hi if i remember correctly you said that you use RO water could you make a video about mineralization of ro water what is the best mineralizator and what is the quality-price best ty i andvance
Did you remove snails from your online store or are my eyes playing tricks? I am planning on getting a moss ball and duckweed for my 10 gallon soon from your shop btw.
I would like to see some ideas/hear thoughts on distributing colors in the aquarium. My thoughts were on the maybe 3-4 different species I would pick for a medium sized tank. Btw what is the name of that red fish at 3:40? :D
Thank you so much for this. So many fish hobbyist act like it's a crime if you don't have a thousand gallon tank in every corner of your house. So thank you for giving us normal people cool and achievable goals for our humble little aquatic homes. I currently have a 15 gallon, a 29 gallon used as a terrarium and I am seeking to build a 10 gallon centerpiece tank. The simple fact that you mentioned it showed me my intentions are pure.
@@febreeze4677 This gave me a good chuckle, but the sentiment is true nonetheless. So much advice in this hobby is pure neurosis: Betta fish need 20 gallon tanks, neon tetras need a gallon per inch, your fish is going to die if it doesn't have at least 9 buddies, ad nauseum.
@@familydontmatter5624 May i suggest a nerite snail, really awesome and theyre algae eaters for your planted tank, i also recommend those shell dweller fish, prob 3 or 4 cause max fish in a 10 gal is prefferably 15 to 18 to maintain decent low or no stress.
I’m brand new to the hobby. Only had my 10 gal for about 2 months. I love it so much! I ended up doing dwarf puffers with Otocinclus Catfish and some ghost shrimp in a heavily planted tank. So much personality and movement 😊 Your videos really helped me a lot to get my tank up and running!
My 10 gal started out with some white cloud mountain minnows, panda corys, and the star was the betta fish. I added the betta last. It's a live-planted tank so I made sure it was well and stable with healthy plants. Then I added the betta, I floated him in his cup with low light for a while. Not just to get the temps the same but I wanted him to get a look/see/feel for his neighbors. He was a young betta. I added him in and at first, he was very curious and checked everyone out, but before the end of the day, he just explores the tank now. It's been about 2 years and he's fine and everyone coexists fine. Its been updated to a 20 gal tall now, he's still been moved over, now shares it with a bristle nose pleco, and a 3 Endler guppies with those mountain minnows and panda corys.
Wait... Did we honestly fail to mention White Clouds in this? By far the most versatile and bulletproof fish I think ANY hobbyist will EVER own, hands down. Just felt the need to mention them, as they tend to be overlooked by so many in the hobby. Keep doing what you're doing, and God Bless You Always!
I've surprise he didn't mention rosey red minnows as they are a really good schooling fish that is also over looked within the hobby as I've noticed not to many fish hobbyist hardly never bring up these beautiful small fish as the rosey red minnows are one of my favorite fish breeds.
one thing i absolutely love for small tanks, especially for a darker jungle-look, with knurly woods, ferns, and anubias, is a java moss back wall. it's a slow burn. but once it has grown into a dense mat, it looks wonderfully lush and dark, and soaks up nitrates. if you do HMFs: yes, perfect combo!
i cant believe it, 6 schooling fish, 5 panda cories and a honey gourami in a 10 gallon? i asked so many times on different fish forums if those fish would be fine in my 15 gallon and they ALWAYS said i needed atleast 20 gallons for those fish together. thank you so much cory, im so glad you uploaded this.
asheley Cory also says you can keep schooling fish in groups of 3, and that you can put a dwarf gourami in a 10 gallon. Not exactly the pinnacle of information himself.
Depends on how religious you are about 1" of fish per gallon of water. If all the fishes were adult sized, you would have 20 inches of fishes in 10 gallons. Schooling fish take up less space since they stick together as a group. If we assigned an inch of schooling fish per 1/2 gallon, the number changes to seven inches of fishes in 10 gallon.
Omg fish forums bash the hell outta me too! My tank has been stable for almost a year now, never had any problems whatsoever. I’ve got 4 endlers, a bristlenose, a male/female pair of threadfin rainsbows, a green Cory, a kuhli and 2 horned nerites. They condemn me for it, but it’s heavily planted and I do 50% water changes every week. Never had any problem, and it’s just odds and ends fish I’ve ended up with. They balanced themselves out lol. if it works for you, then it works for you
My friends got really annoyed because I was just telling them to do their research before getting animals,I'm really upset...but this is making me feel better.😢😠🙁😐
It's awesome at first; especially watching them grow/develop. Then they keep breeding and your quickly overstocked. Once a female is impregnated she's popping out babies for the rest of her life. You'll need to do population control down the road.
I went straight from no fish to a 10 gallon with a "redwood" themed aquascape. I'm still getting it cycled before I add fish. I hope my plants don't die 😩
@@Turtl3slandwaves_1234 it turned out well. All my fish and shrimp are happy. A lot of my plants died when I had my parents watch it for me, but I have plans for new plants and to improve on the theme
I have stocked my 10 gallon aquarium with fluval soil, assorted anubias, tall grass, and hallowed rocks. I have 12 neon tetras, 1 male betta, 2 dwarf plecos, 2 apple snails, 3 red shrimp, 1 yellow shrimp, and an army of bladder snails that snuck in and multiplied. I am actually super happy with how well my betta and tetras match.
@@malithiwijayathilaka1451 the betta couldn’t care less about the tetras but every once and a while the tetras get ahold of his fins. The plecos would never do anything the the shrimp. Shrimp can eat all the matter within the dense plants where as the plecos take care of the glass.
I have a 10 gallon that's been sitting around that I've been wanting to do something with. Thank you for the ideas! I love gourami fish and that first tank idea is calling to me
As stated in this video, Celestial Pearls are not shy within well planted aquariams. Ideal set up would have dense plants around back + mid ground and topped off some surface plants. Through trial & error i've discovered that adding a % of red LED's into the mix of your lighting set-up makes the Celestial body colouring look really spectacular.
