Let's Stock my tank

**slingham64** · 03-06-2007, 06:41 PM

Hey Everyone,

I posted a thread the other day about my barbs dying. Turns out my tank wasn't cycled, so now I'm in the process of doing that. Well I'm looking for some suggestions on stocking this tank. It's a 10 gallon, I know the whole 1 inch per gallon rule. I'm just looking for some stocking suggestions and some cool ideas. So if you've got anything, just tell me an hopefully in a few months this tank will be awesome!

**cocoa_pleco** · 03-06-2007, 11:59 PM

2 platys, 4 zebra danios, 3 corys, and 3 ghost shrimp

**slingham64** · 03-07-2007, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by cocoa_pleco

2 platys, 4 zebra danios, 3 corys, and 3 ghost shrimp

that sounds great, i was really wanting to get some corys too, they really interest me for some reason. thanks!

**Glasstapper** · 03-07-2007, 01:53 AM

I saw this 10 gallon betta tank once that was amazing. The guy had one divider in the middle with a male betta on each side. It was a Spy vs. Spy theme. The white betta had black sand substrate and black plastic plants and decorations. The black betta had regular sand (looked white in comparison) with all white plastic plants and decorations.

It was very interesting and totally bad a$$. I love Spy vs. Spy!

**Lady Hobbs** · 03-07-2007, 01:59 AM

How do you vac gravel without it getting all mixed up? It does sound like a kool concept tho.

One of my favorite fish are the red tailed rasbora's. They never bother anything or even each other. Swim constantly and are very pretty as a group. Almost a florescent yellow line down their entire side with a red tail.

I am thinking more and more instead of a small all neon tank to go with all rasbora's. Cories will do wonderfully with them, too, as well as shrimp.

http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guideb...h/text/203.htm

Pictures of the red tail on this page but the picture does it no justice.

**Glasstapper** · 03-07-2007, 02:07 AM

Originally Posted by hobbs

How do you vac gravel without it getting all mixed up? It does sound like a kool concept tho.

he had one of those dividers that didn't have any holes in it (like a piece of clear plastic or glass), and it looked like each side had a little filter in the back. I'm trying to think how I would do it, and I'm thinking the best way to separate one tank into two would be to silicone a solid divider in the tank, fill with sand and deco, then equip each side with it's own small filter. Hell, maybe that's how he did it. I just remember seeing the picture but I can't seem to find it right now. Two very separate "areas" in one. VERY cool concept. :D

**Drumachine09** · 03-07-2007, 03:06 AM

Spy vs Spy is the ubershiznat! I am sooooo friggen good at that game, its ridiculous.

**nikipate** · 03-07-2007, 03:12 AM

Originally Posted by Drumachine09

Spy vs Spy is the ubershiznat! I am sooooo friggen good at that game, its ridiculous.

You young-uns are killin me.... now I've got to go look up "ubershiznat".... I had to look up "foshizzle" last week after talking to Chrona and Sarahmom... learn somethin' new every day I guess.... Wikipedia here I come.....

**Drumachine09** · 03-07-2007, 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by nikipate

You young-uns are killin me.... now I've got to go look up "ubershiznat".... I had to look up "foshizzle" last week after talking to Chrona and Sarahmom... learn somethin' new every day I guess.... Wikipedia here I come.....

HA! Im just mixing stuff cause im bored out of my mind

Uber=Over in german, also extreme, or large
Shiznat=cool or "the bomb"

**nikipate** · 03-07-2007, 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by Drumachine09

HA! Im just mixing stuff cause im bored out of my mind

Uber=Over in german, also extreme, or large
Shiznat=cool or "the bomb"

Okay, glad you explained that one.... guess that's why I didn't find it on Wikipedia just now when I looked... I knew the "uber" part and now I know the "Shiznat" part too...

Hey, maybe if I keep hangin' around with you guys I'll finally be cool, or should I say I'll finally be shiznat...LOL