Aquarium Co-Op recently went to my friends house and he has a tank with a betta and some celestial pearl danios. He doesn't have a heater and doesn't use a water conditioner. What's the nice way of saying he should use those two things? He also lives in Canada. Also he apparently let's water sit in a bottle to off gas the chlorine before he adds it in but I read somewhere or other that the chloramines don't off gas plus there's the issue of heavy/toxic metals anyways. Is it fine or should I think of a nice way of saying he should get a heater and or a water conditioner additive.
Hey Cory i got a problem with my tank, i recently moved house and had to transport my fish, re used the tank water and fish were bagged for transport.. set up the tank in the new home, 2 weeks later my fish started to die almost daily, i lost 6 fish in 8 days.. Trying bacterial treatment after the 3rd death but dont think its doing much, what do you think????
@@AquariumCoop Cory I'm astonished I really am.... now I thought I knew a lot but with watching u I've gained so much knowledge and I thank you your content is second to none.. the time put into it is just top class... I just hope it grows and grows... I watch you every day going over old and new content it's a utter pleasure to watch you... thank you...and keep tanking
Aquarium Co-Op I think it starts with daily videos like king of diy, I know that sounds challenging but maybe just do a small species dissection of a different fish everyday or something just to keep the channel going, I’m sure you have plenty of species to keep that going for a little while😊
I have a blue/red vailtail betta in a 10 gallon heavily planted tank with 4 ghost shrimp, 2 cherry shrimp, a mystery snail and an otocinclus. I have the Aqueon 10 hang on back filter (hotrodded) and a sponge filter to make sure my slightly overstocked tank remains viable with excellent filtration. I am about 6 months into the life cycle of the tank and my particular betta seems to get along with my other critters quite well. Seeing the shrimp swim across the tank to run towards food is quite enjoyable.
My ten is way overstocked compared to yours but has been fine for months. I too hot rodded the Aqueon 10. It's heavily planted aslo. Six Rasboras 1 betta, 3 corys left over from another tank. Additionally 2 nerite snail 2 ottos 2 ammano shrimp and one Ghost shrimp. Excellent water quality always
@@Jcharp12how did the tank handle longer term? I want a similar setup, rasboras, Corys and a Betta, but I want 9 chili rasbora, 5 pygmy Cory, 1 Betta. No shrimp or snails. Aqaadvisor says this is 4% overstocked but with adequate filtration.
I have 3 pea puffers in a ten. Also guppies , Haitian live bares. Love it. Working on getting more fish. Have the tanks. Just working on getting things aranged. A very important idem that would be good to cover is how keeping fish can help mentally. I'm bipolar, have anxiety, plus a few other help problems. Having the fish draws my attention away from t.v. drama, and bad news. The hardest part for me was getting use to regular water changes. I'm final getting that under control. I have nine fish tanks running right now plus a snail tank w/pond & rams horns. This have all been since June of 17, I spent a month with my brother and he got me hooked on you, Rachel, Dustin, and Joey. Tanks sated going up in October 17. I have caught a major case of M.T.S.. By the way I'm 61, widowed, so you can start or get back into fish at any age. P.S. I'm working on giving it. M.T.S. to my daughter and grandson. Lol have a great day.
Janet Whittenburg-batchelor wow! I too follow those 4 awesome hobbyist! And thanks to corys video about his QT section, i do buy fish from stores that QT their fish and will gladly shell out the extra bucks. Its worth it.
I started fishkeeping with a 3.5 for the cats to watch. It quickly escalated to a 10 g and I realized how much it eased anxiety by keeping me present in the moment while maintaining and observing the tank. My 3.5 is now empty in a closet, the 10 is a quarantine tank next to my 29 gallon with 3 mollies, 3 (for now) amano shrimp, and 2 (again for now) peppered cory cats. Going to get another shrimp or two, two more cats, and probably 7 guppies.
Yeah...It really helps with depression...I have fallen in love with my new betta, I named him Blue, my new dwarf honey gourami and three pea puffers. All came with special personas. Currently I am keeping my betta in his 5 gal and others in my 10 gal. Those tanks are what I can afford for now and they are doing well with their mates. I dont know if sunset dwarf gouramis are aggressive with other gouramis but she is doing well with my honey guy. She started coming out her shell when she met him few days ago and now she doesnt flinch when I come near.
I have two pea puffers that I keep in a ten gallon aquarium. They have lots of personality, and watching them eat and hunt is the best part. I tried to keep them as a species-only tank, and it turned out very well! If anyone wants to do a dwarf puffer (or pea puffer) tank, I recommend doing some heavy foliage that way they can get some distance from each other. Other than that, this is probably the best tank I own!
I have a planted 10 with a Koi betta, nerite snails and a school of exclamation point rasboras. I have several tanks larger than 10 but for some reason 10s are often my favorite. Love the african frog tank idea... I may need to try that
This is perfect! I just started up a 9g Fluval Flex and planted it heavily, and have been wondering about killifish, so this was great timing. Thanks Cory! I’m excited for some gularis or gardneri
Enjoying the new feel of everything. The new setting is awesome, the content itself is top notch as always (never considered an all frog tank) and Jimmy dialed it in with the editing and b-roll. I’m not a huge fan of the orange on thumbnail or the cartoonish look of new banner but that’s my personal preference...I’m going to click anyway 💚
The cartoonish look are member perks that people get with time rewards on our channel. Being that they are emojis essentially at low resolution we don't have a ton of room to work with when it comes to that.
Aquarium Co-Op ahh ok makes complete sense and the font style plays off that. For the record I like the emojis themselves (I wasn’t clear), font style/design is what stood out to me but change always takes time to get used to.