Thanks for the video this was a huge help in determining a good setup for my daughters’ new 10 gallon tank. We landed on: 1 Honey Gourami 5 Harlequin Rasbora 5 Panda Cory The girls love it!
FANTASTIC video, Cory. I appreciate the heck out of how you break things down so it’s super easy to understand. I’m not even a beginner; I just love to spend my time fantasizing about having an aquarium one day, and I was able to follow you. (BTW my fantasy tank is a heated, planted 20 gallon tank with sponge filter, housing beginner friendly plants, a honey gourami, 6 or more cardinal or neon tetras, and 6 corydoras- the panda corydoras you showed are really adorable!)
6:42 Good point.I always wanted to try those planted tank stuff after seeing sooooo many nano tank vids on UA-cam.And I did...with 10 neon tetras and Corys.But I wasn't happy.The fishes are too small and insignificant(that's just how I feel.)I do not get attached to them.I rarely do maintainance the tank as I lose interest in it. Then one day I decided sold the tank and now I'm starting again with a 20 gallon tank and two cute ranchu goldfish.And I absolutely love them.I really love maintaining their tank.I love watching them swim all day.All I'm saying is that planted tanks looks cool and its only natural that you want to try it.But they are not suitable for those who only loves keeping fish.Just keep the fish you want and love.Don't do Nano tank just because other people are doing it.
I've got 1 honey gourami, 5 neon tetras and a couple of ramshorn snails. I'm gonna get maybe 5 dwarf corys and a few more neons Its a tank that I built, not exactly a 10 gallon tank, probably close to 13, but this video was what inspired this whole project, and these stocking choices 😊
@Noverist At a minimum a betta needs 2.5 gallons, but 5 gallons and up is best. In a 10g you can have tank mates with a betta depending on how friendly your betta is. Also, in a larger tank your betta will be more active with brighter colors.
Most bettas I've had lived in a 26 gallon community tank with cories and tetras, but I had one who got super stressed when introduced to the community and had to be moved to his own tank. I tried a bowfront 5 gallon at first, but he still seemed a bit anxious. I ended up moving him to a 2.5 gallon sitting on a bookshelf so that his field of view was limited and he seemed to calm down quite a lot. That one strange fish is the only one I've ever had reject the large community system, but it can happen.
Fantastic options, I just changed my setup in my 10 gallon, have gone for a honey gourami and 6 harleyquin rasbora and 4 corydoras at the bottom, along with plenty of live plants, loving it so far
What i have in my 10 gallon tank: 1 honey gourami 2 flame dwarf gouramies 3 neon blue dwarf gouramies 3 plecos 7 platies and a betta One live plant and 2 fake plants
itsAmir cool that close to mine! This is what’s in my 20 gallon 1 Oscar, 2 bettas, 1 dojo loach, 10 ramshorn snails, 3 red tail catfish, 1 red tailed shark don’t worry it sounds like a lot but I went with the 1 fish per gallon so I’ll be fine
@@liltalent2381 well I believe it's actually 2.5 gallons for one inch of fish. Example an Oscar grows up to 12 inches. So 12 x 2.5=30 gallons. A single Oscar definitely needs a minimum of 30 gallons. It's a big fish. So please provide it's room.
199,000 and counting.... I don't know about metrics, but I'm guessing these are among your most popular videos - updated, cleaner, better edited versions of the type of videos that made you famous. Which reminds me... haven't seen an unboxing in awhile. Great suggestions by the way. My 10 gallon is now empty... and ready to be used as quarantine.
I have a 30 Liter Cube (about 7-8 Gal) and I have it stocked with a betta, 11 rasboras and three kuhli-loaches. Also three Neocaridinia shrimp („normal“ colour, so that they don’t really act as a eye-catcher, but solely as cleanup-crew) Scaped with Black soil, and only one corner planted (but that makes up about 1/3 of the tank) with different types of anubias and other plants consisting of big leaves. This green corner is surrounded by a few „big“ black rocks, under which the kuhlis hide during the day. Using a simple electric sponge-filter for filtration and a cheap 25W heater in winter. The heater is on the same timer as my light which leads to the fish having a natural cooldown during nighttime. The tank is running like this for about a year and no problems whatsoever.
I love Khulis 💕 I bought a trio to go with my betta as well, he loved to swim next to them, but unfortunately my filter stopped up over night bc it got sand in it the night before I planned on moving every one to my larger tank I had picked up off the curb
Newbie to the aquarium world & loving it🥰 Today I upgraded to a 10 gallon Glofish tank (I have a thing for anything that glows or glitters 😩). My tank consists of 1 Veiltail Betta Male, 3 Neon Tetras & 2 Cory Catfish. They are living it up & enjoying life in their new tank😊👍
Great channel and videos! My 29 gallon is similar to the setup you mentioned with Corys I have 1 moonlight gourami 9 White Cloud Mountain minnows 6 albino Cory’s 1 dwarf Lilly And a albino Bristlenose pleco. According to my research I am slightly overstocked but all the fish seem to be fine. I had tanks a lot when I was younger so I’m not totally new do you think since all the fish swim in different areas and are peaceful (the gourami is even pretty timid) that It will be ok? How much should I worry about inches to gallons and the gourami is my main question but any other tips you can think of would be great as it has been awhile since I had a tank and I am totally new to live plants. I have a few other questions I’m gonna list but I may actually private message you and others with this so feel free to ignore this if you don’t have the time Any thinks like water jets for current that the fish may prefer? Also my filter sits fully in the tank I bought it at Wally World and it is brand new but also usable for reptiles so it doesn’t have the straw like others I’ve seen. Should I switch? I have my gourami hiding places and he just swims to and from them it’s been about two weeks is it normal for him to be so timid? I was thinking maybe the school of white clouds congregating in the top middle of the tank might be disturbing him But I have never have a moonlight gourami so maybe this is normal, he doesn’t attack any other fish and is very non aggressive That’s all I can think of now your channel is fantastic and if you (or anyone in this comment stream) can answer or help with even one of these questions it would help put my worrisome fish owner mind at ease lol have a good one and keep up the great vids!
