Questions on different fish to put in a ten gallon tank, oscar tiger barbs red tailed shark?

Question

would i be able to put one oscar in a ten gallon tank? or how many tiger barbs would i be able to fit in the ten gallon tank? can i mix a tiger barb and a red tailed shark? or tiger barbs and an oscar?

Answer 1

wat the first guy said

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 2

no no no and no.

an oscar will out grow and eat ANYTHING that is put in there with him.

tiger barbs will get big too, not as big as an oscar, but too big for a 10g.

tigers and redtails are ok together, but they both get really large.

you need to stick with fish that stay small like tetras and things like that.

or get a bigger tank.

Answer 3

Short answer: No.

Longer answer: There are very few fish that can be kept in a 10-gallon tank, and none of the fish you have listed are among them.

All fish require a tank large enough to accommodate their full-grown size.

An Oscar requires a minimum of 75 gallons, Red Tailed Sharks need 55 gallons, and Tiger Barbs need to be kept in groups of 5 or more in a 30+ gallon tank.

The best set up for a 10-gallon, IMHO, is a planted tank stocked with: one male Betta, some cherry or any other kind of shrimp, and a few snails.

Or you can have up to 5 female Bettas. (They must be added all at once and kept only in odd numbers to deter aggression.)

I think you have a lot of research to do before you even think of getting any fish.

To start you off:

Cycling your tank:

http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php

Fish for a 10-gallon:

http://theaquariumwiki.com/Stocking_a_10...

For fish profiles/requirements/compatibility:

http://www.aquariumlife.net/fishsearch.a...

And

http://www.peteducation.com:80/index.cfm...

Your best defense to a disastrous fish-keeping experience is to find a good fish/aquarium store, (NOT a pet store!) where you are more likely to get good advice/troubleshooting.

Answer 4

Oscars, as I understand, get big.  He'd outgrow a 10 gallon soon.

I have a 9 y/o red tailed shark.  I was more naiive on the ways of fish keeping when I started, and had him in a 10 gallon tank.  It is too small for this fish - these are territorial fish, and in a tank so small, that whole tank was his territory, so he bullied other fish.  Thankfully I learned, and he's still with me 9 years later and much happier in a larger tank.  Mine is now 6 inches... too big for 10 gallon.

Answer 5

WTF is with the thumbs down on this page?

none of the fish you've listed are even remotely ok in a 10 gallon..

and to the dude with the shark in the 10G.. we don't all get off on torturing fish.. take your occult elsewhere

Answer 6

you need a bigger tank to keep these fish, the shark needs to be in ten gallons alone and if you want more fish I would get a bigger tank.

Answer 7

NONE of the fish you've listed are appropriate for a small 10 gallon tank.  An oscar needs a minimum 50+ gallon, the red tailed shark needs a 50+, too.  Tiger barbs need a minimum 20 gallon long.  They're schooling fish and you need to keep at least 6.  Tiger barbs don't do well with other fish except other semi-aggressive fish.  You'd also need a 75+ gallon tank to keep tiger barbs successfully with appropriate tank mates.

In your small 10 gallon, you could do

6-9 neon, headlight, lemon or other similar tetra (no serpae)

1 male betta OR dwarf gourami

3-5 panda cory