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	10 gallon stock okay?
importfan878 Enthusiast Posts: 169 Kudos: 212 Votes: 8 Registered: 22-Jun-2005	could i have: - 2 sparkling gouramis - 6 neon tetras - also 5 cories(recomdenions on sepcies?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Corydoran Enthusiast Posts: 269 Kudos: 370 Votes: 1217 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	You're pushing the limits of your tank. However, with frequent water changes, sufficient cycling, and a very good filtration system, it will work. Good luck.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
stuey07 Fingerling Posts: 48 Kudos: 51 Votes: 13 Registered: 21-Jul-2005	is your tank cycled already?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	With the corys, try and get the smallest species available. If they don't have any of the pygmy species, than most of the species in the Julii group should work. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	One thing you'll have to watch out for with that many tetras and that few sparkling gouramis is that the tetras may be to rambunctious at feeding time for the gouramis to compete for food. Make sure your gouramis get enough to eat. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	You're pushing the stocking limits & get the smallest Corydoras you can find. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	nothing after that, but maybe cut 1 cory.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Cories actually prefer a group of 6 and the smaller cories prefer company even more. You might be fine with 5 but I would not cut the number anymore. Sparkling gouramis aren't the best in pairs sometimes. 1 will often end up being a bully to the other. In a trio the agression is spread out. It does depend on the individual fish so it may or may not work.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	thats a lot for 10g... hope ur have a gud filtration system.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Kelly Hobbyist Posts: 103 Kudos: 48 Votes: 24 Registered: 06-May-2005	All that in a 10 gallon tank? I think it would be overstocked. Remember, 1 inch of fish per gallon. How about 5 neons and 5 corys?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
TheSydMonster Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Aug-2005	There are 3 types of dwarf cory cats that would be okay in a 10 gallon and stay under 1.5 inches: c. habrosus, c. hastatus, and c. pygmaeus. They also tend to swim a lot in the middle area, not just the bottom. Panda corys stay at about 2 inches, I think, but can be more sensitive. I read that you can have the gouramis together as long as you have lots of plants and such for hiding. In my 10 gallon I have 4 c. habrosus, 4 rasbora espei, 2 otos and a male betta. Everyone gets along great and all levels of the tank are busy.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57


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