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jettrscga Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Mar-2006 | 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. |
Posted 12-Mar-2006 01:02 | |
kj fishy-finn Big Fish Posts: 385 Kudos: 200 Registered: 21-Jan-2004 | 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. kj fishy-finn <*)))>< 20 Gallon Album 5 Gallon Album |
Posted 12-Mar-2006 01:05 | |
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | 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. |
Posted 12-Mar-2006 03:18 | |
jettrscga Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Mar-2006 | Ok, that sounds pretty good. Are cories very active at all? |
Posted 12-Mar-2006 03:37 | |
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master *Malawi Planter* Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005 | 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. |
Posted 12-Mar-2006 06:49 | |
chelaine Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005 | my votes for Panda cories.. they're small, and really fun to watch! *Chelle* I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious... |
Posted 13-Mar-2006 08:32 | |
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004 | 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. |
Posted 13-Mar-2006 09:05 | |
jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003 | 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. 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.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
Posted 13-Mar-2006 13:11 | |
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005 | 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) Inky |
Posted 13-Mar-2006 19:04 |
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