I have an 8.8Gal cube with a female betta and a snail in it. For decorations I have an Anubias plant, grey/brown gravel and a driftwood tree with weeping moss on it. After the betta passes i'm planning on turning it into a cherry shrimp tank. I've thought about dwarf frogs but they are sensitive to vibration and where my tank is it wouldn't work.
Right now I have am empty tank! I'm waiting on some substrate for plants to come in the mail before I set it up. My original plan was to move my betta from his 5 gallon to the new 10 gallon but I'm having second thought because he is very happy in his 5. So i'm thinking maybe do some Kilifish!
Thanks for the ideas on 10 gallon tank, I've kept dwarf/pea puffers for a wile now in a 10Gal well planted tank and I find them such interesting little fish
Awesome video Cory, love those Killi’s thanks Cory I learn something new from u just about every time I watch a video of yours thank you again for everything you do for our hobby much love and aloha ... I Keep Endlers Red/Green, Habrosus Cory’s, Cheery Shrimp and a Betta in one of my 10g tanks, lots of real plants and wood/rock so everyone has a spot, in my other 10g Betta, Amano shrimp, Cobra Endlers, julii corys, and a Nerite snail.. thanks again Cory much love and aloha🤙🏽🐠🤙🏽
I have a betta in a 10 gallon. Seems like a weird thing to only bave a betta in a 10 gallon planted by it's self but thats what I did. Also Cory, when I was at your store 2 weeks ago, when my dad and I were done getting fish, we saw a veiltale betta take down a pristella tetra. It was the first time I ever saw anything like it.
I like a dwarf or honey gourami with a few gentle schooling fish. Right now I have a dwarf gourami with a school of rasboras and they look great together. Been thinking of adding a mystery snail or a couple of amanos just to help with cleaning.
I keep a betta fish with 3 cardinal tetras 3 albino cory's and 3 ram horn snails in a 10 gallon. They all coexist quite nicely. Its heavily planted because sometimes my betta is grumpy but for the most part they get along. I alternate with blood worms and flake food every other feeding
Your videos are always so informative and thorough. Definitely my favorite aquarium hobbyist channel I've found so far! Now I do have a question. I just got a 10 gallon (Marineland BioWheel) and I plan on doing a fishless cycle. As far as stocking goes, I'm thinking one female betta, three or four male guppies, and maybe a cory cat. I know a male betta with guppies wouldn't be the best idea, but how do you feel about a female? Thanks for any advice!
Great ideas! 👌 In one of my 10 gallon I've got 1 pea puffer, 3 australe killis, a pair of blue rams, some culled shrimp and a baby red ancistrus 🐟 In my other 10 gallon I've got neocaridina shrimp, physa snails (for the puffer), a baby red ancistrus and 5 white clouds ❤ I absolutely love to watch them grow, breed and do their thing! I plan on setting up one more 10 gallon to house frogs or shell dwellers... 😅
This was great! Can you do a video on column aquariums? I just purchased a 15g designer column aquarium & looking for ideas to stock it! Your advice is always appreciated & cherished! God Bless Cory! ❤
I’ve always been a big fish guy, but have a 10 gallon at the office that I decided to stock differently about a year ago. My “big” fish are usually cichlids. So let’s do a dwarf cichlid. I put in 3 electric blue rams. They need something else in there, too - not necessarily dither fish, but the concept works. I looked for something different, and decided to try celestial pearl danios. Those are great little fish! Beautiful, and the contrast with the electric blues worked out great! Then a pleco - anything outside the norm. (I’m not just a fish nerd, but a bit of a fish snob, too.) I did a snowball, and he is doing great in there, too, and while it doesn’t get noticed as a “theme”, but spots on the celestials and the snowball fit together. I have fallen in love with this small tank now!
Hi Cory Great Advice! I am a complete newbie to Keeping Fish however I have my 10 Gallon Aquarium setup with 6 danios in. Any idea as to what fish would be ideal as a centre piece in my tank? I'd also like to add a few Bottom or glass dwellers too Thanks Aaron
My experience regarding Bettas with shrimp was pretty short-lived. I put my new Betta in a tank with two Amanos, first they panicked then they hid so well I thought they were dead. Then I moved the Betta and they both turned up in a day. If I had waited longer they would've died for certain, because they were so afraid of the Betta they didn't even come out to eat. It was frustrating because the Betta didn't even seem to care at all about the shrimp. I'll try pygmy corys and neons next.
Thanks for replying. I know they can live off bio film, but their hiding place was a spot with a surface area that was barely five square inches. I didn't have much in the way of hardscaping in that tank, because I wanted to maximize the swimming area for the fish, the only place they could hide was at the stem of a small piece of driftwood that is covered in moss. I'm not sure biofilm in this small of an area would replenish fast enough to sustain them long term. I have endler guppies and dusky nerites with them now, and they get along pretty well. :)
I’ve had awful experiences with shrimp. I’ve only ever tried keeping ghost shrimp and they’ve eaten each other, when I transferred the ones that survived quarantine to my guppy and molly tank the fish devoured the shrimp and before that a few years ago I tried putting them with my betta and they were gone within a week after nipping at my Bettas fins. I felt so bad. I wanted to keep a shrimp tank but I’ve been traumatized lol.
I have a Black/Blue/Yellow Betta with some Panda Cory's, Ghost shrimp and some Neons in a planted tank. I love the shrimp and the Cory's, I've never kept them before and they are really neat
I wish you do a killifish information video, I'm from Spain and just started cycling a new 10g tank, really intrested in those fish but i don't find much information :(
With the betta tank, you mentioned having a schooling fish, like a neon tetra, and a bottom dweller, like a cory. How many fish would be too many to have in the tank? Like, would the betta, 3 cory, and 3 tetra be good? I feel like the schooling fish should have more, but I don't want to overstock the tank.
