Want to learn more about some of the fish featured in this video? Check out some of these species profiles! Neolamprologus multifasciatus: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LymOSgIcDss.html Peacock Gudgeon: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0x9n-3HkgDU.html Guppies: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-czrypwjZrQE.html Mystery Snail: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gWWx2JU_JEo.html Cherry Shrimp: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UI-eMm-1QvI.html Here are some stocking ideas videos that will work in 10 gallon tanks as well! 2.5 Gallon Stocking Ideas: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GUvvKhu9xI0.html 5.5 Gallon Stocking Ideas: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x9EvQAFtxlc.html
I'm not successful with pygmy cats. Other fishes in my tank are doing well. All they do is hide all the time and whenever i see one of them, it already have a spore over its dead body
Back in college I had a planted 10 gallon tank with white cloud minnows, and later cherry shrimp. One of my favorite tanks I’ve ever had because it was so simple but so mesmerizing. I like to think it helped keep my sanity in check during finals week as well lol
I’m a Jr in college and I started with a 15 gallon freshwater tank near my desk and now I have a 40 gallon salt water tank in my condos living room with a 2 foot snowflake Eel, this hobby is kinda addictive lol.
I must say, this is the best, most creative selection of fish I've ever seen for a 10-gallon stocking video, and I've seen a great many of them! I love the idea of the peacock gudgeon, and I think I've found a source locally, so it's top of my list for next thing to try. I'm rather glad you don't suggest tetras, because I've found they do infinitely better the bigger a school you give them, and my new minimum is about 15. That on its own would be enough to warrant a bigger tank for them, but add to that their high activity level, and they definitely belong in a tank with a greater length than you'd find in a 10 gallon. Ember tetras might be small enough to do well in a 10, though, although I don't yet have personal experience with them.
I find bottom dwellers most interesting,theyre not as active as the others but they look pretty cool and never gets old watching em. But i also love schooling fish, cant go wrong with tetras.
In all those great videos you really never see anything about Norman's Lampeyes. I have some, together with ember tetras, and I totally love them. They are striking with the blue "lamp eye", busy buzzing around the tank at feeding time, and go on very well with the embers...
All of these are great ideas. Currently have a school of Lampchop Rasboras and a small group of pygmy gourami in a 20g. The pygmy gourami are great for 10g tanks as well but does need to be an established tank
Peacock Gudgeon is my absolute #1 favorite as well! My 3 are so happy in my community tank. The centerpiece angelfish and pleco surprisingly don’t bother them at all. I recommend feeding frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms. They don’t like flakes. The are very curious and remind me of a grouper! They love caves and leaf cover
I love my 10 gallon setup with live plants! I have blue, red, and red and white shrimp with guppies, neon tetras and cory doras! There's a lot of visual interest and movement!
You videos are some of the best aquarium videos on RU-vid. You are calm informative not over the top and extremely knowledgeable. Keep up the great work
One thing is for sure ... I never have to watch your videos before "hitting the LIKE button". I know your information is going to be top notch and very interesting. Love them all.
At some point soon I really want to set up a 25 gallon community tank with a betta center piece. I've done a 10 gallon betta tank with a school of neons before. I was lucky with that betta though since he was probably the most chilled out Male I've ever kept. He would follow the neons around alot but never flared at them or chased them, just followed them like he was part of the group
I actually successfully kept a pair of killifish in a 3.5 gallon for about 6 months, I tried to move them into a 30 gallon community where they got kind of aggressive. So they are currently in a 10 that I'm trying to get plants to take off in. May try throwing a peacock grudeon or a school of rasborra in just to add to the CO2 for the plants.
In my ten gallon, I have a pair of female bettas and an albino bristlenose pleco. The tank has java moss and a marimo moss ball, and there is cover for the bettas to get away from each other. There have been several bettas in this tank, but only one died from bullying. I plan to add a carpet plant (probably dwarf hair grass), then try to add in neocaridina shrimp.
Great choices. In my 10g planted I have 20 Chili Rasbora's, 2 nerites, and a colony of Blue Dream shrimp. The fish are so tiny and look great in my setup. I'd recommend a minimal of 10 nano fish so they'd feel more comfortable. Not 6 to 8 like a lot of people suggest. Looks like they leave my baby shrimplets alone too.
I love this channel! Ive been watching it a lot recently because I am going to get my first tank soon. Im thinking a 10 gallon and these types of videos are so so helpful. If anyone has any tips for begginners please let me know!
