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	My final choice on stocking 20g
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Or how about harlequin rasboras? Nice color, good schoolers. Although this is kind of funny considering the title of this thread is My final choice on stocking ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/fw/profile.asp?id=Trichogaster+chuna http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/ghoney.html http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile2.html http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=11201 http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0083&view_records=1 [span class="edited"][Edited by Theresa_M 2004-09-09 17:48][/span] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
brtaylor2000 Enthusiast Posts: 193 Kudos: 154 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2004	N.M I seen it on here they look kinda ugly but it will do lol
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brtaylor2000 Enthusiast Posts: 193 Kudos: 154 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2004	can someone give me a link on honey Gourmas
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brtaylor2000 Enthusiast Posts: 193 Kudos: 154 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2004	I got my information on gold mollies from http://www.centralpets.com/pages/fish/freshwater_fish.shtmlIt states there that they only grow 2 inches
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	6 zebra danios 6 cories 1 honey gourami <---smaller than the dwarf 2 cherry barbs I like this plan a lot, but from what I've read don't honey gouramis prefer to be in pairs or shoals? If they are alright singly then yes, either a honey or dwarf. I would say 3" is minimum length for a molly, they are larger than platies or guppies. [span class="edited"][Edited by Theresa_M 2004-09-09 15:23][/span] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
solublefish Fish Addict Posts: 562 Kudos: 850 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004	hca--there are three different species that are in the aquarium trade that go by the name of 'molly.' The sailfin variety reach 5+ inches. The gold molly, Poecilia sphenops reaches 2.5. Even though the mollies reach 2 inches, I still think it'll over stock the tank. I would do: 6 zebra danios 6 cories 1 honey gourami <---smaller than the dwarf 2 cherry barbs Even this is slightly overstocked, but if you have good filtration and keep up on water changes, you should be fine. [span class="edited"][Edited by solublefish 2004-09-09 15:04][/span]
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hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	mollies get 4-5 inches, way bigger than 2 in., i'd drop the mollies, and have one dwarf gourami.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
brtaylor2000 Enthusiast Posts: 193 Kudos: 154 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2004	I did a study on gold mollies and it didnt say anything about them needing brackish waters. Also they only get about 2 inches. Also i change my mind about the gourma they look to big. So this is my choice if im correct about the gold molly 6 zebra dainos 6 cories 2 cherry barbs 3 gold mollies (if correct about them not being in brackish water) if not 6 zd 6 cories 2 cherry barbs and maybe a few blue dainos will that over stock if i do a water change every week and check water levels?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
brtaylor2000 Enthusiast Posts: 193 Kudos: 154 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2004	i didnt want another schooling fish and i became attached to my danios. ill look into cherry barbs so its going to look like this 6 danios 6 cories 1 powderblue dwarf gourami 2 cherry barbs or if i can find a spaded tailed apisto ill get 2 of them sounds good guys?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
brtaylor2000 Enthusiast Posts: 193 Kudos: 154 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2004	Ok i finally decided what i want these fish seem to get along well i just want to know if ill be over stocked 6 zebra dainos 6 cory puntatus 1 or 2 powder blue dwarf gourami 1 or 2 gold mollies Tell me if ill be over stocked 20g 78-80f
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
gartenzwerfe Big Fish Mrs. Racso To Be Posts: 375 Kudos: 628 Votes: 199 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	I agree... instead of danios, get a school of a smaller species of tetra (such as glowlites, black neons or cardinals). Also if you want more color, what about guppys? If you don't want babies, get 2 or 3 males. ]<]Dani<]<
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003	Yes....mollies ARE brackish, but when pertaining to mollies, "brackish" means "can tolerate salinity changes very well." Mollies do great in full FW, normal BW, and full SW That said, Mollies get too big, and would put add too much to the bioload of the tank with that many fish already in there. I'd skip on the Mollies too I'd get 6-8 Tetras instead of Danios (Danios are evil 'lil things)...they're more colorful
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Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Cherry barbs do well in pairs and have good color. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
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XxxxMaddawgXxxx Fingerling Posts: 18 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Aug-2004	maybe a school of 6 neons would add color??
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brtaylor2000 Enthusiast Posts: 193 Kudos: 154 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2004	that sounds good to me but i want one more colorful fish any suggestions that can go along with those fish to top it off
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superbohn79 Fingerling Posts: 23 Kudos: 25 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-May-2004	Yeah, I had an aggression problem with two gouramis in my 20 gallon. Stick with one as your centerpiece fish. Now I have one powder blue and one flame red in my 50 gallon and they're doing great.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
iltat Mega Fish Posts: 1076 Kudos: 1216 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Oct-2002	I'd also avoid the mollies, and stick with one gourami so there's no problem with an aggression between the two... PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	If I were you I wouldn't add the mollies. They are a brackish fish, which means they need salt in their water. And the other fish you listed wouldn't be able to live in the brackish conditions. This is how I'd suggest stocking the tank: 6 zebra dainos 6 cory puntatus 1 powder blue dwarf gourami
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53


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