I have a red and blue Betta fish male, with some neon tetras and 2 dwarf oto suckers in a 10 gallon I also have another 10 gallon with a baby axolotl for his grown out tank :)
I'm currently using my 10 gallon as a breeder to further stock my 75 gallon aquarium. All the fish in there could definitely do okay in a 10er, I have Celestial Pearl Danios, Pseudomugil Luminatus, Neons, Otto cats cause there's nothing better as a cleaner imo, Amano shrimp, Bloody Mary shrimp (and a rogue Orange shrimp that my local shop gave me by accident), pond snails that snuck in along with trumpets, and a single betta. All these do great in there, but I highly recommend the Pseudomugils or the CPDs, both are tied for my favorite and love dense planting. Keep them together if you want, they've all gotten along great
I really like the idea of a dwarf frog tank. I currently have a 20 gallon long sitting empty that I was going to use to try to raise up corydoras (the ones in my display tank have started laying eggs) but if that doesn't work I may just have to get some little frog buddies.
Your hard work has really payed off! Funny I watched the dropsy video on Swhiskey and your explanation was unreal... I've been watching for close to a year now and your advice and descriptions keep improving from video to video great job man!!!
Hi, love your videos. I’m about to set up a 10 gallon, and I’m wondering it’s too small for Peacock Gudgeons. They look amazing, but everything I see has 15 gallons and over recommendations for it.
I have stocked as a breeder but recommend everything on this list. Currently: Colony's of Neocaridina shrimp , Guppy trios and colony's, Ramshorn and Malaysian trumpet snails. In the past: Breading pairs only! "Apistogramma"-Cacatuodes/Iniridae/Agassizii/Viejita, Bristlenose pleco Common and super red, Rocket Killie and Gold austriale Killie. When it came to the Bristlenose plecos the fry were removed after 2 weeks and moved to larger tanks. Not moving the fry results in an over stocked tank as soon as the fry begin to grow two weeks gave them a little time to toughen up before moving.
Well I bought a trio of Guppies supposed to be one male to female well being two males and 1 female so I went and bought another female and the one male who is I believe it's a tuxedo guppy he became really aggressive to my other Guppies so one day I was tired of him picking on the other Guppies so I dropped him in my 10 gallon betta tank and he is very docile in there I think the betta fish keeps him in check and I also have a 30 gallon Community tank that has a couple extra Guppies because I don't want them picking on the females some neon some black tetras and red tetras picasimus kuhli loach and some shrimp thanks for the awesome videos love watching them
You give a lot of information which I enjoy.... QUESTION. I have a 10 gallon tank I want to put on my cover potion next to my bar. I live in Northern California. So, what type of fish can I keep in it if its outside?
I have 6 dwarf frogs with a multicolour betta, three peppered corys, 7 beacon Tetra’s, and 7 black neon Tetra’s in a planted fluval f35 which is a 15 gallon or 58 ltr filtered by a 206 the frogs are amazing, love you videos keep them up
Dwarf frogs are some of my favorite aquarium inhabitants. If you put fish with them, they can actually do well if you pick other fish with good temperament. I keep mine with Khuli loaches and a betta and their competition is very minimal.
I love these 10 gallon videos and I know i could do any of these on a larger scale in a 20 gallon... but any chance you could do a series on 20 or 20 long tanks?
Great video!! I still am too scared to get anything larger than a 10-gallon. I’ve got a female dumbo ear Betta, a Nerite snail, an Amano, Red Cherry, and Blue Velvet shrimp. There’s Dwarf Sag growing all over the sand. Also, looking great, Cory!!
My 10g is a hospital/quarantine tank - right now a sick rainbow fish is in there - I'm valiantly fighting the urge to turn it into a planted fish or shrimp tank 💕👍
Love these videos. Would say dwarf frog alone in my personal experience though. Had them Rasbora Het and feeding time gets a little tricky, one fish lost an eye. Kind makes me want to setup a dwarf frog tank how you explained, could be neat.
Great choices. I have a single paradise fish in a 10 gal, was part of a small community but was too aggressive, so lives in a planted tank by its self lots of personality. Have a good one cory. :)
I got a betta and 6 neon tetras in a 10G, with ph of 7.5 to 8.5. and they are doing fine with no adverse effect since February 2018. I was worried at start but i am cool now. Only added pothos in it, as i had no success with java moss, java fern and Amazon sword. The best thing is, even by end of four weeks the water quality is still perfect, and wc is done to lower the TDS and pH.
I have a tiny Betta that I kinda "rescued". Basically, it was a breeding fail, and that caused the breeder to sell it early. It's not even adult... It was about the size of an adult harlequin rasborra. It was so stressed at the store and the fins were trashed by the rasborras... So I bought him... And named him Jimmie... He's doing much better in his new tank. Plenty of space for one small boy.
I have 3 10 gallon tanks! One has 10 cherry shrimp and 1 nerite snail. One has 2 trios of scarlet Endler guppies with a nerite snail. My last one has a trio of peacock gobies and a trio of rocket killifish! All are planted with heaters, lids, proper filters, and bubblers. I also have 2 20 gallon tanks, 2 five gallon tanks for fry, and my favorite 33 gallon long
One of my tanks is a 10.5 gallon (40~ litres) with a white-gold halfmoon super-delta betta (beautiful fish), with CPDs and Pygmy Corys. Heavily planted, bettas are related to gourami so will appreciate lots of plants and floating plants too. I also have a few freshwater tiger shrimp in with them, and the betta and CPD's have barely stopped to look at them. It really depends on the nature of the fish. Always recommend CPD and Pygmy Corys, they don't get enough love! Pygmy Corys need a minimum of 5 in a tank to be truly happy, CPD need 1 male to 2 females roughly, and you want a group so between 6 and 7 is ideal for a tank that size.
