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Okay 10 minutes ago mum, (mom) said the biggest tank Im allowed to get is a 30 gal]:|:%)]:|:#(, so if I did get it could I get,
6 tetras or raborsas, (probably rummies or harlies)
2 angel fish, if I got two & they just happened to be males would they be aggresive or are they only aggressive at breeding time?(probably marbeled or koi)
8 or 10 cories, 4 or 5 pandas & 4 or 5 bronze??

cheers
Anthony

Temperament: Peaceful, males can be territorial

Last edited by dude_dude at 25-Mar-2005 23:40

The schooling fish look fine. Not sure about the angels. I'd only do one but my experience with them is limited. Cory prefer a group of 6 or more and with the bronze getting near 3" that seems a bit crowded on the bottom to me. If you want 8 cory I'd go with only 1 species.

2 Angels (luckly you'll get a pair), 8 Rummynose Tetra & 8 Corydoras (all from the same species). With weekly water changes & gravel cleaning, you can do it. & good luck with your new tank.


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hmm, thanx... I might dich the angels & go for something else..Any ideas?

6 diamond tetras?
2 dwarf/not dwarf gormais?
2 male platies
8 cories?

Last edited by dude_dude at 26-Mar-2005 01:41

In a 30g I'd go with 1 gourami the size of a blue(not a snakeskin or anything) or 2-3 dwarf gourami. I've had hit or miss luck with how dwarf gourami get along. Generally they prefer company more than being alone but sometimes I'd have 1 be agressive and harrass the others. I love using rams for a coloful peaceful cichlid in tanks too small for angels but they are a bit more sensitive. Rams are the only fish I've lost for unknown reasons.

6 diamond tetras
2 dwarf gormais or rams (wich are hardier?)
2 male platies
8 cories

what else could I put in the tank?

For your Gouramies, try the Green Croaking Gourami, Trichopsis pumilus. Even smaller than a Dwarf, and considerably less likely to get fractious with its own kind. These things grow not much bigger than Neons, but make a pretty display at the top level of the aquarium, and in addition, make an audible croaking noise as additional entertainment. In a 30G you could have four of these guys with the rest of your fish no trouble. And, you'd have the joy of having something different and out of the ordinary.

Thing is though, they like warmer temperatures, so they might not integrate well with Panda Corys, that like it cooler. So you'd be looking at a Cory species that likes it warm. For the same reason, I'd warn against trying to mix Venezuelan Rams with Pandas, because they like opposite ends of the temperature scale.

However, if you decide against having Labyrinth fishes, but want something different that will integrate nicely with something like Pandas, how about the African Butterfly Cichlid, Anomalochromis thomasi? This fish will live happily at 22°C or 23°C with your Pandas, is amazingly peaceful by Cichlid standards, has gorgeous courtship and breeding colours, and will alos integrate nicely with your proposed Diamond Tetras.


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the gouramis would be hardier- Personally id go with ONE blue/opaline instead of 2 dwarves, as gouramis personalities vary greatly.

thanx guys, okay so sparkiling gormais is a bit of a problem..I cant seem to find there guys in austrailia, does anyone have any pics of angelfish in a 30 gal, people say I can but if I got them I get the feeling that they would look cramped,even if it isnt I still get the feeling that it would LOOK cramped.

UPDATE: what do you think, a themed tank, snowy mountain background, only blue & white guppies & platies , with some cute littlle snowy white cories?would this be good in a 30 gal how many could I have? 5 guppies,5 platies,10 cories

Last edited by dude_dude at 26-Mar-2005 19:27

Now i like the 5 guppies and 5 platties with say 10 hasbrosus corries

or albino if you insist

that sounds good to me **hehehe** another guppie addict

heidi

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lol Im thinking, pandas or something (NOT albinos their eyes are pretty freaky) can someone give me a list of common cories that are mainly white?

I can get Sparkling gouramis in Melbourne easily, where are you in Australia? They are pretty common here where I am I don't know why they aren't where you are..

Sparklings are really cute but supsectable to dropsy, I lost 2 to it with perfect water and you probably wouldn't want to put them with pandas due to temperature, though I keep them in 25 degrees and they are perfectly happy.

I live in sydney, in wharoonga.
so what do you think about a themed tank?

Hastusus corys are sort of clearish white, julii are a bit white, bandit corys, and all the corys like pandas are mainly white.

I cant seen to find Hastusus corys on FP?!? I might just try panda cories...

okay,
2 platies
6 diamond tetras
2 bolivian rams
2 Sparkiling gormais
8 panda cories or bandit/metea

Can I add anything else to this 30 gal, tetras, probably not but I thought I should ask.Should I get rid of anything?

(Ill probably only get Bolivian rams I cant seem to find SP gormais
If I got alge would there be enouch space for 2 or 3 ottos?

http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=22127;category_id=2969;pcid1=2885;pcid2= Ill probably use a filter like that

Does anyone have any pics of angelfish in a 30 gal?

Last edited by dude_dude at 27-Mar-2005 20:58