Fish for a 5 or 10 gallon tank

A small tank limits you more than any other choice. These are the animals whose minimum tank size is 10 gallons or less. A whole school still has to fit, so check the stocking in the planner.

35 that fit

Neon tetra

10 gal+70–81°FpH 6.0–7.0Groups of 6+

Ember tetra

10 gal+73–84°FpH 5.5–7.0Groups of 6+

Harlequin rasbora

10 gal+72–80°FpH 6.0–7.5Groups of 6+

Chili rasbora

5 gal+68–82°FpH 4.0–7.0Groups of 6+

Zebra danio

10 gal+64–77°FpH 6.5–7.5Groups of 6+

White cloud minnow

10 gal+60–72°FpH 6.0–8.0Groups of 6+

Guppy

5 gal+72–82°FpH 6.8–7.8Groups of 3+

Platy

10 gal+70–80°FpH 7.0–8.2Groups of 3+

Betta (male)

5 gal+76–82°FpH 6.5–7.5

Dwarf gourami

10 gal+72–82°FpH 6.0–7.5

Pygmy corydoras

10 gal+72–79°FpH 6.4–7.4Groups of 6+

Otocinclus

10 gal+72–79°FpH 6.0–7.5Groups of 4+

Cherry shrimp

5 gal+65–80°FpH 6.5–8.0Groups of 6+

Amano shrimp

10 gal+70–80°FpH 6.5–7.5Groups of 3+

Nerite snail

5 gal+72–78°FpH 7.0–8.5

Glowlight tetra

10 gal+72–80°FpH 5.5–7.5Groups of 6+

X-ray tetra

10 gal+72–82°FpH 6.0–8.0Groups of 6+

Green neon tetra

10 gal+75–84°FpH 5.0–6.5Groups of 8+

Lambchop rasbora

10 gal+73–82°FpH 6.0–7.5Groups of 6+

Celestial pearl danio

10 gal+68–78°FpH 6.5–7.5Groups of 6+

Endler's livebearer

5 gal+72–82°FpH 7.0–8.5Groups of 3+

Honey gourami

10 gal+72–82°FpH 6.0–7.5

Sparkling gourami

10 gal+72–81°FpH 6.0–7.5

Female betta

5 gal+76–82°FpH 6.5–7.5

Shell dweller

10 gal+75–81°FpH 7.5–9.0Groups of 4+

Clown killifish

5 gal+73–79°FpH 6.0–7.0Groups of 6+

Pea puffer

5 gal+74–82°FpH 6.8–7.8

Japanese rice fish

10 gal+64–75°FpH 7.0–8.0Groups of 6+

Mystery snail

5 gal+68–82°FpH 7.0–8.0

Ramshorn snail

5 gal+64–82°FpH 7.0–8.0

Assassin snail

10 gal+70–82°FpH 6.5–8.0

Ghost shrimp

5 gal+65–82°FpH 7.0–8.0Groups of 3+

Crystal red shrimp

10 gal+68–76°FpH 5.8–6.8Groups of 6+

Dwarf orange crayfish

10 gal+65–78°FpH 6.5–8.0

African dwarf frog

10 gal+72–78°FpH 6.5–7.8Groups of 2+

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