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Both buenos ares tetras and blue gouramis will outgrow a 10 gallon. The tetras prefer schools of 6+ and the gouramis will kill each other and the betta.

I would leave the Betta in the 1 gal. tank.


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I tryed putting a dwarf blue gourami in a tank with danios. It didn't work out and I had to move him. The trouble is that some fish like to sleep at night, gouramis, being one species that sleeps - while danios are never still even at night. They plain wore him out, while picking on his fins all day and all night. I personally, would not suggest it.

arn't danios fin biters?

And would you suggest me moving them right away or leaving the tank to continue cycleing, it's been about a week and a half now on the large tank.

there shouldn't really be too much of a problem having gouramies in with danios and ottos.



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it's my mistake to have purchased the fish and the situation is wrong, it was a rushed thing. I had the ten gallon so i threw something into it. My large tank (29) is in the process of cycling...why i decided to do something dumb like this i'm not sure about now it was irresponsible. I have danios and ottos in the large tank so I don't see putting the gourami's in there as a good idea. They all seem fine today and are swimming around and look to be in good condition. No one else here has a larger tank so I guess my only option is to return them in your opinion?

well actually i think they are dwarf

You really should find out. Is it a
dwarf gourami?
or a
blue gourami?

i'm going to try this out and see what happens

I really wouldn't suggest that.....

i understand the schooling nature of the fish but didn't want to put a school in the small tank

That is the height of Irresponsibility. If you can't provide a schooling fish with a school, then you are defeating the purpose of having a schooling fish.

anyway this is only temporary.

Could you please enlighten us as to how and when you will fix this? What tank will the fish be moved to? When will you have the tanks ready? Are you selling/trading in the fish instead?

phoenix5724

I personally would put the Betta in the 10G all by him self or a few fish he would get on with. Then think what to do with the others.

After putting my Betta into his own 31lt tank he certainly is very happy.

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well actually i think they are dwarf, i'm going to try this out and see what happens, i understand the schooling nature of the fish but didn't want to put a school in the small tank, anyway this is only temporary.

Leave the betta in his 1 gallon...he would prefer more room but hte buenos aires are nippers and I hear that gouramis and bettas are a bad mix...

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I believe buenos aires are schooling, so that needs to be remedied for their health and well-being. Also, if those are two normal blue gourami (not blue dwarfs, which look completely different), you've got on your hands a fish that will hit 4-6" and is too big for that tank at full growth. I won't even put a blue gourami in my twenty long... I'd save them for 55+ gallons.

In any case, the gouramis and bettas may fight, so you'd be better off keeping them separate, even with more appropriate lodgings for the potential sizes of your fish.

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or leave the betta in his one gallon?

Ahh, fair enough then. I've not had a problem with it, but i have LF danios, so perfaps they are a bit more sluggish.

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You still haven't answered whether the gourami is a dwarf or not. What species you have makes a huge difference.

sadly i have come to the conclusion that one is a blue and one is a dwarf, i'm an idiot and was thinking i was buying a pair of paradise fish. I know i know....stupid me, they seem to leave eachother alone, the blue is a really cool fish and attentive. The whole talk is making me mad because i'm so dumb. Anyway might be giving them to someone with a larger home for them.

Don't sweat it Phoenix.
We have all made some prettydodgy decisions at some stage or another. Its a learning experience, and you are learning fast, so don't worry about it

you really seem to care about what happens to your fishies, so i'm sure when yougather more information, you will be fine

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Hiya Phoenix,
Welcome to fish profiles!
I think you have pretty much come to the conclusion
that these fish wont exactly work in a 10g tank.
If you have the space and funds available or can save
for it, go for a larger tank.
A 33G tank would provide sufficient space for the
fish you have, plus room to upgrade to a school of
Buenos Aires Tetra.
In my experience BA Tetras arent too nippy, and
their nippy behaviour pretty much ends when they move
out of the juvenile stage and into adulthood.
I kept 2 alone for about a year before I could find room to add a pair more, and have currently had this 4 together for about 6 months. Having recently removed some more occupants of my large tank and had some little fish pass on because of old age, I have some more space and will be adding at least 2 more. They are in my opinion the most fabulous of all tetras. When in good condition the silver has a irridescent green shine to it, and the red will become blood red and deep and contrast fabulously with the black cross mark on the tail. They are also one of the more intelligent tetras, and very friendly to their owners. They are also hardy and long lived making them an excellent choice for the beginner.
So, if you have some money available in the future, and would like to keep these fish, a tank 25g long or 33 or even larger would definetly accomodate your fish.
Good luck, and dont be too hard on yourself, we all made mistakes in the beginning, and you seem to have your fishes best interest at heart, which is great to see!
I wish you the best of luck!

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Well i have a 29 sitting next to my ten gallon but currently it has 7 danios used to cycle and four ottos. The ottos I could get rid of one at least cause a friend wants one (but don't they like to be in groups?) and the danios i just don't know about, i'de really like to go with some small tetra populations with as much color as possible but don't know how to go about doing it. I like how active the danios are. Oh my buenos aires tetra is albino.

Actually, the danios and ottos could be put in the 10 with the other fish in the bigger tank. Granted both thanks will be a bit overstocked, but it's better than the current situation and you don't have to give anyone away.

I've made decisions so much worse than you. My first tank was a 5 gallon with 2 blue gouramis, 1 pleco, 1 panda cory, 1 whiteskirt tetra, 1 blackskirt tetra, 2 jellybean blood parrots, 1 black phantom tetra, 1 feeder guppy, and a clown loach.

Even a few weeks ago, I made the mistake of buying 6 Amazon swords. I just recently found out that they are low-light plants and I only have 1 WPG. So now I need to find them a new home because their leaves are breaking off.

If you have a 29g,
keep the danios in there. They are far too
active for a 10g tank.
You could have 7 danios, 6 Buenos Aires Tetra,
1 Blue Gourami,and 4 ottos (yes ottos prefer to be in groups, recommend your friend to the pet store you bought your ottos. Ottos are very sensitive as well, if you have lucked out and had 4 survive, I would keep them).
Then you could consider a bottom feeder like a colorful
type of loaches (queens, polka dot, yoyo) or corydoras catfish.
In the 10g, put the dwarf gourami, and then
you could add some other fish, such as Neons,
or Threadfin Rainbowfish, or some dwarf Corys like
hasbrosus.


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