams have next to no aggression toward other fish.

I’m getting paid on Thursday so I’ll probably pick em up... Thanks for the help

 

[Pittsford_Pets]

Pacu?

Yup, gonna get a nice school of pack for my 10g

 

[Gareth elliott]

Apistos and rams have next to no aggression toward other fish.

Second that, id be more worried about some tetra species fin nipping.
Also in regards to temp, only the Blue Ram is particular to the high temps for replication of its natural environment, the orinoco river.

Id vote an apistogramma species simply because finding a Blue Ram that is in descent shape can be a pain, virtually all you find are highly inbred and imported from Thailand fish farms. Shocked from the long travel, no genetic defenses, get the reputation for being a non hardy fish.

Ive kept their cousin for nearly 6 years, the Bolivian ram not as colorful but better personality.

 

[Maritimer]

he exceeded dinner plate size.

Oh ... a little one, then?

The Riverhead Aquarium has an Amazon tank that looks like it was stocked by folks whose fish outgrew their home aquaria. The 15" oscar was the smallest fish in the tank, and looked rather frightened. Some of the pacu were close to eight inches between the eyes and well over two feet long - and then I noticed that part of the bottom of the tank was moving; a massive armor-plated doradid catfish.

~Bruce

 

[Rakie]

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...

When it comes to FW tanks, there's three kinds of sane people;

People who like Apistogramma

People who like Killifish

And people who like aggressive fish

I mean... I'm not saying you should consider a 120 or 180 and fill it with FW barracuda instead because characins are cool, BUT, I am saying if you totally do decide to do aggressive FW fish (which you'd never regret) you could stock cool dither fish like

Galaxy Danio, Giant Danio, Fire-Ring Danio, or Uncommon long fin tetra sp.

No matter what you do -- Don't settle for common boring fish. It's a lot easier for people to trek deep into jungles to catch exceedingly rare and amazing fish, than it is for diver to dive into the twilight zone to catch rare anthias and wrasse.

 

[lbacha]

When it comes to FW tanks, there's three kinds of sane people;

People who like Apistogramma

People who like Killifish

And people who like aggressive fish

I mean... I'm not saying you should consider a 120 or 180 and fill it with FW barracuda instead because characins are cool, BUT, I am saying if you totally do decide to do aggressive FW fish (which you'd never regret) you could stock cool dither fish like

Galaxy Danio, Giant Danio, Fire-Ring Danio, or Uncommon long fin tetra sp.

No matter what you do -- Don't settle for common boring fish. It's a lot easier for people to trek deep into jungles to catch exceedingly rare and amazing fish, than it is for diver to dive into the twilight zone to catch rare anthias and wrasse.

Don't forget about the planted tank nuts, we are like reef keepers. High tech systems where nutrient dosing, CO2 injection and high end lights (I run Kessil tuna suns over my tank). Plus rare plants that you trim and trade with others.

Len