Well I’ve seen a few sources that inches to gallons is not valid to measure how much is too much, because bottom dwellers, mid dwellers, etc... but if your responsible and have a keen eye I really don’t see why overstocking is really that bad
I have used this centre piece idea for my 5 gallon... I have a Red Dragon betta as centre attraction, with 4 harlequin rasboras and peppered corys as bottom dwellers and cherry shrimps as clean up crew.
I have a black Moore goldfish (he’ll be moved when he gets bigger, and I’ve had them with community fish before no problem) along with a school of like 6 bloodfin tetras, 2 blue wag platties, an albino Corey, and a fancy guppy. The similarly sized fish have started to school together. It’s pretty amazing watching them. The blue wags are my current favorites
Wanted a mystery snail but got a zebra nerite snail.I wanna return him and get a mystery snail but I've gotten a bit attached to him...Should I return him?I only wanted a snail to eat algae and leftover food.
@@koalamarsc7452 I would keep the nerite snail. It will eat any algae in the tank. Depending on the size of your tank and what else you have besides the nerite snail, there's no reason you couldn't have both types of snails. I have an olive nerite and 2 mystery snails and they all coexist without any issues.
SaraHville 1 So my mom’s letting me get a mystery snail and some decorations for both of my tanks so the snails can hide just in case.I also already decided I wanted to keep Gary when I was typing that comment but just wanted some opinions.
I would like to see a video of easiest fish to breed, especially something you can breed in a 10 since it's easily available and most people have ethek hanging around. Please like so he sees this
Celestial pearl danios are easy to breed in a 10 gallon tank! Ive got a hang on the back breeding box where I put the tiny fry once i spot them! They breed like every week its crazy. The only hard thing is catching the mega tiny fry so they dont get eaten hahaha
I have two 5 gallon tanks...have male betta in one and the other has a female betta...they have lots of plants and seems really happy....my main tank ..30 gallons has many plants ..corries, female bettas, and rasboras ....thanks for your videos ..helps me a lot ...still learning..New tanker since April.
What fish is at 3:40? Ive never seen a small fish with red like that 😍 in my 10gallon i have 3sterbai corys 7 rummy nose and 5 neon tetra 3 assassin snail 1 betta and 1 balloon electric blue ram and 2 otocinclus
Got back into fish keeping last year with a Betta in a 10 gallon after watching tons of your videos and just added another 10 gallon to expand my possibilities. Love your work and I’d like to thank you for your continued efforts for the hobby. Landscape Architecture is my line of work, so aquascaping has been a nice change of pace!
Thank you! I enjoy watching your videos, very informative! Im learning so much. I’m a beginner with planted aquariums and having fun with it. I have my first successful planted 5 gallon Betta tank and now moving up to a 10. I eventually want much bigger a step at a time (maybe Angels). I have a question...do you see a problem with mixing cardinal with neon tetras for a school? I don’t want to overstock my tank, at least not until it’s full of plants (with open swimming available of course). I have a fair amount of plants at the moment. It’s cycled of course and I have 3 cardinals in there right now. I thought if I went with neons to complete the school since they are smaller, I can have more life total. I’m very open to more fish, shrimp, snails, etc besides a school. I have eco complete as a substrate, so I think that rules out Cory’s. Thanks much for any help :)
I was thinking some of the normal red endlers live bearers (the super colourful red ones). With some velvet blue dream and ammano shrimp. Thoughts anyone?
I have a school of the normal endlers, they’re so rewarding to keep and they’re always out and about :) They won’t pick on shrimp or anything. If they’re the only fish, get a big school of like 8-10, they stay about 1/2 inch
I have an endler, and three endler-sized feeder guppies (who are really pretty) in my 10, along with some pygmy cories, shrimp, and lots of plants. It is great!
hi just subscribed to your channel.just bought my first 10 gallon tank for tropical fish.total newbie but already getting addicted to the hobby and learning so much already .
Afro Shinigami to me it’s not about what is better, but what is best. For example, I would put rummy nose tetras in a 20 long than the other. That’s just my opinion.
I have a 10 gallon that has 6 green neon tetras. I'd really like to add a betta and a little school of pygmy corys, maybe 5? Does that sound too over stocked to you? I'm a total beginner to this hobby, so any advice that you have would be great!!! Also love your vids, I've learned so much about fish!!! Thank you🐠
I would say Betta is a bit aggressive when put in a community tank, you can change Betta to Dwarf Gourami instead, but do not get a pair of 2, because gourami types don't like their own kind, often times they would fight and one become alpha and the other one got bullied, I suggest only buy one or more than 4 to break their aggressions. If you want to overstock your 10 gallon, it's fine as long as you have a decent filter that can pump your 10 gallon water / hour, also you can put an easy live plants that you can find in most fish store like amazon swords and other vertical-growing plants to provide their oxygen, cleaning your fish wastes and giving them hiding spots. Sorry for long reply, I speak of this as of my experience for my 10 Gallon community tank too, today they still healthy and looks great
This helped me sooo much because I am currently saving up to by a 15 gallon and the different categories of stuff like the: Centrepiece fish Shoals Bottom dwellers Really helped me decide what to go for so appreciate it!
I’ve had a gourami I bought about three years ago had him in with a small blood parrot. He bullied the parrot and killed everything else but the pleco.put him with two smaller oscars he grew with those guys and the three of them are inseparable. I put another baby gourami in that ten gallon and he’s a killer too. I gave up he’s been by himself for a year
I thought danios preferred cooler temperatures and strong flow whereas Betta like warmer and little flow as not strong swimmers? I'm interested as I have danios and it's like they're on speed and zippy( plus nippy) and I think they'd irritate my Betta who also as a 56l tank .
My 10 gallon is pretty simple. We are getting a new one soon which I plan to fully plant. Not egear to wait for the tank to cycle but I want to do what’s best for my babies❤️. Gives me plenty of time to get plants and things!
Haven't watched this one in full yet but congrats on 200k subs, well deserved. This thumbnail really pops! I know you were looking for someone to make them, whoever did this and/or the new channel banner gets my vote! Here's to the next 200k!
