Tank is cycled

I have a 10g fish tank that is officially cycled. Ammonia and Nitrites are at 0 and Nitrates are between 5 and 10ppm.

Sooo, what do I do now. Water change to get the nitrates down I would guess and then I'm free to add a fish or two.

What should I get? I was wanting some livebearers. And how many of what you suggest could live in a 10g?

I love my red devils because they are little tanks... But they would out grow your 10G in about 6 -7 months, and thats if you get them when they're about an inch long and still haven't gotten their colour... That, and you can only really keep one once they mature cause they'll start killing anything they can catch...

I've always been a fan of neon tetras because they're little, fast and they tend to school... Plus, they look neato under a black light.

Not so much into tetras. I like livebearers such as guppies, mollies, ect. I'm not sure what to get and I'm waiting on some replies on a fish forum I'm on to get an idea of what to get before bringing any home. I probably won't be getting any today but most likely Tuesday I'll be bringing home a fish or two.

I loved the tetras because I kept them with my mollies (I had black ones) to get as many fish as possible... They're tiny, fast and school together with like anything.

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

Not so much into tetras. I like livebearers such as guppies, mollies, ect. I'm not sure what to get and I'm waiting on some replies on a fish forum I'm on to get an idea of what to get before bringing any home. I probably won't be getting any today but most likely Tuesday I'll be bringing home a fish or two.

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The rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon.So you might be able to get 2 pair of swordtails or mollies for example plus a cleaner fish ;)

Some livebearers that I like, are mollies, platys, and swordtails. I would get two or 1.2 of whatever types you like. There are some really wildly colored STails out there. Fancy guppies are pretty too..

An oscar:D

I loved my Mollies when I had them. So easy to breed, and come in a ton of cool colors.

Dals were always my favorite...

Koi Platies look nice.

Not a livebearer but very easy to keep and breed are Killie fish. Plus I've seen some AMAZING looking Killie fish. http://www.killi.net/

how did you cycle the tank? if you don't have any bio load in there you don't want to leave it too long or the bacteria will start to die off. I wouldn't do a water change until you get a couple fish in there.

ten gallons doesn't allow for much but depending on your water chemistry a pair of apistogramma would be cool or maybe some tanganyikan shell dwellers.