I like these type of vids the best, well maybe feeding the 800 vids, well maybe feeding Murphy vids too. I only keep two 10 gallon tanks. Both of them are usually my quarantine tanks. I am going to make one a brackish water. I have never tried anything but freshwater. I have been in the hobby for 20 years or so only breading freshwater fish.
You mentioned that danios might not do well with betta fish. I'm assuming it's because they can be nippy? If so, is that less of a concern if you have a plakat betta?
My golden wonder killifish swallowed a Debauwi Catfish that was 75% his size-so yes watch putting them with smaller fish. Mine was very aggressive-had to be male. He calmed down a bit when I threw a couple angels in there that could kick his butt. And I have had one golden jump clear out of a tank through a lid that was raised an inch. Mine were in a 20 or 29 high. But the other Killi-types mentioned I’ve had a couple of the Gardneri Killifish and they are absolutely fantastic! Great personalities and funny to watch.
I've been feeding my ADF freeze dried blood worms and freeze dried brine shrimp for like 9 months in my 29g nano fish community tank. It seems to be doing great!
Scarlet badii are amazing in ten gallon. Live brine shrimp is preferred but frozen works. Will sometimes eat flakes. Live plants. Dwarf hair grass, carpet plant, river rock, sand ,Carib substrate for plants. No heat. Sponge filter and small hang over the back filter.
Tbh, it sounds a tad bit overstocked but full of color. If you have previous experience with aquariums, you could get it to work though. Another thing is that Cory fish like to school, so 2 wouldn't be enough. I know this is a late response, and if you've come up with smthn else, please share! I am looking for inspiration.
In my 10 gallon tank I have a male veiltail betta and 6 zebra danios. The betta has not shown a single sign of aggression towards them, just curiosity the first couple of days. Feeding time is fun, because the danios are super fast at eating. I taught my betta to go to the opposite side of the tank during feeding time so that I can feed him separately while the little pigs are eating to make sure he gets his food. The first day I fed them together the betta was trying to compete for food and barely got anything, and it broke my heart. But within two days of “training” he was already swimming to the right side of the tank to wait for me to give him his food.
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YES PLEASE! Keep Em Coming Cory! 20 and 30 gal ideas would be awesome too!
Yes please
I’m starting off with a 10 as a beginner tank.
Will a Betta House well with guppies ?
Aquarium Co-Op recently went to my friends house and he has a tank with a betta and some celestial pearl danios. He doesn't have a heater and doesn't use a water conditioner. What's the nice way of saying he should use those two things? He also lives in Canada. Also he apparently let's water sit in a bottle to off gas the chlorine before he adds it in but I read somewhere or other that the chloramines don't off gas plus there's the issue of heavy/toxic metals anyways. Is it fine or should I think of a nice way of saying he should get a heater and or a water conditioner additive.
Hey Cory i got a problem with my tank, i recently moved house and had to transport my fish, re used the tank water and fish were bagged for transport..
set up the tank in the new home, 2 weeks later my fish started to die almost daily, i lost 6 fish in 8 days..
Trying bacterial treatment after the 3rd death but dont think its doing much, what do you think????
I have African clawed frogs they did meet though I feed him live worms
"What are you keeping in your 10 gallon " right now just Air, thats why im here :)
If you don't have anything in there rn then I would recommend a half Moon king betta fish. I have one and he is very cool and cute
If you have some thing what did u decide on?
Stephen Weinelt That’s me. Substrate wood and air. Lol
Same
Same. Waiting on a substrate to be delivered
Why on earth is this channel not at 1 million subs..... this is gotta be one if the best out there......
We haven't been able to crack the code to engage with viewers at that level yet ;)
@@AquariumCoop Cory I'm astonished I really am.... now I thought I knew a lot but with watching u I've gained so much knowledge and I thank you your content is second to none.. the time put into it is just top class... I just hope it grows and grows... I watch you every day going over old and new content it's a utter pleasure to watch you... thank you...and keep tanking
Aquarium Co-Op I think it starts with daily videos like king of diy, I know that sounds challenging but maybe just do a small species dissection of a different fish everyday or something just to keep the channel going, I’m sure you have plenty of species to keep that going for a little while😊
@@justbaquatics2512 ayyyy same
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I have a blue/red vailtail betta in a 10 gallon heavily planted tank with 4 ghost shrimp, 2 cherry shrimp, a mystery snail and an otocinclus. I have the Aqueon 10 hang on back filter (hotrodded) and a sponge filter to make sure my slightly overstocked tank remains viable with excellent filtration. I am about 6 months into the life cycle of the tank and my particular betta seems to get along with my other critters quite well. Seeing the shrimp swim across the tank to run towards food is quite enjoyable.
My ten is way overstocked compared to yours but has been fine for months. I too hot rodded the Aqueon 10. It's heavily planted aslo. Six Rasboras 1 betta, 3 corys left over from another tank. Additionally 2 nerite snail 2 ottos 2 ammano shrimp and one Ghost shrimp. Excellent water quality always
Can one otocinclus be okay alone? I thought they were shoalers?
@@LO-qd1xx They are and should be kept that way but, it's not a necesity
@@Jcharp12how did the tank handle longer term?
I want a similar setup, rasboras, Corys and a Betta, but I want 9 chili rasbora, 5 pygmy Cory, 1 Betta. No shrimp or snails. Aqaadvisor says this is 4% overstocked but with adequate filtration.
