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The guppies are one male and two female.

A male betta used to be with them but I moved him because he stayed hid all the time.

I put another male betta in with the livebearers and he has done fine. Doesnt bother the male guppy.

The molly and the platy, I think, would be fine in with the bettas. They would stay mid to bottom and the betta would stay basically at the top. They would each have 5 gallons of room.

I bought my 29 gallon today. Very nice. Even came with a heater and flourescent bulbs. I have a new heater, a Stealth, I am going to use though.

Still havent decided what I will do.

Paid for my stands today and they will be here around the 1st.

The tank dividers were 9.99 for the 29 and 5.99 or 6.99 for the 10. Then of course there is shipping.

I do think, however, I will get another 10 divider and use it in a 10 with the other and put all 3 bettas in a 10, divided, of course.

Last edited by ladiejl at 23-Nov-2005 18:41

So now all my plans have went out with the trash since Ive lost fish due to whatever it was. Basically now, I will be able to do just about whatever I want.

All I have left tonight is
platy, molly, two female guppies
1 congo tetra
1 fem cherry barb (if ishe makes it)
pleco
female betta (if she makes it)
2 fem blue paradise fish
3 male bettas
2 albino cories (if they make it)

I know I am going to put 3 male bettas in a ten gallon divided. I am going to get 3 dwarf puffers for one of the ten gallons. In the 5 hex I am going to put the two female guppies and maybe get a male to put with them.

So, I am open for suggestions on the other tanks which are

29 gallon

10 gallon

The fish I have looked at and want to try are
kribs

bloodfin tetras
penquin tetras

american flag fish


white cloud mountain minnows

angel fish

ghost shrimp (it will be a while before I add any of these to my tanks)

I really would like to get fish that are fun and have personality. From what Ive read about Angels and kribs they do. Im just so confused!!!!!

Last edited by ladiejl at 26-Nov-2005 08:09

Ohh i see. Didn't read it right. :%) Just trying to prevent gourami deaths if you were going to put them in with DP's. Misunderstood though.

*Kristin*

"I will probably get two dwarf gouramis MF and some ghost shrimp for the puffer tank and the other tanks."

What I meant was I was going to get two gouramis for one tank and dwarf puffers for another and maybe add ghost shrimp to both.

Not putting puffers and gouramis together.

I've got a few ghost shrimp in with my dwarf puffer and they haven't been eaten yet. 'Course, it probably helps that all of the shrimp are almost twice as big as the puffer, there are a ton of plastic plants, tiny terra cotta pots, and rock caves for them to hide in, and it's a ten gallon tank with only one puffer and six shrimp.
I'm still halfway expecting to come home one day to one puffer and no ghost shrimp.
Edit: I wouldn't trust the puffer with any other tankmates, though.

Last edited by bananacoladafuze at 24-Nov-2005 23:31

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Cake or death?

I don't think the puffers need any other kind of fish with them. They may be small but they will tear up the fins of other fish. Atleast that is what I've heard. I thought about getting them once for my empty 5g, but changed my mind. They are very cute and I'm not trying to discourage you from getting them, just leave them to a species only tank. They may also eat ghost shrimp so I wouldn't put those with them either.
Sorry about the things going wrong in your tanks. I am also having a bad week w/ my 55g. Good luck! :%)

*Kristin*

Well, iot all went to &^%$##&(*& now! See my post in the hsopital forum. Who knows what I will have left when all this is over.

I do know I will have a 10 with 2/3 dwarf puffers. m-f or ffm
I am going to leave the 5 hex for a fry, QT tank. I THINK.

One ten gallon with have two or all three male bettas divided.

I will probably get two dwarf gouramis MF and some ghost shrimp for the puffer tank and the other tanks.

AS far getting any other fish , I doubt I will other than the puffers, shrimp, and gouramis unless I loose cherries. I will get more cherries if I loose any and may get 2 more to make a total of six.

Ill make the 29 a community tank with the cherries, cories, fem betta and 2 paradise. I dont know if the tank divider for the 29 will work in it or not.

Last edited by ladiejl at 24-Nov-2005 18:20

Well ladiej?


What have you decided? Please don't keep us in suspense! lol


Christina

Ive pretty much decided what I am going to do.

Thanks all!

welcome to FP


(after guppys breed then you need to tansferthem to a big tank in sted of the 5g with the betta)

I have been going crazy trying to think of what to do with my tanks and fish.

I have one 5 gal hex, 3 10 gallons, and am getting a 29 gallon.

The fish I have are 3 male bettas (can pretty much go with any of these fish except the fem betta and the paradise).

3 guppies, 1 platy, 1 blk molly

2 female paradise and a female betta. These 3 are current tank mates.

4 Cherry Barbs

2 albino cories

2 congo tetras

1 rummy nose tetra

I want Dwarf Puffers, Dwarf Gouramis, red eye tetras and a pair of kribs.

I wont put these bettas in a jar or small betta container.

And yes, I know the tetras and cories need to be in a school.

So, any suggestions?

Would a pair of kribs be ok in a ten gallon? Would a pair of Gouramis?

I also have tank dividers for a 10 and the 29.


Last edited by ladiejl at 21-Nov-2005 23:19

To say it again...fluorescent bulbs for your 10g's and 5g are cheap. I have 2 10w bulbs in my 10g and they don't affect the temp. You may have to get a heater for the 5g depending on the water temp but they make inexpensive heaters..also sold at Walmart that work pretty well. I had one in my 5g before I got rid of it.
It looks like you have too many fish for the tanks you have. I mean gallon-wise, if that makes sense. Some of the fish, like tetras and cories, need atleast 6 for them to be happy. I think 2 schools of tetras are enough for a 29, especially since Congos are bigger. If you are not going to get rid of any fish (by taking them to the LFS) then I would not plan on getting any more.
Like Christina said, get another divider for the 10g and put the 3 male bettas in there. The 3 guppies (if all one sex) can go with the 4 cherry barbs in the 5g.
Or if they are males and females, then they, along with the molly and platy should also go in the 29.
You should get 4 more albino cories and put them in the 29 also.
I don't know much about paradise fish, I suppose they could go in the 29 also, and the female Betta.