In one of my 10 gal. I have a gorgeous bright yellow male betta. I was also keeping a school of neon tetras with him, but was having trouble keeping the ammonia in control, so he is in there alone now. It's a pretty tank: black sand, and green and purple plastic plants of varying sizes, and a cute little yellow and purple mushroom cottage that he loves to hang out in. I'm using Fluval 30 gal HOB filter. I thought that would be enough to keep the ammonia down with regular water changes.
Really hate to say this as I've enjoyed the content for years now, Since the old days with Lamont. But the content lately in the past couple months is very alienating. Recently only a few viddos back you did another 10 gallon tank idea video also. And I just can't relate. Lots of tank idea videos being put on the channel. I know its easy content but after a video or two it becomes monotonous and stale. No disrespect, just using the comment section for some constructive criticism. I hope you can find your path back to the innovative and creative content so I can continue to enjoy the channel because I know you can be much greater Cory. Again no disrespect, only commenting as if I was a friend giving constructive criticism.
Thank you for your video! I am very knew to owning fish. Just have a betta fish right now, but have been wanting to do a fresh water fish tank with more then just one fish in it. This video has encouraged me with the 10 gallon I got. I haven't used it yet but been worried a 10 is to small cause other videos seem to make you feel guilty if you don't have a massive size tank. Excited to get more into the hobby of owning fish. 😊
If you want to see more 10 gallon tank setup ideas, check out our other videos on it: ua-cam.com/video/GVdQhC6POvg/v-deo.html
hi if i remember correctly you said that you use RO water could you make a video about mineralization of ro water what is the best mineralizator and what is the quality-price best ty i andvance
Did you remove snails from your online store or are my eyes playing tricks? I am planning on getting a moss ball and duckweed for my 10 gallon soon from your shop btw.
Aquarium Co-Op can u do a video on beating internal parasites.?? Please
I have African clawed frogs I feed them worms
I would like to see some ideas/hear thoughts on distributing colors in the aquarium.
My thoughts were on the maybe 3-4 different species I would pick for a medium sized tank.
Btw what is the name of that red fish at 3:40? :D
Thank you so much for this. So many fish hobbyist act like it's a crime if you don't have a thousand gallon tank in every corner of your house. So thank you for giving us normal people cool and achievable goals for our humble little aquatic homes. I currently have a 15 gallon, a 29 gallon used as a terrarium and I am seeking to build a 10 gallon centerpiece tank. The simple fact that you mentioned it showed me my intentions are pure.
Earth Boy Sun And Rain. I love 15 gallon tanks
This dude is the definition of nice
John Brock HOW DARE YOU NOT GIVE YOUR BETTA FISH A 55 GALLON TANK!!!!!!!!1!!!!1!! ITS GOING TO BE SO STRESSED!!!!!!!1!!!
@@febreeze4677 This gave me a good chuckle, but the sentiment is true nonetheless. So much advice in this hobby is pure neurosis: Betta fish need 20 gallon tanks, neon tetras need a gallon per inch, your fish is going to die if it doesn't have at least 9 buddies, ad nauseum.
So damn true! They're always wanting people to match their expectations.
Really loving this series. Who knew there was so much to talk about 10 gallon tanks. Hope it encourages many more people to get into the hobby!
A Gamer's Wife I have a ten gallon tank and I love seeing ideas for them!
A Gamer’s Wife OMG! WHY ARE YOU HERE!!!
I love my 10 gallon i have one powder blue gourami and a red/flame gourami
Didn't expect to see you here
Girl Talks Fish wow I watched a lot of your videos
You know you've watched too many fish-tubers when you instantly recognize their tanks from still shots.
YoungSinatra25 I know Right
Me too!
I can second this...
I lost a bit of my passion and wonder for aquariums and these videos really help inspire me all over again
same here
My 10 gallon
1 gourami
6 neon tetras
2 platys
a bunch of different plants in as well along with rocks and wood.
Carter Kesler im about to do this but 2 danios insted of platys is that good??
Ayesha S danios should be kept in a school of 6 or more
Wow I want tetras 🥰
Zimrian Zimrian they are great
@@familydontmatter5624 May i suggest a nerite snail, really awesome and theyre algae eaters for your planted tank, i also recommend those shell dweller fish, prob 3 or 4 cause max fish in a 10 gal is prefferably 15 to 18 to maintain decent low or no stress.
I’m brand new to the hobby. Only had my 10 gal for about 2 months. I love it so much! I ended up doing dwarf puffers with Otocinclus Catfish and some ghost shrimp in a heavily planted tank. So much personality and movement 😊
Your videos really helped me a lot to get my tank up and running!
Did the puffers not go for the shrimp?
My 10 gal started out with some white cloud mountain minnows, panda corys, and the star was the betta fish. I added the betta last. It's a live-planted tank so I made sure it was well and stable with healthy plants. Then I added the betta, I floated him in his cup with low light for a while. Not just to get the temps the same but I wanted him to get a look/see/feel for his neighbors. He was a young betta. I added him in and at first, he was very curious and checked everyone out, but before the end of the day, he just explores the tank now. It's been about 2 years and he's fine and everyone coexists fine. Its been updated to a 20 gal tall now, he's still been moved over, now shares it with a bristle nose pleco, and a 3 Endler guppies with those mountain minnows and panda corys.
Outstanding footage! Love the ideas. Those Rasbora hets are amazing. Just got five myself.
Wait... Did we honestly fail to mention White Clouds in this? By far the most versatile and bulletproof fish I think ANY hobbyist will EVER own, hands down.
Just felt the need to mention them, as they tend to be overlooked by so many in the hobby.
Keep doing what you're doing, and God Bless You Always!