What do you mean by "hot rodded" @@Jcharp12
Can’t stop myself from staring at the UA-cam counter in the background to see if it goes up while you’re filming haha :)
Man I miss my old dwarf frog, they're so derpy haha. Great vid crew!
I have 3 pea puffers in a ten. Also guppies , Haitian live bares. Love it. Working on getting more fish. Have the tanks. Just working on getting things aranged. A very important idem that would be good to cover is how keeping fish can help mentally. I'm bipolar, have anxiety, plus a few other help problems. Having the fish draws my attention away from t.v. drama, and bad news. The hardest part for me was getting use to regular water changes. I'm final getting that under control. I have nine fish tanks running right now plus a snail tank w/pond & rams horns. This have all been since June of 17, I spent a month with my brother and he got me hooked on you, Rachel, Dustin, and Joey. Tanks sated going up in October 17. I have caught a major case of M.T.S.. By the way I'm 61, widowed, so you can start or get back into fish at any age. P.S. I'm working on giving it. M.T.S. to my daughter and grandson. Lol have a great day.
Janet Whittenburg-batchelor wow! I too follow those 4 awesome hobbyist!
And thanks to corys video about his QT section, i do buy fish from stores that QT their fish and will gladly shell out the extra bucks. Its worth it.
I started fishkeeping with a 3.5 for the cats to watch. It quickly escalated to a 10 g and I realized how much it eased anxiety by keeping me present in the moment while maintaining and observing the tank. My 3.5 is now empty in a closet, the 10 is a quarantine tank next to my 29 gallon with 3 mollies, 3 (for now) amano shrimp, and 2 (again for now) peppered cory cats. Going to get another shrimp or two, two more cats, and probably 7 guppies.
Yeah...It really helps with depression...I have fallen in love with my new betta, I named him Blue, my new dwarf honey gourami and three pea puffers. All came with special personas. Currently I am keeping my betta in his 5 gal and others in my 10 gal. Those tanks are what I can afford for now and they are doing well with their mates. I dont know if sunset dwarf gouramis are aggressive with other gouramis but she is doing well with my honey guy. She started coming out her shell when she met him few days ago and now she doesnt flinch when I come near.
Steezix same here y not nurse he 3.5 for a beautiful Betta there not to exspensive that’s what I did when I quickly upgraded to the 10
First time I've heard of a fish being described as brown turds.
I have two pea puffers that I keep in a ten gallon aquarium. They have lots of personality, and watching them eat and hunt is the best part. I tried to keep them as a species-only tank, and it turned out very well! If anyone wants to do a dwarf puffer (or pea puffer) tank, I recommend doing some heavy foliage that way they can get some distance from each other. Other than that, this is probably the best tank I own!
Waiting to have my ten establish so I’m absorbing these videos like crazy. Thank you for the quality video as always.
I have a planted 10 with a Koi betta, nerite snails and a school of exclamation point rasboras. I have several tanks larger than 10 but for some reason 10s are often my favorite. Love the african frog tank idea... I may need to try that
Thanks for the video Cory! I really want some blue Gularis now! Been looking at them for awhile!
Pretty “killi”fish 😊 always wanted to try them.
Thank you for the video.
Pretty killifish. Never thought about a dedicated dwarf frog tank. I'm now thinking, hey, I have a couple of ten gallons stored away...hmmmmm
My mission is working, dusting off old 10 gallons in people's garage, 1 tank at a time ;P
ShelbyRae Lane not sure if you started yet, but what’s neat about them is that they will sing whenever they start to breed. A big croaking symphony.
Pea puffers only tank in my bedroom love them definitely recommended
When dwarf clawed frogs sing they sound like a cell phone ringing on vibrate💯😂🐸💙🔥
Really like this format, lots of great fish facts and information. Thank you.
Killifish. Of course! One of my favorites for sure!
I literally just cleaned up my 10 gal and see this🤦🏽♂️ life is great
This is perfect! I just started up a 9g Fluval Flex and planted it heavily, and have been wondering about killifish, so this was great timing. Thanks Cory! I’m excited for some gularis or gardneri
Enjoying the new feel of everything. The new setting is awesome, the content itself is top notch as always (never considered an all frog tank) and Jimmy dialed it in with the editing and b-roll. I’m not a huge fan of the orange on thumbnail or the cartoonish look of new banner but that’s my personal preference...I’m going to click anyway 💚
The cartoonish look are member perks that people get with time rewards on our channel. Being that they are emojis essentially at low resolution we don't have a ton of room to work with when it comes to that.
Aquarium Co-Op ahh ok makes complete sense and the font style plays off that. For the record I like the emojis themselves (I wasn’t clear), font style/design is what stood out to me but change always takes time to get used to.
Really enjoy tank size specific videos since im returning to the hobby recently. Keep the great content coming.
I have an 8.8Gal cube with a female betta and a snail in it. For decorations I have an Anubias plant, grey/brown gravel and a driftwood tree with weeping moss on it. After the betta passes i'm planning on turning it into a cherry shrimp tank. I've thought about dwarf frogs but they are sensitive to vibration and where my tank is it wouldn't work.
Your background is perfect, so organised!
Right now I have am empty tank! I'm waiting on some substrate for plants to come in the mail before I set it up. My original plan was to move my betta from his 5 gallon to the new 10 gallon but I'm having second thought because he is very happy in his 5. So i'm thinking maybe do some Kilifish!
Thanks for the ideas on 10 gallon tank, I've kept dwarf/pea puffers for a wile now in a 10Gal well planted tank and I find them such interesting little fish
Awesome video Cory, love those Killi’s thanks Cory I learn something new from u just about every time I watch a video of yours thank you again for everything you do for our hobby much love and aloha ... I Keep Endlers Red/Green, Habrosus Cory’s, Cheery Shrimp and a Betta in one of my 10g tanks, lots of real plants and wood/rock so everyone has a spot, in my other 10g Betta, Amano shrimp, Cobra Endlers, julii corys, and a Nerite snail.. thanks again Cory much love and aloha🤙🏽🐠🤙🏽
I have a Gardneri gold killifish and a few Daisy's ricefish in my ten gallon. Love killifish!
