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ok i'm close to migrating my last 2 bettas out of the 40g split made. and now i'm trying to decide what to put in. i have one combination i was looking at but am looking for any feed back.

but the tank is a 40g, and was looking at a pair of angels, pair of gourami's and 3-4 pictus cats.

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40 gal. is too small for 2 Angels & 2 Gourami.


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It really depends on the type of gouramies, I would be more
worried with the pictusand angels, than with the gouramies.

Last edited by Megil Tel'Zeke at 04-Dec-2005 15:16

was just thinking some of Blue Gourami's

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Angels typically would appreciate more vertical space than anything, how tall is this tank?

The Blue Gouramis will grow to around 6", how many were you looking to have? I only have experience with dwarf gouramis size and behavior wise, supposedly they are the least aggressive of gouramis but my female would say otherwise! I know others who keep the larger species and were looking for a nice none aggressive community tank and it did not work out. I would place them more in a semi-aggressive category. You might be looking at a 1 male to all female ratio.

A pictus catfish I'd wonder about, I have no personal experience with keeping them, however they were the first fish I ever wanted to get (until I found out they needed larger tanks.) They are said to grow from 4-6" at adult size but I have seen them markedly bigger (perhaps around the 7" range). They like to have their own kind to swim with so you would need to get more then one, and they are very active when awake, and can be very fast swimmers.

only size i've seen for a 40g, is 48L x 13W x 16H

for the gourami's. only 2 was what i was thinking.


well maybe i'll just make it a species tank of just 2 or 3 pictus cats

Last edited by monkeyboy at 05-Dec-2005 15:10

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"only size i've seen for a 40g, is 48L x 13W x 16H"

My 40 gal breeder tank is 36Lx18Wx15H

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