I will be checking them out. I appreciate the reference my friend
I've surprise he didn't mention rosey red minnows as they are a really good schooling fish that is also over looked within the hobby as I've noticed not to many fish hobbyist hardly never bring up these beautiful small fish as the rosey red minnows are one of my favorite fish breeds.
one thing i absolutely love for small tanks, especially for a darker jungle-look, with knurly woods, ferns, and anubias, is a java moss back wall.
it's a slow burn. but once it has grown into a dense mat, it looks wonderfully lush and dark, and soaks up nitrates.
if you do HMFs: yes, perfect combo!
i cant believe it, 6 schooling fish, 5 panda cories and a honey gourami in a 10 gallon? i asked so many times on different fish forums if those fish would be fine in my 15 gallon and they ALWAYS said i needed atleast 20 gallons for those fish together. thank you so much cory, im so glad you uploaded this.
asheley Cory also says you can keep schooling fish in groups of 3, and that you can put a dwarf gourami in a 10 gallon. Not exactly the pinnacle of information himself.
I would imagine that high of a bioload would work better in a planted tank though to help offset all of the ammonia etc. 🤷
@@evanscott7652 I mean my 10 gallon has 2 dwarf honey gourami, 7 ember tetras and 2 kuhli loaches and it's fine so eh
Depends on how religious you are about 1" of fish per gallon of water. If all the fishes were adult sized, you would have 20 inches of fishes in 10 gallons. Schooling fish take up less space since they stick together as a group. If we assigned an inch of schooling fish per 1/2 gallon, the number changes to seven inches of fishes in 10 gallon.
Omg fish forums bash the hell outta me too! My tank has been stable for almost a year now, never had any problems whatsoever. I’ve got 4 endlers, a bristlenose, a male/female pair of threadfin rainsbows, a green Cory, a kuhli and 2 horned nerites. They condemn me for it, but it’s heavily planted and I do 50% water changes every week. Never had any problem, and it’s just odds and ends fish I’ve ended up with. They balanced themselves out lol. if it works for you, then it works for you
Mission accomplished! This really is motivating me to 'find' that 10 gallon tank in the garage. Great stuff sir!
My friends got really annoyed because I was just telling them to do their research before getting animals,I'm really upset...but this is making me feel better.😢😠🙁😐
What the actual fu-
Its not what you say, it’s how you say it
Usually people will be receptive to that type of advice as long as you say it right
I followed your advice and did my first guppy tank. And the excitement I have from seeing babies who are now free swimming is unlike any other so far.
It's awesome at first; especially watching them grow/develop.
Then they keep breeding and your quickly overstocked. Once a female is impregnated she's popping out babies for the rest of her life.
You'll need to do population control down the road.
Your videos are great! I learned a lot!
I have 2 ten gallon tanks, and now I know I'm doing it right!
Cant wait to see more!
I love the Center Piece Tank idea! I've been wanting a Gourami. Pretty sure this is going to be my next tank. Thanks, Cory!
You literally explained one of my ten gallons haha. Dwarf flame gourami, rasbora het's, and snails, its a winner combo every time.
I’m putting my first planted aquascape tank together, it’s so challenging. Thanks for this video.
I predict a sales hike at petco and pet-smart for 10 gallon tanks.
KG cichlids they are 15$
I went straight from no fish to a 10 gallon with a "redwood" themed aquascape. I'm still getting it cycled before I add fish. I hope my plants don't die 😩
How is your aquarium going? Redwood theme sounds interesting and I'd love to see it!
@@samb274 2nd this
Sam Baker same!
lol how did that work out just asking cuz I want to start a aquarium soon I have a 10 gallon I bought a month ago
@@Turtl3slandwaves_1234 it turned out well. All my fish and shrimp are happy. A lot of my plants died when I had my parents watch it for me, but I have plans for new plants and to improve on the theme
I have stocked my 10 gallon aquarium with fluval soil, assorted anubias, tall grass, and hallowed rocks. I have 12 neon tetras, 1 male betta, 2 dwarf plecos, 2 apple snails, 3 red shrimp, 1 yellow shrimp, and an army of bladder snails that snuck in and multiplied. I am actually super happy with how well my betta and tetras match.
Definitely under stocked
@@angelshredz_2156 sounds bout right to me
Does the betta go after your tetras and do the plecos leave the shrimp alone?
@@malithiwijayathilaka1451 the betta couldn’t care less about the tetras but every once and a while the tetras get ahold of his fins. The plecos would never do anything the the shrimp. Shrimp can eat all the matter within the dense plants where as the plecos take care of the glass.
I have a 10 gallon that's been sitting around that I've been wanting to do something with. Thank you for the ideas! I love gourami fish and that first tank idea is calling to me
A black crow tail betta and 5 neon tetras! With nice dark substrate and tons of green plants and wood. Absolutely a beautiful tank
As stated in this video, Celestial Pearls are not shy within well planted aquariams. Ideal set up would have dense plants around back + mid ground and topped off some surface plants. Through trial & error i've discovered that adding a % of red LED's into the mix of your lighting set-up makes the Celestial body colouring look really spectacular.
Thanks for the video this was a huge help in determining a good setup for my daughters’ new 10 gallon tank. We landed on:
1 Honey Gourami
5 Harlequin Rasbora
5 Panda Cory
The girls love it!
Boy, are you helpful. Thank you for all these videos , very educational and inspiring.
FANTASTIC video, Cory. I appreciate the heck out of how you break things down so it’s super easy to understand. I’m not even a beginner; I just love to spend my time fantasizing about having an aquarium one day, and I was able to follow you.
(BTW my fantasy tank is a heated, planted 20 gallon tank with sponge filter, housing beginner friendly plants, a honey gourami, 6 or more cardinal or neon tetras, and 6 corydoras- the panda corydoras you showed are really adorable!)
6:42 Good point.I always wanted to try those planted tank stuff after seeing sooooo many nano tank vids on UA-cam.And I did...with 10 neon tetras and Corys.But I wasn't happy.The fishes are too small and insignificant(that's just how I feel.)I do not get attached to them.I rarely do maintainance the tank as I lose interest in it.
Then one day I decided sold the tank and now I'm starting again with a 20 gallon tank and two cute ranchu goldfish.And I absolutely love them.I really love maintaining their tank.I love watching them swim all day.All I'm saying is that planted tanks looks cool and its only natural that you want to try it.But they are not suitable for those who only loves keeping fish.Just keep the fish you want and love.Don't do Nano tank just because other people are doing it.