Awesome vid thumbs up for 20 gallon stocking vid
my ten is a pair of sparkling gouramis. LOVE those guys
Helix Arrow do you have any other fish in that tank I plan on getting some for my ten.
not yet, i want to get some pygmy cories eventually, and maybe a few briggitae raspboras
Helix Arrow same pygmy corydoras and chili rasboras was my idea
I just have my 10 gallon set up as a guppy grow-out tank, my local fish stores have such a small variety
I have a betta in a 10 gallon. Seems like a weird thing to only bave a betta in a 10 gallon planted by it's self but thats what I did.
Also Cory, when I was at your store 2 weeks ago, when my dad and I were done getting fish, we saw a veiltale betta take down a pristella tetra. It was the first time I ever saw anything like it.
Yikes, that's a big take down for a betta. Check the box for that bettas doesn't want roomate tetras.
That’s what I did, he lived like a king for 3 years and just died this last weekend.
It's amazing aquarium idea 💡 tons of colour
I like a dwarf or honey gourami with a few gentle schooling fish. Right now I have a dwarf gourami with a school of rasboras and they look great together. Been thinking of adding a mystery snail or a couple of amanos just to help with cleaning.
Really enjoying the stocklist suggestion videos. Looking forward to other sizes!
I plan to film some in the future :)
I keep a betta fish with 3 cardinal tetras 3 albino cory's and 3 ram horn snails in a 10 gallon. They all coexist quite nicely. Its heavily planted because sometimes my betta is grumpy but for the most part they get along. I alternate with blood worms and flake food every other feeding
if you can have more fish get some more of the corys and tetras there are scholing fish
Your videos are always so informative and thorough. Definitely my favorite aquarium hobbyist channel I've found so far!
Now I do have a question. I just got a 10 gallon (Marineland BioWheel) and I plan on doing a fishless cycle. As far as stocking goes, I'm thinking one female betta, three or four male guppies, and maybe a cory cat. I know a male betta with guppies wouldn't be the best idea, but how do you feel about a female? Thanks for any advice!
Great ideas! 👌
In one of my 10 gallon I've got 1 pea puffer, 3 australe killis, a pair of blue rams, some culled shrimp and a baby red ancistrus 🐟
In my other 10 gallon I've got neocaridina shrimp, physa snails (for the puffer), a baby red ancistrus and 5 white clouds ❤ I absolutely love to watch them grow, breed and do their thing!
I plan on setting up one more 10 gallon to house frogs or shell dwellers... 😅
Quite a collection there. Cool to see it all working in a 10 gallon
Great video guys! I’m going to go get a bunch of dwarf frogs now.
This was great! Can you do a video on column aquariums? I just purchased a 15g designer column aquarium & looking for ideas to stock it! Your advice is always appreciated & cherished!
God Bless Cory! ❤
I don't think Cory has made a video on it but maybe some snails with different rarity
I’ve always been a big fish guy, but have a 10 gallon at the office that I decided to stock differently about a year ago.
My “big” fish are usually cichlids. So let’s do a dwarf cichlid. I put in 3 electric blue rams. They need something else in there, too - not necessarily dither fish, but the concept works. I looked for something different, and decided to try celestial pearl danios. Those are great little fish! Beautiful, and the contrast with the electric blues worked out great! Then a pleco - anything outside the norm. (I’m not just a fish nerd, but a bit of a fish snob, too.) I did a snowball, and he is doing great in there, too, and while it doesn’t get noticed as a “theme”, but spots on the celestials and the snowball fit together.
I have fallen in love with this small tank now!
I have a dwarf gourami, 2 mystery snails, 3 cory cats, and Neon Tetras in my 10 gallon.
Hi Cory
Great Advice!
I am a complete newbie to Keeping Fish however I have my 10 Gallon Aquarium setup with 6 danios in.
Any idea as to what fish would be ideal as a centre piece in my tank?
I'd also like to add a few Bottom or glass dwellers too
Thanks
Aaron
I really enjoy your videos. Can you do a video on the order in which you should stock your aquarium? Schooling first? Bottom Last? *Shrug* Thank you!
My experience regarding Bettas with shrimp was pretty short-lived. I put my new Betta in a tank with two Amanos, first they panicked then they hid so well I thought they were dead. Then I moved the Betta and they both turned up in a day. If I had waited longer they would've died for certain, because they were so afraid of the Betta they didn't even come out to eat. It was frustrating because the Betta didn't even seem to care at all about the shrimp.
I'll try pygmy corys and neons next.
I'm not sure they would have died, as amanos can live off bio film. I think they would warm up to the tank long term.
Thanks for replying.
I know they can live off bio film, but their hiding place was a spot with a surface area that was barely five square inches. I didn't have much in the way of hardscaping in that tank, because I wanted to maximize the swimming area for the fish, the only place they could hide was at the stem of a small piece of driftwood that is covered in moss. I'm not sure biofilm in this small of an area would replenish fast enough to sustain them long term. I have endler guppies and dusky nerites with them now, and they get along pretty well. :)
I’ve had awful experiences with shrimp. I’ve only ever tried keeping ghost shrimp and they’ve eaten each other, when I transferred the ones that survived quarantine to my guppy and molly tank the fish devoured the shrimp and before that a few years ago I tried putting them with my betta and they were gone within a week after nipping at my Bettas fins. I felt so bad. I wanted to keep a shrimp tank but I’ve been traumatized lol.