I have a ten gallon and I absolutely love keeping Khuli loaches. I have 5 in there and they love to hang out under the driftwood or climb this plant that I have that’s super super bushy.
Thank you for taking the time to respond so kindly. I have just discovered your channel and I will continue to look at your videos. Good luck on your mission brother
In my 42 litre (11 gallons) I keep Clown Killifish and a group of Blue Eye rainbow fish (Pseudomugil luminatus and Pseudomugil gertrudae) such an interesting nano fish, that changes every time you look at them.
I've had some silver sharks, rainbow sharks and red-tail sharks. The red-tails were quite aggressive but the other ones were docile and beautiful to watch. Another good one is a Kuhli Loach and a Hillstream Loach. The Kuhli looks like a mini eel and the Hillstream looks like a mini stingray. Great additions to any tank.
your videos are amazing! i’m researching fish, snails, shrimp, and tanks because i’m looking into getting a pretty easy pet to take care of! i’m currently thinking of getting a 10-15 gallon tank with a betta and a snail or two because i love both bettas and snails a ton! i just have to figure out where to get a not store bred betta near me because they have a shorter lifespan 😅
You could get a fair number of ember tetras in a 10 gallon, since they're so tiny you can get a fair number, and they have a really strong shoaling instinct, they look great!
I have had great success with Rosy minnows also in a 10 gallon. I bought a small group of 5 & before I knew it I had 20. They stay small with the females being the larger ones getting up to the size of a betta without all the fins. They also are great community fish as they are mostly middle swimmers & stick to themselves. They never bothered my cories or Chinese algae eater. I also had a betta female with them for a while & they didn't bother her either & she stayed more at the top. So she didn't bother them either. I know Rosy minnows are more of a cold water fish but I didn't use a heater & my house stayed at 75. So the tank stayed at 72. Everyone was fine with the plants until the minnows over population. I wasn't even trying to breed them & even the pet store aquatics people didn't know how to sex them. I found that out myself. Females are larger & have rounder bellies. Males are smaller & slim.
So on your advice about the peacock gudgeons I tried these guys out in my planted 10 gallon. I got two and they were fighting all the time so I got one more. So happens it was a female and now I have a spawning pair. That is all they do. Non stop. Amazing and cool little fish . The colors on these fish when they are in spawning mode is brilliant
I have an elephant ear female betta, 2 Julii Cory catfish, a nitrite snail and finally 3 tertas! My betta sometimes gets fiesty with the tertas but they don’t ever get too close to each other and respect their boundaries in a sense. Also my Juliis and betta get along very well.
Great list! A couple unique ideas. You should do a 29 gallon stocking. It’s a tough tank to stock for new fish keepers and I don’t see many people doing that size.
I have 25 gallons, which isn't really commonly talked about either. When you have an in-between size (I also have a 7 gallon), it's hard to know which recommendations to go with--20 or 30, 5 or 10?
Mufidat Musafau You can keep shrimp with fish if the fish are small and peaceful. You do need lots of hiding spots for the shrimp. Seach online for fish that can be kept with shrimp
I have a single betta in a tank, and bought two more tanks for Christmas. One is going to turn into a 6 betta sorority and I'm not sure what the other one is going to be.
Great vid! I am currently looking to stock my heavily planted 10 gal. I have a pair of sparkling gouramies already in it but was wondering what other options I can look at...?🌱🐟🐌💕
I think bottom swimmers like corydoras are very cute. My personal favorite is the cory panda. You have to get at least two, though. I don't think they do well if alone.
I just got a school (shoal?) of 6 Cory Pandas with 20 neon tetras in a live planted driftwood 20g tank. The Cory pandas are active in groups of 3 to 4 all day long , good choice . I wouldn’t get just a pair . I think 3 would be my minimum. They are social with their kind .
I've had 5-6 in a 10 gallon without any issues. They did have plenty of line of slight block in a planted tank. If you want to make sure you have no issues maybe just one male would be ideal with a few females.
Kuhli loaches. I have a little group in my 6.7 with my non-aggressive male betta and they are a nonstop circus. I am looking now at killifish (gardneri) and either sparkling or croaking gourami for species tanks.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics oh geez, I've been wanting clown killis for months! But I'd have to order online, which is a bit pricy, and they seem to sell out fast!