I've got 1 honey gourami, 5 neon tetras and a couple of ramshorn snails. I'm gonna get maybe 5 dwarf corys and a few more neons
Its a tank that I built, not exactly a 10 gallon tank, probably close to 13, but this video was what inspired this whole project, and these stocking choices 😊
You're sooooo informative and such a great teacher!
Just starting with 10 gal tank. Ready for fish in a couple days!great info!
Every Betta deserves a 10 gallon
So agree
Daddy Tankee mines in a 5 the minimum is 2.5 sorry to say, but 10 is 4x what you need
@Noverist At a minimum a betta needs 2.5 gallons, but 5 gallons and up is best. In a 10g you can have tank mates with a betta depending on how friendly your betta is. Also, in a larger tank your betta will be more active with brighter colors.
Most bettas I've had lived in a 26 gallon community tank with cories and tetras, but I had one who got super stressed when introduced to the community and had to be moved to his own tank. I tried a bowfront 5 gallon at first, but he still seemed a bit anxious. I ended up moving him to a 2.5 gallon sitting on a bookshelf so that his field of view was limited and he seemed to calm down quite a lot. That one strange fish is the only one I've ever had reject the large community system, but it can happen.
My friend has a 20 gal for his betta
Fantastic options, I just changed my setup in my 10 gallon, have gone for a honey gourami and 6 harleyquin rasbora and 4 corydoras at the bottom, along with plenty of live plants, loving it so far
Are you pushing the stock up in numbers further?
@@fab-freshaquaponicbiospher6335 I've not got that setup any more
@@AJBAdventures Did it crash? Or you decided to discard it?
I have a planted 10Gal with a school of neons, 4 neon tuxedo guppies, 3 marbles mollies, and 2 golden apple snails. And I love it!
Love the video Cor!! Man I learn so much from you thank you for the content, much love and aloha🤙🏽🐠🤙🏽
Hey, I recognize lots of those tanks...💕👍
I have a nine gallon flex. There are two killies, 1 female betta, four amano shrimp, and 1 stiphodon goby. Im obsessed!!! With them!!!!
Lovely to see this kind of a video, pls do more.
Thanks for all the tips man keep up the great work
What i have in my 10 gallon tank:
1 honey gourami
2 flame dwarf gouramies
3 neon blue dwarf gouramies
3 plecos
7 platies
and a betta
One live plant and 2 fake plants
itsAmir cool that close to mine! This is what’s in my 20 gallon 1 Oscar, 2 bettas, 1 dojo loach, 10 ramshorn snails, 3 red tail catfish, 1 red tailed shark don’t worry it sounds like a lot but I went with the 1 fish per gallon so I’ll be fine
@@liltalent2381 woww awesome !
@@liltalent2381 well I believe it's actually 2.5 gallons for one inch of fish. Example an Oscar grows up to 12 inches. So 12 x 2.5=30 gallons. A single Oscar definitely needs a minimum of 30 gallons. It's a big fish. So please provide it's room.
itsAmir id be careful with the plecos, i have one and hes almost 2 feet long now. Was a couple inched when purchased
@@liltalent2381 Oscars are highly carnivorous. when he gets big he may eat his tankmates
199,000 and counting.... I don't know about metrics, but I'm guessing these are among your most popular videos - updated, cleaner, better edited versions of the type of videos that made you famous. Which reminds me... haven't seen an unboxing in awhile.
Great suggestions by the way.
My 10 gallon is now empty... and ready to be used as quarantine.
Super helpful man I'm so glad I found this channel!
I started up a 10 gallon 3 weeeks ago and I’m still letting it aclamate , thanks for the tips!
Can you do a video for fish ideas and ideas for 15 gallon column tank?
I have a 30 Liter Cube (about 7-8 Gal) and I have it stocked with a betta, 11 rasboras and three kuhli-loaches.
Also three Neocaridinia shrimp („normal“ colour, so that they don’t really act as a eye-catcher, but solely as cleanup-crew)
Scaped with Black soil, and only one corner planted (but that makes up about 1/3 of the tank) with different types of anubias and other plants consisting of big leaves. This green corner is surrounded by a few „big“ black rocks, under which the kuhlis hide during the day.
Using a simple electric sponge-filter for filtration and a cheap 25W heater in winter. The heater is on the same timer as my light which leads to the fish having a natural cooldown during nighttime.
The tank is running like this for about a year and no problems whatsoever.
I love Khulis 💕 I bought a trio to go with my betta as well, he loved to swim next to them, but unfortunately my filter stopped up over night bc it got sand in it the night before I planned on moving every one to my larger tank I had picked up off the curb
What kind of Rasboras? That’s a good size for a betta but sounds overstocked with the schooling fishies too ):
Really like these stock ideas videos! Definitely want to try a CPD tank in the near future
My scape is looking awesome thanks to all the great plants I got from aquarium co-op, thanks for the best!
I'm amazed that you didn't mention the Pea Puffer, love everything you do Cory!
I have a 15 gallon with blue King Kong shrimp chilli rasboras and Pygmy Corys. I know they would eat a few shrimp but They breed enough so it’s fine
Never heard of Blue KK’s panda maybe? Or blue bolts? If they really are blue kongs that’s be amazing to see
My 15 gallon has 3 tiger endlers, 1 pygmy gourami and 5 xray tetras
Newbie to the aquarium world & loving it🥰 Today I upgraded to a 10 gallon Glofish tank (I have a thing for anything that glows or glitters 😩). My tank consists of 1 Veiltail Betta Male, 3 Neon Tetras & 2 Cory Catfish. They are living it up & enjoying life in their new tank😊👍
Wow so much great info! Thx so much!
I'm surprised you didn't include White Clouds or Rice Fish in the unheated 10gallon aquarium section.
Great channel and videos! My 29 gallon is similar to the setup you mentioned with Corys I have
1 moonlight gourami
9 White Cloud Mountain minnows
6 albino Cory’s
1 dwarf Lilly
And a albino Bristlenose pleco.
