I'm done with snails and other things, but I'm having great things happen with our goldfish now...

I have an empty 10 gal that i gonna try my first fishless cycle on... then i'm gonna fill it with a few fishies... suggestions on what to put in it?

I'm wanting to get some glofish for my 10 gallon. They are very colorful.

You could get a small school of tetras for your 10 gallon, probably 5. Or if you wanted to go with livebearers, a few mollies and platies would be nice. Just be sure to get all one sex, or you'll have a tank full of fry in no time!

You could give one male betta a luxurious home...

glofish! they look pretty neat. what do they eat?

Glofish are a kind of zebra danio, so the care for glofish is the same as zebra danios.

I have zebra danios and feed them tropical flakes, freeze-dried bloodworms, and peas. They are VERY active fish. One word of warning... Glofish are kind of expensive (about $3-5 each).

8-10 neon tetras would do good in a 10 gallon.

Or you could get 5 male guppies (emphasis on the male, as they breed easily from what I've read).
Good luck!

Glofish are a good choice--



Here's a pic of my 10 gal with glofish in all 3 colors. They are very pretty and fun to watch. The only bad thing about them is they nipped the fins of my albino cory.

Are glofish naturally occurring? To me they look like they have been dyed?

No, glofish aren't naturally occuring, and they aren't dyed (thankfully!), they are genetically modified.

From the Glofish website: Where does the fluorescent color come from?
The fluorescence in our fish is produced by a fluorescent protein gene, which creates the beautifully colored fluorescent protein that can be seen when looking at the fish. The fluorescent protein genes are naturally occurring genes which are derived from marine organisms.

So basically they took a gene from a marine animal and put it in the zebra danio to make it brightly-colored.

Also: Do you have to add a fluorescence gene to every fish before it hatches?
No. Today's GloFish® fluorescent fish are bred from the offspring of fluorescent zebra fish that were originally developed several years ago. Each new GloFish® fluorescent fish inherits its unique color directly from its parents, maintains the color throughout its life, and also passes the color along to its offspring.

One note- Glofish are illegal in California.... Due to a "ban on biotech aquatic organisms".

Here's a link to the website if you want to know more: Glofish Welcome

I find it incredibly, hugely ironic that they've banned them in California.

Get some platies. You could get a male and about 2-3 females. They multiply often, but if you don't care for the babies (as in put them in a baby net and ext) then the parents eat them I know that sounds aweful, but then you won't have to worry about them overstocking your tanks. And a couple usually live, it is really fun. I love platies. I have 3 in my 10 gallon at home.