I have a dwarf gourami with some guppies and shrimp. Awesome tank lots of movement
I have a Black/Blue/Yellow Betta with some Panda Cory's, Ghost shrimp and some Neons in a planted tank. I love the shrimp and the Cory's, I've never kept them before and they are really neat
Shell dwellers are in my 10 gallon choice. Love them I have Multies
I wish you do a killifish information video, I'm from Spain and just started cycling a new 10g tank, really intrested in those fish but i don't find much information :(
With the betta tank, you mentioned having a schooling fish, like a neon tetra, and a bottom dweller, like a cory. How many fish would be too many to have in the tank? Like, would the betta, 3 cory, and 3 tetra be good? I feel like the schooling fish should have more, but I don't want to overstock the tank.
I have a red and blue Betta fish male, with some neon tetras and 2 dwarf oto suckers in a 10 gallon I also have another 10 gallon with a baby axolotl for his grown out tank :)
Livin' the dream. I want similar tank mates for my new betta. And I love axolotls, they're super cool.
Great video Cory! 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸
You deserve more subscribers man.
My old 10 gallon I had literally every color of platy. Green plants and white sand, those colors popped! Along with 4 or 5 kuhli loaches.
Verry nice video sir thanks. Happy fishkeeping
I have a 10 Steel Blue Lyretail Killifish tank, and they ended up giving me 4 babies! Easy to keep, hardy and stunning.
I'm currently using my 10 gallon as a breeder to further stock my 75 gallon aquarium. All the fish in there could definitely do okay in a 10er, I have Celestial Pearl Danios, Pseudomugil Luminatus, Neons, Otto cats cause there's nothing better as a cleaner imo, Amano shrimp, Bloody Mary shrimp (and a rogue Orange shrimp that my local shop gave me by accident), pond snails that snuck in along with trumpets, and a single betta. All these do great in there, but I highly recommend the Pseudomugils or the CPDs, both are tied for my favorite and love dense planting. Keep them together if you want, they've all gotten along great
I really like the idea of a dwarf frog tank. I currently have a 20 gallon long sitting empty that I was going to use to try to raise up corydoras (the ones in my display tank have started laying eggs) but if that doesn't work I may just have to get some little frog buddies.
they can be kept together
Can which be kept together?
WOW incredible advice, fast and efficient honestly top notch!
I try, always looking to improve my delivery
Your hard work has really payed off! Funny I watched the dropsy video on Swhiskey and your explanation was unreal... I've been watching for close to a year now and your advice and descriptions keep improving from video to video great job man!!!
Hi, love your videos. I’m about to set up a 10 gallon, and I’m wondering it’s too small for Peacock Gudgeons. They look amazing, but everything I see has 15 gallons and over recommendations for it.
I actually own eastern North American native killifish and they are schooling so although drab they are good in groups and community tanks
nice, did you collect em yourself?
When I was a kid, I used to catch those and mosquitoe fish.
I have stocked as a breeder but recommend everything on this list. Currently: Colony's of Neocaridina shrimp , Guppy trios and colony's, Ramshorn and Malaysian trumpet snails. In the past: Breading pairs only! "Apistogramma"-Cacatuodes/Iniridae/Agassizii/Viejita, Bristlenose pleco Common and super red, Rocket Killie and Gold austriale Killie. When it came to the Bristlenose plecos the fry were removed after 2 weeks and moved to larger tanks. Not moving the fry results in an over stocked tank as soon as the fry begin to grow two weeks gave them a little time to toughen up before moving.
Well I bought a trio of Guppies supposed to be one male to female well being two males and 1 female so I went and bought another female and the one male who is I believe it's a tuxedo guppy he became really aggressive to my other Guppies so one day I was tired of him picking on the other Guppies so I dropped him in my 10 gallon betta tank and he is very docile in there I think the betta fish keeps him in check and I also have a 30 gallon Community tank that has a couple extra Guppies because I don't want them picking on the females some neon some black tetras and red tetras picasimus kuhli loach and some shrimp thanks for the awesome videos love watching them
You give a lot of information which I enjoy.... QUESTION. I have a 10 gallon tank I want to put on my cover potion next to my bar. I live in Northern California. So, what type of fish can I keep in it if its outside?
I have 6 dwarf frogs with a multicolour betta, three peppered corys, 7 beacon Tetra’s, and 7 black neon Tetra’s in a planted fluval f35 which is a 15 gallon or 58 ltr filtered by a 206 the frogs are amazing, love you videos keep them up
Dwarf frogs are some of my favorite aquarium inhabitants. If you put fish with them, they can actually do well if you pick other fish with good temperament. I keep mine with Khuli loaches and a betta and their competition is very minimal.
I have one opal male betta, six harlequin rasboras, and one nerite snail. They’re getting along well!
I love these 10 gallon videos and I know i could do any of these on a larger scale in a 20 gallon... but any chance you could do a series on 20 or 20 long tanks?
Keep them coming love them
Glad you'r enjoying.
Yea my 10 gallon is a nursery for Lyretail Dalmatian mollies and Endler Guppies
I have a 14 gallon with one Betta, lots of plants, and 12 Cory habrosus. Very very fun tank.
cSo far all I have is plants, lol. Cant make up my mind what to go with so videos like this are very welcome. Thanks.
Great video!! I still am too scared to get anything larger than a 10-gallon. I’ve got a female dumbo ear Betta, a Nerite snail, an Amano, Red Cherry, and Blue Velvet shrimp. There’s Dwarf Sag growing all over the sand. Also, looking great, Cory!!
I started with a 7 fancy guppies in a planted tank a few months ago. I gave up trying to count them but there sure is a lot of action in there!!!
