what fish could i have in a 10g?

[msu spartan]

could i have 2 small occell clowns
and a bangaii cardinal?
anything else?

[Deyoe1118]

small gobies...clowns...cardinals...

[msu spartan]

could i have a bangaii cardinall and 2 occell clowns?

[FroggyFeet]

That kind of load could spell disaster, if any of the parameters went out of wack.

[msu spartan]

really?

[kc9dre]

It doesn't take much to knock a 10g out of whack, things go bad quickly, I have a 29g and only keep 2 damsels in it...

[natan]

u can have any fish as long as they are made of plastic!
Cmon, this is sher cruelty 2 animals, even if they r not self-contious ones. if u must have a 10g, get 1 shrimp and call it a day.

[msu spartan]

in the nano reef forum, there is a 10gallon tank thread, and theres tanks with 2 clowns and another fish

1 tank has 2 cinnamon clowns and a yellow watchman goby

[LukFox]

The cinnamon clowns will definitely get too big. Just because you see something done doesn't mean it's OK. And if you're just going to disagree with the advice, why even ask if your mind is already made up?

I think you can have 1-2 small fish. Maybe one ocellaris or percula clown and a firefish or something. Or you could do a pair of shrimp gobies like yashia with a pistol shrimp. That would be awesome in a little tank.

[Pea-brain]

2-3 gobies (depends on type. Some are territorial, some swim, some are larger than others etc.)

1 jawfish if you have a deep enough sand bed & possibly a small goby

1 clownfish (perc or occ) with 1-2 small gobies depending on type or a clown goby or if you have a cover a firefish

a firefish & 1-2 gobies depending on type or a clown goby

a cardinalfish with 1-2 gobies or 1 clownfish or 1 firefish

a clown pair and if you are diligent about maintannance 1 goby.

Dan

[msu spartan]

what about in a 20g?

[LukFox]

In a 20g you can definitely have a pair of ocellaris or percula, plus a couple other fish. Cinnamons still need a 30-40g tank, though.

[msu spartan]

yea i like ocellaris better than cinnamons tho

what do you reccomend for other fish along with the pair of clowns?

[crazedpuffer]

A fairy wrasse.

[crazedpuffer]

Actually could a small reef safe wrasse of some kind be kept in a 10 gallon?

[LukFox]

A fairy or flasher swims too much for a 10g... Maybe a flasher in a 20g would be alright. Wouldn't get a species that gets over 3" though.

You could look into dartfish, shrimp gobies, a watchman goby, cardinals, a gramma, or a midas blenny or something to throw out some suggestions.

[crazedpuffer]

Thought so. Thanks.

[Sk8r]

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[nYgel]

Originally posted by natan
if u must have a 10g, get 1 shrimp and call it a day.

are you serious? the millions of ten gallons that have been doing great over the years with fish in them don't count?

[Sk8r]

But don't sell yourself short, nYgel: keeping a 10g nano is quite difficult and exacting. A 100g tank is much easier. Just keeping the salinity even isn't duck soup.

[nYgel]

i kept a 10 gallon for about 7 months prior to upgrading to a 29g, not one problem EVER. And i plan on getting a 3 gallon in the coming months. I'm not saying really that they are the easiest things to take care of, but people make them out to be impossible and wrong to own.

[petoonia]

I would at least get a 20 or 30 gallon tank. I had a 10G tank along time ago with a percula clown, and a yellow tailed damsel. I was afraid a good light would cook the tank. So there wasn't really much else I could do with it, so I wound up taking it down after some time. You really have to watch the temperature on a smaller tank it can fluctuate very easily, one hot day can wipe out your tank.

But to answer your question. I wouldnt put more than two fish in a 10G tank. A pair of clowns would be nice. With a 20G tank I would have a pair of clowns, a blenny, and a firefish.

As with any small tank good husbandry will go along way. Also test your waters parameters very often!

[seapug]

I've maintained a 10 gallon with a pearly jawfish and PJ cardinal for over a year now. I wouldn't add anything else but those two are doing great together.

[losthere]

a catalina goby would be pretty cool. Probably the best looking goby you can get. They need somewhat cooler water but with a tank that size u dont need much more fish wise. That would be the way to go cant get a cooler looking fish that will live in a 10 gal.

[petoonia]

Originally posted by losthere
a catalina goby would be pretty cool. Probably the best looking goby you can get. They need somewhat cooler water but with a tank that size u dont need much more fish wise. That would be the way to go cant get a cooler looking fish that will live in a 10 gal.

I wouldnt suggest a catalina goby for a 10 gallon. The temp can fluctuate to easily. In the summer it might be hard to keep the tank at cooler temps.