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jettrscga
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I'm about to start my 20 gallon tank and I need help deciding how many of the fish that I've chosen to put into the tank.

Molly
Platy
Tiger Barb
1 Dwarf Gourami
Some kind of cory

I know I should only have 1 dwarf gourami since I cant find a female but that's about as far as I've gotten.
Thanks in advance.
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kj fishy-finn
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i kept 2 dwarf gouramis together and they were fine, but i dont know if they were both males or not. most likely they were because they were both very colorful.

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bettachris
 
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generally tiger barbs and gouramies dont mix well.

with DG, most are males in lfs for their colors.

since it is a tall tank, you cant really have to many more fishes than stocking a 10. so i wouldn't go with mollies.

a group of 5 platy (males) and 1 dw, and a group of 6 cories, would be good.

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jettrscga
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Ok, that sounds pretty good. Are cories very active at all?
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Are cories very active at all?

Depends on what type you get. My panda cories are pretty active. They explore everything and swim around. The same with my corydoras trilineatus. They swim with the tetras. But, my corydoras sodalis are very lazy. They just hang out and pile up on each other.

In a 20g, I would stick with a smaller type...like pandas, habrosus, or pygmy cories. I think most of the smaller types are pretty active.

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my votes for Panda cories.. they're small, and really fun to watch!

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I would go with panda corys as they are the most active, and are also smaller than most other common corys. I would stock it with something like:

6 panda corys
1 dwarf gourami
5 platys (all male)

Male Platys are a lot smaller than females, and you don't want to have breeding happening.
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I think that Albino Corydoras are very active & mine always seem to zoom around the tank. As stated above, Panda Corydoras are also very active, but i never had any luck with them.


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I agree. The tiger barbs wont do well in a 20g, plus they are nippy

I also agree with doing platties over mollies. Do you want offspring from the live bearers? Also, I wouldnt do all male. They have a tendency to be territorial (they can live together in enough space, but its always good to be safe)

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