So you'll have:
29: congos (group of 6), rummynoses (group of 6), cories (group of 6), molly, platy, 2 paradise, female betta, guppies (if M and F)
10g: 3 male bettas, divided
5g: 3 guppies, 4 cherry barbs
10g: Dwarf puffers..planted..only species in tank.

Or you could put 1 dwarf gourami, 3 guppies, and 4 cherries in the other 10g and put DP's in the 5g (only 2 though).
If you have any male guppies, I wouldn't put them with a male betta. The Betta may go after the male guppy's pretty fins. If all females then your suggestion of the guppies and the betta in the 5g is good.
I hope I got everyone and I hope everything makes sense. I didn't mention the Kribs because I don't know much about them either..someone else will have to answer about them. :%)

*Kristin*

The buld heats it up to about 83. I dont have a heater in there now because I was afraid it might get it too hot. I am buying one and I have ordered a 7 watt light bulb for the 5 gal to try instead of the 15 watt bulb. Im not putting my cherries in here until I know the heating is stable.

I have these light bulbs in my 5 gallon and my 10 gallon. I get them at walmart for about 5 bucks a bulb. They are florescent bulbs that screw into incandescent sockets. They are 10 watts and they do not warm the water at all. The lights stay on for 6 hours a day in the 10 gallon and 5 hours a day in the 5 gallon without any change in temperature. I suggest you get those instead of staying with the incandescent bulbs.

[font color="#BF791F"]The only problem I see with your idea is that platies and mollies need more room to swim than what you would give them if you put them in a tank like that. They would not have much room.

How much does one of those dividers cost? I would't think they are that expensive it is basically jsut a piece of plastic right?

I guess you could try it but I personally don't think that would work.
Christina
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Last edited by dvmchrissy at 22-Nov-2005 21:07

Yes, Christina. That helped.

I only have one tank divider for the 10 gallon. One tank divider for the 29.

I dont know what the differnce in the tank dividers are since they have not arrived yet.

Heres my latest thought.

3 guppies and a betta in 5 gal hex

2 bettas divided in 10 gal with the molly w one and the platy with one

2 paradise, female betta, congos, red eyes, rummy nose and cherries all in the 29 gallon. The paradise dont bother the tetras but the tetras try to swim with the paradise. The female betta is the only mean fish I have. She sometimes is "pushy". I dont have to get the Red Eyes. I could just buy the one more Congo to make 3 and buy a couple more Rummy Nose. My Rummy nose schools with the Cherries now.

The Cherries could go in the 5 gal I guess. I really like my cherries and want them to have the best tank and I worry about this 5 gal. The buld heats it up to about 83. I dont have a heater in there now because I was afraid it might get it too hot. I am buying one and I have ordered a 7 watt light bulb for the 5 gal to try instead of the 15 watt bulb. Im not putting my cherries in here until I know the heating is stable.

I figure it will be a week or longer to get all this done. I have two tank stands on order and cant do anything till I get them in.

Two fish have ick so I have ti get that cleared up also.

The Gouramis and the two cories in a 10.

The Kribs in a ten.

Just start one tank at a time & as you already know, Tetra's & Corydoras stay in groups, so they must stay in the 29 gal. tank.


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I hope this all makes sense when I get done with it...

I will put what I would do with these fish and you can see what you think.

Since you have dividers why don't you put 2 dividers in your first 10 gallon tank and you have a tank for all 3 of your bettas.

3 guppies, 1 platy, 1 blk molly these guys could go in a 10 gallon tank thats your 2nd tank

2 female paradise and a female betta. These 3 are current tank mates. what   are these guys in?

4 Cherry Barbs put these in the 5 gallon hex

2 albino cories put these in your new 29 gallon

2 congo tetras put these in your 29 gallon, that would kind of be cutting it close since they get pretty big for tetras

1 rummy nose tetra put him and a few more in your 29 gallon

red eye tetras put these in your 29 gallon

Dwarf Puffers set up a 10 gallon with lots of plants for these guys

OR

Dwarf Gouramis these could go in your 10 gallon tank

This really only leaves you wondering about these guys... pair of kribs.

Do any of these ideas sound good? You might ahve to buy another 10 gallon tank for something but then you could do all of these things.

I hope this helped you atleast a bit


Christina

Why would the kribs not work? Why not the gouramis?
I dont think these fish would be to big for a ten but I knew you guys would. I want to know why. Is it because the kribs at full size would be 8 inches of fish in just a 10 gallon tank? The gouramis just get about 3 inches. Thats just 6 inches to 10 gallons.

Im pretty sure the croaking gouramis arent availibale where I live.

The reason I am planning the other tanks is because I already have most of the fish and when I get the 29 sat up, I will have to move the tanks around. I want to bew able to finally put the fish where they will stay and not have to chnage them around anymore. I know changing them around isnt good for them.



Last edited by ladiejl at 22-Nov-2005 00:46

Instead of thinking of all those tanks at once, just concentrate on the 5g Hex first and then that is finished move to the next one otherewise you will just more confused.

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Would a pair of kribs be ok in a ten gallon? Would a pair of Gouramis?

I don't think kribs would work, but dwarf croaking gourmais mught