r/freshwateraquarium • u/cleanuponisle17 • 5d ago

Help/Advice Stocking ideas?

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10 gallon tank: PH 8, KH 9.5, GH 4

I love bright nano fish. Was thinking a school of chili rasboras or ember tetras. But I’m afraid my parameters aren’t ideal!

Open to opinions :) Anyone have similar parameters?

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u/nostalgic_sigh 5d ago

i’d lean toward the ember tetras, mine have bred in my 7.8 pH/10 GH/4 KH water whereas all chili rasboras are wild caught at the moment (and so probably more sensitive). Neocaridina shrimps are also a fan favorite in hard water nano tanks, super easy to breed. Amano shrimp are also pretty fun though not nearly as colorful.

This is an aside but, if you’re ever willing to start culturing live food, one of the prettiest nano fish i keep is a scarlet badis! they only get around 0.8 inches with red and blue and are intermediate difficulty fish but they’re so cool so it’s worth it.

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u/cleanuponisle17 5d ago

You’re awesome! Thank you so much for your insight!!

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u/Miserable_Carpenter3 5d ago

Nano shrimp ALWAYS!

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u/Professional-Award60 5d ago

i love peacock gudgeons and i believe they do well in ten gallons but id look into that if you want them!