10 gal stock list?

[steeliathunder]

Im ready to add fish to my 10. the 2 yellowtails are coming out and going into the 42.
i want to put in the 10:
sixline wrasse
neon dottyback
royal gramma
fire shrimp
emerald crab
my lfs said that would work in a 10 what do you think? can i add them all at once or no? bio-spike? not sure about this new fish store and its advice yet.
current crew is:
2 turbo snails
2 brown bloch snails
7 dwarf blue leg hermits
a few small brittle stars
8.5 lbs live rock in the tank
2.5 lbs live rock rubble in the filter
some palys and mushrooms that are growing like mad.
i like the firefish too, but i dont want them to jump out.
any thoughts?

 

[steeliathunder]

 

[nygel]

drop the sixline.... it still could be overstocked, but sixlines need more room than that aswell.

 

[steeliathunder]

thats what i thought too. i think these guys just want my $. last time i went in there, i paid cash and still had $20 left, he actually said "well we almost got all of your money."

how about:
neon goby
neon dottyback
royal gramma
fire shrimp
??

 

[steeliathunder]

ok i have read several times that you can only have one fish in a ten... the previous tank owner had five with no problems. im not saying im going to do that, i want the fish to be healthy and happy, thats why i am looking at small fish.
if i can only have one fish in there i want one with personality...
anyone have any input on the dottybacks?
thanks in advance.

 

[petjunkie]

I would go with one dottyback, they are aggressive little fish but have bright colors and will be easily seen. Me personally I don't really like putting fish in small tanks, if I wanted a tank with lots of fish I would go much larger, a nano is more about the inverts. If you covered the tank a firefish and small goby like a clown or greenbanded would work but sixlines are way too active for a ten gallon. Don't add other fish with a dottyback in that small of a space. Fire shrimp are very bright, I would add one.

 

[steeliathunder]

thank you petjunkie. i think i will go with one dottyback and a fire shrimp.
and start collecting zoanthid frags!

 

[azul1994]

That sounds like a good idea to me. I agree 1 fish in a 10.