Kate H Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) I have 5 ornate rainbows in my 10 gallon, heavily planted tank. Now that they've been doing well for awhile, I'd like to add some fish. I'm not sure what if anything might work well in a small tank with a fairly territorial male other than more females of the same species. Can I add other small rainbow varieties? Corys? Or is there something else that will help clean up the significant waste without creating conflicts or overloading the tank. My water is pretty hard and the pH is around 7.4. Nitrates are stable. I also have a couple of nerite snails in the tank. The fish are 2 - 2.5 inches full grown. Edited February 10, 2022 by Kate H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Keeper Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 yeah, I'd say stick with what you have. If you ever get em in a bigger tank, here's what I recommend: Pseudomugil furcatus Pseudomugil signifer Phalloceros caudimaculatus Melanotaenia maccullochi all of these fish have been found in Australia (Phalloceros is not native but is still found there), so you won't have to worry about twisting parameters. If it works for your rainbows, it'll work for these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Agree with @Native Keeperyou are already overstocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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