So here's the thing. I did a quick search of the fish in your area. Your best best would be a small school of Northern Red-Belly Dace. The other 'aquarium' type species you have, Spotfin Shiner, Longnose Dace, Emerald Shiner, Stoneroller; would likely not be suitable for a 10gal, unless you have a larger tank for when they grow. You could maybe do some Bigmouth Shiners, but I'm not familiar with that species.
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9darlingcalvi
, Feb 17 2016 06:25 PM
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Josh Blaylock
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Posted 19 February 2016 - 12:49 PM
I would do 5-6 Dace and 5-6 Darters.
Mix up frozen foods; bloodworms, brine shrimp,etc... and flakes. Feed them with a Turkey baster. Your problem will be the dace eating all the food before the darters, not the other way around. Darters won't take to the flakes too well, but the dace will.
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Irate Mormon
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Posted 19 February 2016 - 07:52 PM
Putting on my serious hat for a second (but ONLY ONE SECOND), if you want to keep mixed darters and dace in a 10, then go with 4 of each. I believe in stocking conservatively - a carryover from a time and place where the power grid was not particularly reliable. As for the grass shrimp - you may indulge yourself. They don't place much of a load on the system. They will probably get eaten anyway.
There, that should stave off the ponderous smiting fist of the forum gods for a few posts.
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Evan P
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Posted 20 February 2016 - 05:11 PM
Trust me, I would do more Iowas and fewer Johnnys. Johnny Darters get larger, demand more food, and tend to be overall worse aquarium fish than Iowa Darters.
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9darlingcalvi
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Posted 20 February 2016 - 05:38 PM
Okay... I will try to find iowas. Here is the current set up (dirt will be sand) and I think I will move the rock to where the wood is and take out the wood in return. I was thinking a sponge filter hidden by plants. Also do iowas need flow?
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