According to my research I am slightly overstocked but all the fish seem to be fine. I had tanks a lot when I was younger so I’m not totally new do you think since all the fish swim in different areas and are peaceful (the gourami is even pretty timid) that It will be ok? How much should I worry about inches to gallons and the gourami is my main question but any other tips you can think of would be great as it has been awhile since I had a tank and I am totally new to live plants.
I have a few other questions I’m gonna list but I may actually private message you and others with this so feel free to ignore this if you don’t have the time
Any thinks like water jets for current that the fish may prefer?
Also my filter sits fully in the tank I bought it at Wally World and it is brand new but also usable for reptiles so it doesn’t have the straw like others I’ve seen. Should I switch?
I have my gourami hiding places and he just swims to and from them it’s been about two weeks is it normal for him to be so timid? I was thinking maybe the school of white clouds congregating in the top middle of the tank might be disturbing him
But I have never have a moonlight gourami so maybe this is normal, he doesn’t attack any other fish and is very non aggressive
That’s all I can think of now your channel is fantastic and if you (or anyone in this comment stream) can answer or help with even one of these questions it would help put my worrisome fish owner mind at ease lol have a good one and keep up the great vids!
Well I’ve seen a few sources that inches to gallons is not valid to measure how much is too much, because bottom dwellers, mid dwellers, etc... but if your responsible and have a keen eye I really don’t see why overstocking is really that bad
Great series. Allows for creative ideas for a beginner to enjoy more, and the rest of us to grow off of.
Awesome great tips everytime I watch
I have used this centre piece idea for my 5 gallon... I have a Red Dragon betta as centre attraction, with 4 harlequin rasboras and peppered corys as bottom dwellers and cherry shrimps as clean up crew.
1 Neon dwarf gourami
6 glowlight tetras
3 false julii
I am actually starting a 10 gallon planted tank this week and am going for quite the same idea almost 100%. Tetras, gourami, cory cats.
Love the clips of Aquapro’s cherry barbs and Pecktec’s face scape!
Hey Cory, do you still have the tank with those 100 silvertip tetras? I’d love to see an update of that, even if it’s just a short video on instagram
I do, yes.
i keep fancy guppies and i breed them
I have a black Moore goldfish (he’ll be moved when he gets bigger, and I’ve had them with community fish before no problem) along with a school of like 6 bloodfin tetras, 2 blue wag platties, an albino Corey, and a fancy guppy. The similarly sized fish have started to school together. It’s pretty amazing watching them. The blue wags are my current favorites
Great advice as always. Thanks
My centerpiece fish is a betta... And the 24/7 mystery snail porn! 😀
SaraHville 1
😂😂 snail porn lmfao
Wanted a mystery snail but got a zebra nerite snail.I wanna return him and get a mystery snail but I've gotten a bit attached to him...Should I return him?I only wanted a snail to eat algae and leftover food.
@@koalamarsc7452 I would keep the nerite snail. It will eat any algae in the tank. Depending on the size of your tank and what else you have besides the nerite snail, there's no reason you couldn't have both types of snails. I have an olive nerite and 2 mystery snails and they all coexist without any issues.
SaraHville 1 So my mom’s letting me get a mystery snail and some decorations for both of my tanks so the snails can hide just in case.I also already decided I wanted to keep Gary when I was typing that comment but just wanted some opinions.
I have 4 spotted cory 1 betta and about 8 guppies
Love how you do 10 gallon ideas because sometimes idont know what to get for my 29gallon community
This was so helpful thanks
What heater do you recommend for a 20 gallon black neon tetra tank? By the way love your vids pls reply
a 100 watt heater is the minimum size for a 20 gallon tank heater
I would like to see a video of easiest fish to breed, especially something you can breed in a 10 since it's easily available and most people have ethek hanging around.
Please like so he sees this
I read all the comments. There are plenty of videos on the channel on what to breed for a 10 gallon.
Celestial pearl danios are easy to breed in a 10 gallon tank! Ive got a hang on the back breeding box where I put the tiny fry once i spot them! They breed like every week its crazy. The only hard thing is catching the mega tiny fry so they dont get eaten hahaha
Guppies might be the easiest
Kribs
I have two 5 gallon tanks...have male betta in one and the other has a female betta...they have lots of plants and seems really happy....my main tank ..30 gallons has many plants ..corries, female bettas, and rasboras ....thanks for your videos ..helps me a lot ...still learning..New tanker since April.
Tanker' Ilove that as a name for tank owners
Super interesting as usual thank you
What fish is at 3:40? Ive never seen a small fish with red like that 😍
in my 10gallon i have 3sterbai corys 7 rummy nose and 5 neon tetra 3 assassin snail 1 betta and 1 balloon electric blue ram and 2 otocinclus
Cherry barb
Ethan Hopkins i see its a barb that might not be suitable to my tetras but i hope i can find one here, thanks for the reply 😊
Cherry barbs are pretty peaceful, they are reportedly a lot politer than their larger cousins!
Interesting combination of fishes in a ten gallon.
Chris Smith fish*
I green Cory
1 panda Cory
2 painted platy
1blue dragonscale Betta
Got back into fish keeping last year with a Betta in a 10 gallon after watching tons of your videos and just added another 10 gallon to expand my possibilities. Love your work and I’d like to thank you for your continued efforts for the hobby. Landscape Architecture is my line of work, so aquascaping has been a nice change of pace!
Thank you! I enjoy watching your videos, very informative! Im learning so much. I’m a beginner with planted aquariums and having fun with it. I have my first successful planted 5 gallon Betta tank and now moving up to a 10. I eventually want much bigger a step at a time (maybe Angels). I have a question...do you see a problem with mixing cardinal with neon tetras for a school? I don’t want to overstock my tank, at least not until it’s full of plants (with open swimming available of course). I have a fair amount of plants at the moment. It’s cycled of course and I have 3 cardinals in there right now. I thought if I went with neons to complete the school since they are smaller, I can have more life total. I’m very open to more fish, shrimp, snails, etc besides a school. I have eco complete as a substrate, so I think that rules out Cory’s. Thanks much for any help :)
3 pea puffers, 3 otocinclus and about 10-15 assorted stem plants and some java ferns
I was thinking some of the normal red endlers live bearers (the super colourful red ones). With some velvet blue dream and ammano shrimp. Thoughts anyone?
