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Okay, heres what I got:

3 gallon, sponge filtered, no heater- 1 male guppy (almost full grown. He's battling ICK right now but I think he is getting better)

5 1/2 gallon, HOB filter, no heater- 9 danios, 2 WCMM, 1 otto, 1 cory

10 gallon, HOB filter, heated- 5 painted tetras, 1 platy, 1 swordtail, 1 three spot gaurami

(I also have a 50 gallon but it is correctly stocked with goldfish, so no need to tinker with that tank)

I want to move the fish around so its not so cramped.
Any suggestions?

Well depending on how big the goldfish are, you could put the wcmm and the danios in with them. Sincve there all cold water fish they should live together pretty well. As long as your goldfish arent big enough to eat them. That would give you room to put some of the fish from the 10 gallon into the 5 1/2.

My black moore is pretty big, but I don't think one of the longfinned danios could fit in his mouth. I have 6 longfinned (they are much larger then the zebras) so would it be okay to put the 6 longfins in with the goldies? I think I may do that.

Okay, then I would be left with this:
5 1/2- 3 zebra danios, 2 WCMM, 1 otto, 1 cory

What could I do next? I was thinking of adding a heater to the 5 1/2 gallon, then adding my sword and platy from the 10 gallon.

So it would be like this:
5 1/2 gallon- 2 WCMM, 3 Zebra Danios, 1 Swordtail, 1 platy, 1 otto, 1 cory.
And the 10 gallon would have:
5 tetra, 1 gaurami

But I still have the 3 gallon, that has extra room (it only has 1 guppy)
So maybe the 2 WCMM could go in the 3 gallon.

In the 51/2 get rid of the otto and cory he/they need friends get rid of ether than danios or the wcmm as they need a school of at least 6 i would get rid of the goldfish if i were you I think people are crazy when they fish gf in tanks.? just biuld a pond if you want some. THan will free up so much room you wouldnt have to getrid of fish youd have to get fish. fish1

I really don't want to get ride of any fish.
The cory is fine, I had him in a bigger tank with a school of cories, he didn't even school with them. Some fish ended up picking at the other corys too much, so I moved the little guy into the 5 1/2 gallon. The otto seems fine too. None of the petstores around here will take back fish, unfortunaly.

I moved the 6 longfinned danios into my goldie tank. They seem really happy with the extra room.
I know its just YOUR opion, but IMO, goldfish are fine in tanks if the tank is ATLEAST 50 gallons. I am not able to build a pond because there are lots of cats in my neighboorhood, and plus I live in Canada (meaning its cold most of the time)
The goldie tank gets weekly water changes and has a filter rated for a 100 gallon. I think it is perfectly fine.

So I now have in the 5 1/2 gallon: 1 otto, 1 cory, 3 zebra danios, 2 WCMM. I plan on planting this tank soon to help with the oxygen levels.

I was thinking, since you said the WCMM should be in a school, can I add them to my goldie tank and then add 4 more? I think this is a great idea. Would it be too much though?

I also have a 3 gallon (sponge filtered) that only has 1 small male guppy in it (he is being treated for ICK at the moment, not sure if he will survive) Is there anything I can put it there with him? (From my other tanks, and it would be after I get the ICK cleared up) If not, when he is better(if he gets better) I may add 1 or 2 male guppies so he's not alone.

-Meg

THats fine if you dont want to get rid of any of your fish. I understand. What i mean is i dont see how you people put goldfish in your 55gallon tanks I must not like goldfish cause i would much rather have a community tank with other fish than gf just Mo.

When I first got the tank, I couldn't decide between making it a tropical tank or a goldfish tank. My dad really wanted bigger fish, so I went with the goldfish. Now I kind of want a tropical tank...but I can't just give away my fish, I love them to much. LOL. Another option I was thinking of was a small oscar and a common pleco, but I knew I would eventually have to upgrade once they both grew, and I'm not aloud to buy any more tanks, so unfortunaly that wasn't an option.

Anyways, the 6 danios are doing great with the goldfish. They are even schooling for once! What do you think of moving my 2 WCMM to the 50 gallon then adding 4 more to make a school? How does that sound?
I would then be left with the otto, cory and 3 danios in the 5 gallon. Maybe I could then move the 3 danios into the 3 gallon (with the guppy, if he survives) and then get a betta or something for the 5 gallon...hmmm...how would a betta like a planted tank?