What kind of fish can I put in a ten gallon tank WITHOUT A HEATER. (Snails, shrimp, any of them too?)
What about with a heater? Is a heater hard to take care of/maintain? Thankies .!(:
gold fish. Don't get fish that require a heater (eg, tropical fish). They may be pretty, but they're not worth the work
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There aren't many choices for a 10 gallon with no heater, I think you could do some snails but that wouldn't be much fun.
With a heater there are many options. Endlers livebears, dwarf gouramis, sparkling gouramis, honey gouramis, a male betta, ghost shrimp, cherry shrimp, ameno (algae) shrimp, apple snails, dwarf puffers, oto cats, african dwarf frogs, and crayfish are all possibilities. I think a male betta and 5 cherry shrimp, 4 oto cats, or an african dwarf frog would be neat. Make sure you do more research on any of these fish before getting them.
A heater is very easy to maintain, you literally just plug it in, set the temperature, and put it into your tank. Every time you clean the filter (you do have a filter, right?) You can just take out the heater and wipe it off with a paper towel to get rid of any algae that might have grown on it. Overall, it's probabily the easiest part to take care of in a tank.
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You have cycled your tank right? Cycling is very important, it can be the difference between a tank full of live fish and a tank full of dead fish. Google "fishless cycle" to find more info.
Good luck with your future fishies!
** EDIT: DO NOT get goldfish! They are not easier to keep than tropical fish, and they require at least 30 gallons for 1 and 10 gallons extra for each additional fish. That means for 2 goldfish you'd need at least a 40 gallon tank.
Without a heater, for opinions are very little.
With a heater, you have quiet a few more things you can do,
Heaters are very easy maintenance, little to none.
Buy an adjustable one, to be sure it works, Ive had no luck with preset heaters. For 10 gallons, try 50 watt.
Place the heater in, below the water line, & turn it to what-ever degrees your fish requires.
And buy a thermometer too.
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Everybodies opinion will be different, I have owned a Aquatics shop, and all together i have over 20 years of experience. Buy a heater, they are cheap, and do your tank some good. Some fish may require a higher temp (ideal temp should be between 75 and 82 degrees). One good rule of thumb is one fish per gallon (if they are about an inch or so), i wouldn't put anything in there that would grow big. Good luck on your choices.
I would say get a heater. They aren't spendy but it's a good idea. All you need to do is maintain the heater is keep it around 78 degrees in the tank. Buy a thermometer to stick on the outside of the tank to monitor the temperature. You can buy more varieties of fish with a heater in there. You can have any type of tropical freshwater fish in there.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com Here is a list of what fish you can have in your tank:
http://www.petco.com/CareSheets/petco_Ca ... Just copy paste this and there you go!
Click on each fish (the two lists under freshwater, not saltwater) to view the care sheet info.
In an inch of fish per gallon of water. That is the rule of how many fish you can have.
The smaller the fish, the more you can have. The bigger, the less you can have.
Without a heater you don't really have many options with a tank that side. Do Not Get Goldfish! One goldfish requires a 20 gallon MINIMUM with double filtration and add 10 gallons to each goldfish after that.
A heater doesn't cost much and all you have to do is set it to the right temperature and maintain the temperature. You can get one from your LFS for under $ 10.
Good Luck, and Hope this Helps.
That would depend on your ambient house temperature, year round. Generally speaking, though, if I were you, I would stick to fish which survive, and thrive in cooler waters. Gold fish, and their many varieties are the ones generally most suited to unheated containers. As for Alga eaters, the Golden Chinese Alga Eater is safe in such conditions.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com I checked online, with Doctors Foster and Smith, as well as a few other experts in the field of fish, whether for aquariums, or ponds, and though my local PetSmart had told me that they sold no alga eaters that were adaptable to outdoor unheated pools or ponds, I learned otherwise. I have five Chinese Golden Alga Eaters in my outdoor 1,000 pool, and they are all doing fine, along with about 40 or so mixed variety goldfish.
Stay away from fish that continuously grow, like sharks, because they will outgrow the tank, heaters are VERY LOW maintenance, tetras are resilient and guppies can me very colorful. Consider a sucker fish OR some shrimp, but not both.