I've also been wanting kuhli loaches! I want to get some for my 25 gallon but PetCo and PetSmart, my only options unless I take a day to visit fish stores further away via public transportation, don't have them available.
At 4:44 I actually have one of them in my 20 gal and I love there personality. I wish there was i way I could show u guys my tank, its finally coming together.
I started with 10 normal white clouds in a 10 gallon, they are realy interesting to watch and i find every second day 4 to 6 babys in the swimming riccia moss
Another great video mate love seeing something different on the list seems like normally its always the same thing lol but you know my favorite on the list multis for sure
Great video! I enjoy watching your videos have you made any videos about harder water community fish? I'm looking for some ideas the problem I have is the fact that most community fish are happier in neutral to softer water which I don't have! 🐟🐠🐡🦐🦀👍
Good choices. I have all those fish. Not all in the same tank though. LOL. My favorite are the shellies. I can watch mine from my couch. In fact, I'm watching them move sand right now!
We had at 1 time 14 tiger and green tiger barbs in a 10. It was our shark tank. More aggressive than piranhas! Very cool fish to feed, we'd wash off a piece of sandwich sliced ham and hold it in the tank, man they would go nuts on that ham. We didn't do it a lot but it was a blast to watch! We have platies with our betas and no issues.
@@PrimeTimeAquaticsthey were in a 30 with 3 pleco and they started really messin with the plecos. Couldn't have that so in a 10 they went. They had double the filtration for a 10 as well. We just had an accident in the process of gettin them in a 20 and lost half of them. My daughter was devastated (she's 3) she loves her sharks the most out of all of our fish.
I’m looking at doing a 10 gallon with a betta, and a school of Harelequin raspboras, and cory catfish. White cloud would be an option as well if not the raspboras.
I have a 30 gallon and I have 3 true albino dojo loaches (very cool fish) 5 Corydoras a hand full of mystery snails a hand full of ghost shrimp and a fire dwarf gourami
awesome vid i love the peacocks i have 3 in one of my community tanks but bumblebee gobys are really cool as well i have 3 of them in a species only tank
@@PrimeTimeAquatics that coloration is beautiful! Question in a standard 10gal if I wanted to do shell dwellers would any other fish be ok to add? Wanted some action near the top of the tank....maybe neons or rasboras?
Love the Peacocks and the fancy fin guppies. Ok really confused as to what to start in my 10 gallon. Mystery snails are about the only ones I'm positive about. Oh well something to think about. Great video! V.
Hard decisions since you can't fit a lot in there! I have a 7 gallon with a male betta and two zebra nerite snails. I just added the betta a week ago after waiting for three months, trying to decide what to get and waiting for the right fish... Eventually sort of got impatient and this guy is beautiful.
@@MadCheshireHat Hi, I've started a 10gallon (like I really know what I'm doing) But I'm abt ready. I have a beautiful blue betta. I was sure he was sick have him in a 3 gallon long with alittle more than 1/2 full of water, fluval stratum, gravel, live plants, a heater I control so he never gets cold, his sponge filter, moss ball & seashell. All that and turns out he's just old. For my 1st planted tank, Blue & the plants are doing pretty good. Wish me luck on # 2 10gallon. Sure do like those Peacocks :) But really like the Colorful Bettas. V.
@@VL-bf3iq sounds good! I just recently started getting into planted tanks as well. May I ask why the 3 gallon isn't filled completely? Yes, there's some gorgeous and cool bettas nowadays. When I was a kid, there weren't all these patterns and types available, so it's hard for me now to resist getting them all! Good luck with your new tank!
@@MadCheshireHat Sure, Blue was really struggling to reach the top for air. He was in a 2.5 cube tall w/ silk plants. He stopped eating & looked pretty pitiful he would just lay helpless at the bottom. Every morning, was a dread. I couldn't find anything wrong with him. I decided to make his life alttle easier so I reduced the water more than 1/2 added a pinch of aquatic salt w/ his prime on water changes every other day. Took all gravel out of cube lined bottom with silk plants to make it softer for him & I could monitor his stools. Shelia at Life w/ Pets suggested the salt, her videos are really helpful. Changed his diet to soaked his pellets in some tank water literally fed him by hand, bloodworns, fluval bug bites & repashy grub & a soak skinless pea day before fasting. Of course I reduced the amount, but improved his diet. Happy to say he's Great! Swims in spurts of energy falls to the bottom sleeps alot & good appetite. Sorry this was so long its been a try'n 4 months. But! I seemed to work. Wish I could send you picks. Love watching him, never knew a fish could swim his way into my heart. Viv & Blue V.