That sounds like my dream tank. I love guppy tanks!
That's what my tank was like last I had one. Guppies breeding like rabbits.
I like these ideas
My 10g is a hospital/quarantine tank - right now a sick rainbow fish is in there - I'm valiantly fighting the urge to turn it into a planted fish or shrimp tank 💕👍
Love these videos. Would say dwarf frog alone in my personal experience though. Had them Rasbora Het and feeding time gets a little tricky, one fish lost an eye. Kind makes me want to setup a dwarf frog tank how you explained, could be neat.
Great choices. I have a single paradise fish in a 10 gal, was part of a small community but was too aggressive, so lives in a planted tank by its self lots of personality. Have a good one cory. :)
Yeah they are super fun. I think they should be suggested more as a Betta alternative.
I have a all black crown tail betta any bright colors would go good with them thinking neons
I got a betta and 6 neon tetras in a 10G, with ph of 7.5 to 8.5. and they are doing fine with no adverse effect since February 2018. I was worried at start but i am cool now.
Only added pothos in it, as i had no success with java moss, java fern and Amazon sword.
The best thing is, even by end of four weeks the water quality is still perfect, and wc is done to lower the TDS and pH.
I have a tiny Betta that I kinda "rescued". Basically, it was a breeding fail, and that caused the breeder to sell it early. It's not even adult... It was about the size of an adult harlequin rasborra. It was so stressed at the store and the fins were trashed by the rasborras... So I bought him... And named him Jimmie... He's doing much better in his new tank. Plenty of space for one small boy.
Great video! See you at Aquashella this weekend Cory!
in my 10 gall I have 7 guppies, 2 mystery snails, 1 ghost shrimp
Kamyl Hornung sounds amazing
I’m keeping cherry shrimp in a 10 gallon. They’ve been breeding plenty
I highly recommend the Fundulopanchax Gardneri Killifish. Colorful, personable and easy to breed. My killies even readily accept flakes and pellets!
I have 3 10 gallon tanks! One has 10 cherry shrimp and 1 nerite snail. One has 2 trios of scarlet Endler guppies with a nerite snail. My last one has a trio of peacock gobies and a trio of rocket killifish! All are planted with heaters, lids, proper filters, and bubblers. I also have 2 20 gallon tanks, 2 five gallon tanks for fry, and my favorite 33 gallon long
Just moved my shrimp - 10 gallon reserved for quarantine.
Nice video !keeping my gardneri killis in a 540 Liter Tank ;)
One of my tanks is a 10.5 gallon (40~ litres) with a white-gold halfmoon super-delta betta (beautiful fish), with CPDs and Pygmy Corys. Heavily planted, bettas are related to gourami so will appreciate lots of plants and floating plants too. I also have a few freshwater tiger shrimp in with them, and the betta and CPD's have barely stopped to look at them. It really depends on the nature of the fish. Always recommend CPD and Pygmy Corys, they don't get enough love! Pygmy Corys need a minimum of 5 in a tank to be truly happy, CPD need 1 male to 2 females roughly, and you want a group so between 6 and 7 is ideal for a tank that size.
I like these type of vids the best, well maybe feeding the 800 vids, well maybe feeding Murphy vids too.
I only keep two 10 gallon tanks. Both of them are usually my quarantine tanks.
I am going to make one a brackish water. I have never tried anything but freshwater. I have been in the hobby for 20 years or so only breading freshwater fish.
You mentioned that danios might not do well with betta fish. I'm assuming it's because they can be nippy? If so, is that less of a concern if you have a plakat betta?
A planar helps keep that in check. I think you’d be ok
My golden wonder killifish swallowed a Debauwi Catfish that was 75% his size-so yes watch putting them with smaller fish. Mine was very aggressive-had to be male. He calmed down a bit when I threw a couple angels in there that could kick his butt. And I have had one golden jump clear out of a tank through a lid that was raised an inch. Mine were in a 20 or 29 high. But the other Killi-types mentioned I’ve had a couple of the Gardneri Killifish and they are absolutely fantastic! Great personalities and funny to watch.
Most pet stores I’ve gone to have been like “yeah no killis”. Petco is the only place with them occasionally and they are the larger ones
Thanks!
Really beautiful fish!! Its a idea for my future tank!
Just got a 10g tank from a thirft store. I hope I can set it up soon for some killifish!
I've been feeding my ADF freeze dried blood worms and freeze dried brine shrimp for like 9 months in my 29g nano fish community tank. It seems to be doing great!
Scarlet badii are amazing in ten gallon. Live brine shrimp is preferred but frozen works. Will sometimes eat flakes. Live plants. Dwarf hair grass, carpet plant, river rock, sand ,Carib substrate for plants. No heat. Sponge filter and small hang over the back filter.
Question: Would 4 zebra Danios, 2 dwarf Gouramis, And 2 Cory Catfish would be a good tank? Or should I get a few more Cory catfish?
Tbh, it sounds a tad bit overstocked but full of color. If you have previous experience with aquariums, you could get it to work though. Another thing is that Cory fish like to school, so 2 wouldn't be enough. I know this is a late response, and if you've come up with smthn else, please share! I am looking for inspiration.
In my 10 gallon tank I have a male veiltail betta and 6 zebra danios. The betta has not shown a single sign of aggression towards them, just curiosity the first couple of days. Feeding time is fun, because the danios are super fast at eating. I taught my betta to go to the opposite side of the tank during feeding time so that I can feed him separately while the little pigs are eating to make sure he gets his food. The first day I fed them together the betta was trying to compete for food and barely got anything, and it broke my heart. But within two days of “training” he was already swimming to the right side of the tank to wait for me to give him his food.