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	Some Advice On Stocking Please?
mike77ca Hobbyist Posts: 89 Kudos: 89 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	I have a 10g planted aquarium that currently houses two red dwarf gouramis and one otto. I was thinking about adding another otto and a couple of khuli loaches. Any thoughts??
Posted 14-Mar-2006 20:20
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	mike77ca, I don't know much about khuli loaches, but I for sure would say that getting more Otos (and that means more than one addition) is a good idea. They are not too happy being all alone. Do you have a food source for them? Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 14-Mar-2006 20:34
mike77ca Hobbyist Posts: 89 Kudos: 89 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	yeah....I have brown algea in copious quantities. I also supplement with fresh veggies(zucchini and bits of bannana)which the gouramis love too, and the occasional algea tablet.
Posted 14-Mar-2006 20:37
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	mike77ca, Excellent - so I would for sure say you should get 3 Otos total. Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 14-Mar-2006 20:53
BlackNeonFerret Enthusiast Posts: 281 Kudos: 137 Votes: 30 Registered: 18-Jan-2006	Get the 3 ottos definitly. The thing about kuhlis, some may think other wise, but they grow to 4" and are quite active, and i personally don't think they belong in a 10. Instead, you could probably get maybe (?4?) corydoras hastatus (sorry if i've spelt it wrong - or the Salt and Pepper Cory) they are more middle fish, and only grow to 1".
Posted 14-Mar-2006 20:59
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Are the 2 Dwarf Gourami males?. Yes, Oto's like to stay in a group & if they have Algae to eat, they'll be fine, but make sure to keep the water parameters stable. 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 15-Mar-2006 16:45
mike77ca Hobbyist Posts: 89 Kudos: 89 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	yeah, both the gouramis are male. They bicker a little. Particularily over food, but no serios problems
Posted 15-Mar-2006 22:14
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	Keep an eye on the gouramis though...I had two in a 10g once and one killed the other. I wouldn't put kuhlis in a 10 personally. I also wouldn't put cories in a 10...but that's just me. You may be able to get away with a group of the smaller cories. I would add another otto. The thing with them, is that they need to have algae available all the time. Mine won't eat algae wafers or veggies. I may have picky ottos though. Two will be fine. I had 2 in my 10g for a long time. Give them lots of plants and they'll be happy. *Kristin*
Posted 15-Mar-2006 22:32


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