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ImRandy85    Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006   | Could I keep a pair of pearl gouramis in a 38 gallon with black neons, platies, cories and a BN pleco? I'm not so much worried about the other fish but more with the size of the tank. |
 Posted 19-Mar-2007 12:21 |     |
jasonpisani   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | Yes, i think that you can keep them, but try not to overstock with the Platies, especially when they'll breed. Maybe the Black Neons will eat much of the fry....... http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 19-Mar-2007 13:36 |   |
Budzilla Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 197 Votes: 90 Registered: 18-Jul-2006 | I think that it would be ok, just give some places to hide if the pair doesn't like each other. -Vincent |
| Posted 19-Mar-2007 18:20 | |
| ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006 | try not to overstock with the Platies, especially when they'll breed I've got a separate little tank for my fry and I know a LFS that will take them when they get big enough  |
| Posted 19-Mar-2007 20:40 | |
| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003 | That's very good, imrandy85. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 19-Mar-2007 20:46 | |
| ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006 | could I put some ghost shrimp in there or would a gourami think it was a nice snack? If they would eat them I might just stick with some rams because I've heard people have had good luck with rams and ghost shrimp. |
| Posted 19-Mar-2007 21:44 | |
| Budzilla Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 197 Votes: 90 Registered: 18-Jul-2006 | The gourami probably would eat the shrimp. Rams are very cool fish to and are fun to watch if you get a pair that will spawn, I would take rams over gourami's any day, because they are smaller and have lots of personality, also they are pretty easy to take care of. -Vincent |
| Posted 19-Mar-2007 21:49 | |
sham   Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004  | Pearls might be fine with shrimp. It's actualy the smaller gouramis that are the worst for shrimp. The bigger gourami species are more likely to leave them alone. I never had any trouble with 3 spots and shrimp but sparkling, spiketails, and dwarf gouramis would wipe them out. Rams are hit or miss especially if you end up with a breeding pair. It's not guranteed with any of those fish but I'd mix pearls and shrimp before rams and shrimp. |
| Posted 20-Mar-2007 18:38 | |
Theresa_M   Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004  | I have a similar setup, no problems at all. As far as the platies breeding, gouramis are excellent at fry-control so that might not be a concern. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean |
| Posted 23-Mar-2007 12:50 |  |
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