@@jeffsaquariumhobbyenjoymen9468 any further sugestions?
I have a school of the normal endlers, they’re so rewarding to keep and they’re always out and about :) They won’t pick on shrimp or anything. If they’re the only fish, get a big school of like 8-10, they stay about 1/2 inch
@@gabyslittlegarden awesome thank you
@@jeffsaquariumhobbyenjoymen9468 i would love to. But i cant seem to find pygmy corys anywhere where i live will try though
I have an endler, and three endler-sized feeder guppies (who are really pretty) in my 10, along with some pygmy cories, shrimp, and lots of plants. It is great!
I love these top 10 type things you make!
hi just subscribed to your channel.just bought my first 10 gallon tank for tropical fish.total newbie but already getting addicted to the hobby and learning so much already .
20 long vs 20 high
Afro Shinigami to me it’s not about what is better, but what is best. For example, I would put rummy nose tetras in a 20 long than the other. That’s just my opinion.
20 long if you are going with a planted tank
I have a 10 gallon that has 6 green neon tetras. I'd really like to add a betta and a little school of pygmy corys, maybe 5? Does that sound too over stocked to you? I'm a total beginner to this hobby, so any advice that you have would be great!!! Also love your vids, I've learned so much about fish!!! Thank you🐠
Add 2 honey gourami's instead of the betta and 5 little cory's, I think it would look awesome!
I haven't really been looking into hunny gouramis much, but I'll definitely keep that in mind. Thanks
Sounds appropriate to me.
Sounds like a lot for 10 gallon. Maybe if it’s heavily planted.
I would say Betta is a bit aggressive when put in a community tank, you can change Betta to Dwarf Gourami instead, but do not get a pair of 2, because gourami types don't like their own kind, often times they would fight and one become alpha and the other one got bullied, I suggest only buy one or more than 4 to break their aggressions. If you want to overstock your 10 gallon, it's fine as long as you have a decent filter that can pump your 10 gallon water / hour, also you can put an easy live plants that you can find in most fish store like amazon swords and other vertical-growing plants to provide their oxygen, cleaning your fish wastes and giving them hiding spots. Sorry for long reply, I speak of this as of my experience for my 10 Gallon community tank too, today they still healthy and looks great
I ended up being given a small tank so this is great for someone who knows very little about options for small tanks. Big thanks my man
I’m so exited because I have a 55 gallon I got for free for Christmas and I’m getting a 10 gal for my birthday :))))))))
Powder blue? You mean peanut butter...
Jelly fish
Can't beat Peanut Butter Gourami Sandwiches, all time favorite lunch time snack lol.
its an interesting flavour hmmmmm....lol
I just keep a betta in my 10 gallon...
Solid video! Great info!
This helped me sooo much because I am currently saving up to by a 15 gallon and the different categories of stuff like the:
Centrepiece fish
Shoals
Bottom dwellers
Really helped me decide what to go for so appreciate it!
I’ve had a gourami I bought about three years ago had him in with a small blood parrot. He bullied the parrot and killed everything else but the pleco.put him with two smaller oscars he grew with those guys and the three of them are inseparable. I put another baby gourami in that ten gallon and he’s a killer too. I gave up he’s been by himself for a year
I have a betta and 10 zebra danios with neorite snails
I have a betta and 8 leopard danios with nerite snails!
I thought danios preferred cooler temperatures and strong flow whereas Betta like warmer and little flow as not strong swimmers? I'm interested as I have danios and it's like they're on speed and zippy( plus nippy) and I think they'd irritate my Betta who also as a 56l tank .
49 subscribers away from 200K!!! Congrats Cory. Thanks for this video too!
My 10 gallon is pretty simple. We are getting a new one soon which I plan to fully plant. Not egear to wait for the tank to cycle but I want to do what’s best for my babies❤️. Gives me plenty of time to get plants and things!
8 porkcop rasbora and 1 bristle nose pleco in my 10 gallon.
In my 10 I have a powder blue gourami, 4 red eye tetras, and a oranda goldfish.
Haven't watched this one in full yet but congrats on 200k subs, well deserved. This thumbnail really pops! I know you were looking for someone to make them, whoever did this and/or the new channel banner gets my vote! Here's to the next 200k!
In one of my 10 gal. I have a gorgeous bright yellow male betta. I was also keeping a school of neon tetras with him, but was having trouble keeping the ammonia in control, so he is in there alone now. It's a pretty tank: black sand, and green and purple plastic plants of varying sizes, and a cute little yellow and purple mushroom cottage that he loves to hang out in. I'm using Fluval 30 gal HOB filter. I thought that would be enough to keep the ammonia down with regular water changes.
Really hate to say this as I've enjoyed the content for years now, Since the old days with Lamont. But the content lately in the past couple months is very alienating. Recently only a few viddos back you did another 10 gallon tank idea video also. And I just can't relate. Lots of tank idea videos being put on the channel. I know its easy content but after a video or two it becomes monotonous and stale. No disrespect, just using the comment section for some constructive criticism. I hope you can find your path back to the innovative and creative content so I can continue to enjoy the channel because I know you can be much greater Cory. Again no disrespect, only commenting as if I was a friend giving constructive criticism.
Happen to have a 10 gallon planted setup right now! May use one of these ideas👍🏻 powder blue’s are great🐟
I just bought 2 10g tanks and need some stocking ideas and this is on time👍
Thank you for your video! I am very knew to owning fish. Just have a betta fish right now, but have been wanting to do a fresh water fish tank with more then just one fish in it. This video has encouraged me with the 10 gallon I got. I haven't used it yet but been worried a 10 is to small cause other videos seem to make you feel guilty if you don't have a massive size tank. Excited to get more into the hobby of owning fish. 😊