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i'd like to add a new variety of fish to my tank,
here are the specs:
in a 55 gallon planted tank:

six adult mollies (two sailfins)
two white skirt tetras
three dwarf sunset platies
one common pleco
and about 10 juvenile molly fry

link to some pics:
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?folder_id=1533931

is there a possibility that gouramis are the way to go, and if so, what breeds are best, and stay fairly small?

Thanks,
Chelle

*Chelle*
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I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...

i think u may want to trade ur common pleco with a smaller variety or get cories instead...lots of them. my only concern is, do u put salt in ur tank??? and u need to increase the number of ur tetra...to at least 6.

and...from the pic..is it right that i saw a swordtail???

Last edited by tankie at 03-Dec-2005 09:03

regarding small gourami...u can have the dwarf ones.

Last edited by tankie at 03-Dec-2005 09:04

the swortail is in a seperate tank, i DO put salt in the tank, about two teaspoons, also, the pleco is pretty small for now, but i dont plan on keeping him. i do want to trade him in for a smaller version once he starts getting big, but for right now, he's just a helper. i have another thread that posts about my tetras,
http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Livebearers%20Lane/66774.html?200512030906

I do want to add more, i'm just doing a little research before i add a new breed of fish that i've never had before.... Thanks for the comment!

Chelle

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Trade the common Pleco, add the Tetra's & if you really want some small Gourami's, go with the Dwarf type. Pearl are bigger, but lot nicer.



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If you can find them there are a few species of really small gouramis that stay around 2" and are quite peaceful. They prefer to be in a little group of at least a trio. These would include the croaking, sparkling, and licorice gouramis(actually 5 species there but some share a common name). Honey gouramis would be another choice that are about the same size, more common, and not quite as agressive as dwarf gouramis but probably more agressive or at least less social than the others listed.

Important note if you want to raise much molly fry. Gouramis are notorious fry eaters and a trio of sparkling gouramis can keep my planted 20g empty of guppy fry from my 3 female guppies. Of course if you actually want excellent population control add some gouramis.

Last edited by sham at 03-Dec-2005 20:45

im not too worried about the fry, i pretty much just "saved" them, cuz i dont wanna watch them get eaten.. but now, its like i've got a billion, and im not really THAT worried about it. i can barely give them away, i got lucky and found a local elementary that wanted some, so.... in short.. if they get eaten... i'll pretend i didnt notice.

*Chelle*
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I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...

ok.. so i recently added two male dwarf gouramis to the family. They seem a little scared of the mollies.. but im sure once they get the tank figured out they'll be better. I rearranged some of my plants and rocks to disrupt previous territories, so that the fish not show aggression.. for some reason, my mollies are fiesty!

anywho.. The Boys:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1065763/000_0139.JPG


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1065763/000_0143.JPG

Last edited by chelaine at 09-Dec-2005 02:45

*Chelle*
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I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...