10-gallon stocking

[eelfreakrobi]

I just setted up my 10 gallon tank that I had and going to put it with a chocolate chip starfish, but I dont want it to be the only thing in the tank so with a 10 gallon, what else can I add?
Maybe thinking perculas, but not my favorite
I was also thinking it would be cool to have a pair of seahorses?
Any other suggestions?
Also could I put some inverts, like some...
feather dusters?
Shrimp?
Lobsters?
Anything else?
Not all at the same time, but some suggestions. Thanks

 

[joez]

I have a 10 gal I'm about to setup. I'm thinking invert-only

 

[newreefers]

my 10 gal has a pair of percs and a bunch of different shrimp. you shouldn't put a sea horse in there, they need a lot of vertical spce and the 10 just isn't tall enough. really and two small fish tht get along would be fine, the firefish can be kept in pairs and are colorful.

 

[joez]

I'd say one...but do you really think it should have two clowns? Once they get 3" that's 6" of fish per 10 gallons. That's 1in per 1.6 gallon instead of recommended 1"/5gal!
One clown should be nice. Two though.....I'm not sure...
GL

 

[eelfreakrobi]

Could I put like 2 or three firefishes?

 

[hhands361]

My friend has a baby neon goby, a BTA, a maroon clown, and a peperment shrimp and he loves it so theres an idea.

 

[ty_05_f]

he has those in a 10gallon??

 

[michelle13]

I have a ten with a percula and a damsel plus various crabs and snails. Oh I also have a few mushrooms.

 

[eelfreakrobi]

I would really love to keep a lobster, or if its bossible breed some shrimp or whatever, is this possible with the choc chip starfish? Any other ideas?

 

[hhands361]

Yeah is that too much?

 

[kev]

Its fine to have two percula clowns in a 10. I have my pair of percs in a 10 and they seem to be pretty happy. My nitrates even stay at 0...

 

[flamehawk]

I think 2 percs in a 10 s/b ok. No more after that.

 

[jillian ayers]

I've heard that it is possible to keep seahorses in a 10 gallon if you get the tall, as compared to the regular 10 gallon. But, even then, I would only go with 1 or 2. Seahorses are hard to keep though, so do some reading first. I originally started my sw hobby wanting to keep seahorses and then decided to just do regular fish before I get into creatures as delicate and sensitive as seahorses. Good luck! HTH

 

[broncofish]

Originally posted by JoeZ
I'd say one...but do you really think it should have two clowns? Once they get 3" that's 6" of fish per 10 gallons. That's 1in per 1.6 gallon instead of recommended 1"/5gal!
One clown should be nice. Two though.....I'm not sure...
GL
That is just a guide, I am over cautiouse about stocking, but 2 tank bred percs would do fine IMO. Tank bred don't get as large from my observations, and if they are mated where on goes so does the other. Just my .02 though

 

[fshhub]

2 would be fin, IMO too
plus, they would not get to be 6 inches
the male will always be smaller than the female here.

 

[hhands361]

2 are fine because they wont get that big in a small tank. I have 3 false percs in a 40 and they don't even grow that much.

 

[eelfreakrobi]

Ok well the cycle is almost finishing, I already added about 6 gallons of used saltwater from the main tank, and bacteria and live rock and everything, and want it to be an invert only tank so here are my 2 questions:
1. Can I pair up 2 lobsters in a 10 gal. and which lobsters?
2. Also, how much salt should I add for one gallon?
Thanks again, any other info for the invert only, would be very appreciated.