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? asked in PetsFish · 8 years ago

i seriously need some help?

no one is answering any of my questions about fish.

so, can i keep

1 ghost shrimp

1 cherry shrimp

3-4 celestial pearl danios

1-2 guppies (have not decided between male or female)

in a 10 gallon tank? will they get along? are they able to live in the same tank?

Update:

i am getting mixed answers. . . i need to do research before i decide if i want any bottom feeders. i was thinking one or two snails, because, and yes, i realize how odd this sounds, but snails are more "uniform" to my tank. see what i am saying? but i suppose if i could find a black and white, very simple but "poppy" coloured one, i might get a bottom feeder like the catfish you mentioned.

you guys don't realize how much i appreciate this!

Update 2:

hmm. . .

could i maybe do

1 ghost shrimp

1 cherry shrimp

3-4 celestial pearl danios

1-2 guppies

1 pygmy cory catfish, or perhaps a normal sized one? i really don't know!

or

1 ghost shrimp

1 cherry shrimp

4-6 (probably 5) celestial pearl danios

1 cory catfish?

when i say i want the colours to pop, i have a finding nemo background, finding nemo decorations, and one or two plants. i want very dark, as black as possible, rocks or gravel, and maybe a glow plant or two, or at least something that glows. so that's part of what made me choose these fish, their "pop" factor. i was just wondering if you had any info to spare me some time in research? like, give me stuff to use as a starting point for my research on size, habits, food, etc? thank you so much, you guys!

Update 3:

okay, you said i could fit more, and if its true, could i do 6-8 danios, and 2 female guppies? and 2 cory catfish? along with the shrimp? i want to make the most of this, and i need to be absolutely sure they will all fit and get along

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 years ago
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    No Corys in a 10g sorry the bio-load (fish poop processed) in the tank is too much. They are schooling fish and need 6+ fish for a community. 20g is the smallest you can have some and that would only be panda Corys as they only grow 2 inches. Peppered and Bronze corys grow bigger than pandas.

    Celestial Perl Dinos can be kept in a 10g. 5+ fish to see community behavior. A planted tank is suggested if you want to keep these fish.

    Shrimp or Mystery Snails are fine. If you have too many shrimp though I would watch it. They are very sensitive to ammonia levels. Get APIs test kit to measure ammonia. If ammonia is more than 1ppm do a 50% water change with Prime. Mystery snails are only active in the night.

    Do not get guppies the 10g is just too small if they reproduce you will have issues in that 10g. It is not only about fish compatibility, but about establishing an eco system. If you have too many fish and overcrowd your aquarium things won't get processed and your fish will die.

    Ammonia is fish poop, un-eaten food, and other decay matter in the tank. When you have too much of poop or fish food piling in the bottom you will have a high concentration of ammonia thus ammonia can kill your fish. If the ammonia is not broken down by other microorganisms then your fish will always be in danger of having ammonia burns in their gills and having low immune systems. Having low immune systems they are more prone to diseases like dropsy, fin rot, and ick.

    Source(s): :)
  • 8 years ago

    shrimp dont eat fish at all. in a ten gallon you could fit all those a few cory's and about 6 guppies additional. btw when it comes to guppies theirs a 2:1 ratio one male for every 2 girls. or all one sex. this causes a lot of stress in the tank if too many males and not enough females

    Source(s): fish breeder 10+ years
  • 8 years ago

    The shrimp will most likely eat the guppies, not sure about the danios..

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Its amagine

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