Setting up a 10 gallon in library

beachbuum04

beachbuum04

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Hey everyone,

I've been asked to set up a 10 gallon freshwater tank at my universities library. The owner had a single goldfish for quite a few years but he passed away last summer. Now she wants more than one fish, colorful, active, and able to withstand a small temperature flux (maybe 75-80 throughout day). I'll be doing all the maintenance on the tank (I currently have 3 tanks of my own, including a reef tank...plus I take care of 7 500 gallon aquariums on campus...so I know my stuff).

BUT, I just want to make sure there won't be any compatibility issues. Besides, I'm so used to saltwater now that I'm not as comfortable with my freshies any more, lol.

Here is what I was thinking:
2 Dwarf Gouramis (Colisa lalia)
2 Otos (Otocinclus sp.)
3 Neon tetras (Paracheirodon innesi)

Eventually we'll get some easy plants such as java fern and moss. What do you think?
 
Unless you get a male/female pair, go for only one dwarf, and at least 6 neons. I'd also go for a third oto, they also like to school. With some live plants, you could easily get away with a 25% pwc a week.
 
Personally, I would do a school of white clouds instead of tetras (they can be pretty fragile especially if you are anticipating any kind of changes in water paramiters)
Maybe one of these options:
1 dwarf gourami, 2 otos, small school of white clouds
1 betta, 2 ottos, small school of white clouds
1 big school of white clouds
1 big school of guppies.
The fish, and your eyes, will thank you if you put in some live plants such as java fern or anubius.
Good luck.
 
I've heard you need a minimum of three oto's and you definitely need 6 neons usually more.
 
You might could have some fancy male guppies in with a betta. . .mine was a particularily placid one so I decided to try it, and they get along great! (actually it's more of a you stay on your side of the tank and I will stay on mine, but neither are aggressive with each other) ;)

I would do
~3 khuli loaches, 1 betta, 2 otos, 2 fancy guppies (my ten gallon tank setup) OR
~6 neon tetras, 1 betta, 2 otos OR
~3-4 black skirt tetras, 1 betta, 2 otos
 
If you go tropical you might want to consider a 50 watt heater to even out those temperature fluctuations...
 
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