When I was a kid (7 or 8), we had dalmatian mollies in a 10 gallon. First we had I think one dalmatian and one black Molly, but then the dalmatian gave birth, starting our adventures into fry raising (and probably my love of fish keeping). Since we somehow came to the conclusion that we bought the Molly pregnant, we later looked for the same look and behavior it had in another fish at the store once that generation was coming to an end, and she turned out to be pregnant as well. Recently I've read that mollies should be kept in 30 gallons, which is very surprising because my experiences as a kid tells me otherwise. They lived long, healthy lives in 10 gallons, even despite my mom doing total tank cleanings (removing the fish and all)! I think I even put one of the babies in a 1 gallon corner tank in the bathroom (I don't remember how well that turned out though)! They didn't have heaters and I think they had undergravel filters, although I only recently learned that's probably what they were. They weren't ever advertised as such.
Agree, that's why I didn't include them for this size tank because for them to feel comfortable they like large groups. Plus, like you said, feeding them takes a little extra effort in a smaller tank once they deal with whatever algae was there to start.
Killifish are an awesome choice from what I've heard, I'm about to do either gold wonder killifish or clown/rocket killifish. Also i think a honey gourami is a good addition as a centerpiece and also mexican dwarf crayfish as long as you dont have anything too small/slow, which even then shouldn't be an issue if you feed it enough
So I once bought 4 Odessa barbs years ago for my 20 gallon tank and they were absolute TERRORS and were attacking literally everything in the 20 gallon with them so I rushed to the pet store and bought an emergency 10 gallon for them cuz I didn’t want to kill them or anything and my local fish store where I bought them at was closed. One of the 4 died like a week after the tank move but then I had the remaining 3 Odessa barbs live for 7 years inside that 10 gallon. Although unorthodox, a small pack of odessas barbs could also go in there as long as there’s next to nothing in there with them lol their colors are breathtaking and they are extremely active and watching them eat was incredible, they would literally breach the water getting every last flake.
There’s a dwarf rainbow fish I can’t think of the name of that has almost exactly the same colors and markings as a cardinal tetra I remember part of the name (Illuminatous)
I've got a 29 and decided to get my 10 back out. I'm getting it cycled right now but was debating on what to stock it with. Great ideas but way to many choices. What plants should I do in this 10? Thanks. I really enjoy your videos when I'm having issues. I'm still a newby and you're a big help.
That's awesome! Welcome to having multiple tanks. : -) If you are new to plants check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1QW_sBZmRvQ.html This may help too! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fU8xwLNzPmc.html
I have a beta in each of my tanks,with exception of the Cichlids tank.No problems and they really interact with their audience! Maybe mine are just spoiled.
I have a 20 high with a blue powder d. Gourami with 3 guppies. I may rehome the guppies.i have around a ph of 7 with temp at about 78. Ideas: 10 neon tetras with the Dwarf Gourami and about 6 Albino cories 1 angelfish with the dwarf gourami and some cories Dwarf gourami with cories and tetras with some silver hatchetfish Dwarf Gourami with one betta and some cories 1 angelfish with 1 or 2 dwarf cichlids like GBR or apistos or something like that, along with the D.Gourami. Dwarf gourami with a whole lot of guppies
@@PrimeTimeAquatics you mis spoke. That's an understandable mistake. What I can't understand, is the fact that you are setting up tons of fish keepers for failure. Multis definitely don't need to be kept in a 10 gallon tank. There's not enough surface area and they breed wayyyy too much. What are people supposed to do with the overstock that will happen in weeks. And even cory from aquarium co-op says apistograma shouldn't be in anything less than a 20 gallon. A female would be chased around nonstop in a 10 gallon, no matter how many hiding places there is
I have a Betta , white clouds and neon tetras and a couple otto's in my 10 gallon ...I have a Betta , neon tetras , 2 otto's and some ghost shrimp in my 9 gallon fluval flex.
My Older betta has been PERFECT with things like Danios, and Neon tetras. :) Had him in a 5.5 with a couple danios (i know, schooling fish but they were perfectly happy and active just the two of them) and now i moved him to a 10gallon blackwater tank with some neons. He does super well
