I would say to look on Google and see if there's a store that only specializes in fish that isn't a big box store like pet smart/co and go in and talk with them. They will have better quality fish and will be more knowledgeable than random retail employees
One thing I will say is don't get guppies or platies. They have live young and are prolific and you will end up with too many of them until they overwhelm your tank. It's bad
Okay, looking around online at some hardy fish (and weighing the option of getting a larger tank) here's what I'm thinking A little dwarf goby, some amano shrimp, and a plakat betta. It looks as though they should all be okay in a 10 gallon together?
I don't know how easy it is to get the dwarf goby. They're not super common. If the amanos have hiding spots they should be fine. Betas can eat shrimp but it's mostly up to the individual beta if it decides it wants to eat them or not 🤷♂️
Eep. Well, I was looking online at fish stores to figure it out so I made an assumption. I'll call my local shop in the morning. My intention was to get plants so I guess we'll see if they eat the shrimp or not haha
If you get a male betta with larger fins it will be slower so the shrimp will have more chances to get away 🤣
Then that’s what I’ll do!
Half moon and elephant ear Bettas look very cool and are very slow but they'll also rest on the bottom of the tank. Don't worry about that