Floofems<3 wrote:Hey! So I was planning on setting up a tropical community in my thirty gallon, but now I’ve gotten permission to get a hamster I’ll be converting it to a hamster cage c: however, I still have my ten gallon tank, and I’m struggling to decide on stocking. I’ve had a school of tetra before so I don’t really want to do that again, and I’m thinking about getting a beta fish. I’ve also been considering three sparkling gourami and a lot of sites say that would be an okay stocking, but I’m wondering if I’d need more of them for them to be happy (if they wouldn’t be I’ll stick with the beta).
Thank you!
While sparkling gourami don't normally show aggression, it best to keep them in tanks where they have enough room to get away and hide should they need to, and I'm not really sure if a ten gallon would be enough for three of them, even if they are tiny, tiny fish. Not to mention they need a soft pH, around 6.5 I believe.
While Betta Splendens thrives in a pH of around 6.5 as well, they're much more tolerant of change or the wrong pH, and one betta would absolutely
love having a ten gallon to themselves. You could even throw in a little nerite snail, they don't breed in freshwater, if you feel like your betta wouldn't bother them. It just depends on the betta. Just... be warned nerites are absolute pooping machines. (and have algae tabs just in case there's not enough leftover food/algae in there for them to eat)