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i think im goin with 6 corys, and just 2 male dwarf platies
i have a pice of drift wood, how copuld i make plants grow on it?

thanks

So then I would go with a single dwarf gourami,
or a male female pair, and either some dwarf corys,
a dwarf pleco, some shrimp, or a school of small
fish like small tetra, rasbora, or pencilfish or something.

I had 3 dwarf gourami males in a 90g tank and that wasnt
enough space for them. They killed each other!
I highly doubt a 10g would be large enough for two.
If you did decide to risk it, I wish you the very best of luck.


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no space, my moomoo(mom) wont let me get a 20 g long

I'm with Sneaky...I didn't have any luck keeping 2 males in the same tank. I had a 10g and put two males in there with 3 zebra danios. One bullied the other and the weaker one eventually died because of this. I had no where to move him because it was my first tank. So I would only get one..if you are still thinking about getting a dwarf gourami. If you had a bigger tank then maybe you could have a male and female...not sure though.
When I wrote about the aggression on here, people told me they had 2 male DGs in a much bigger tank (like a 55g) and they still fought. So its better to keep them on their own.
A 10g is really best for a male betta or male dwarf gourami and a school of small tetras. I think the only cories that would fit comfortably in a 10g are pygmy cories. They others either get too large or are too active.

"i need to wait about a year to get the tank though"

If you are waiting that long then why not save up for a tank larger than a 10g. You could do much more with say a 20g or 29g and still have a dwarf gourami and any cories you like.:%) Just my 2 cents...

Last edited by GirlieGirl8519 at 03-Jan-2006 23:33

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They are not crammed, they only have 2-3 in a 10-15 gallon

That's because first they are young and second they are all crammed together. Stores do that on purpose so agressive fish don't fight. I know many cases where agressive fish have stayed at the store a few months too long and/or they sold off a few too many fish and the biggest/oldest slaughtered an entire tank full of their own species. Usually though if the fish are cramped enough they won't stake out territories or single out another fish to pick on. They are all too busy avoiding running into each other and everytime they turn around there's another fish they could chase or be chased by. They also tend to be too stressed to do much, but if you look closely long enough most of the time you can pick out a fish or 2 that are especially submissive or at least slightly ill and getting picked on by the whole rest of the tank.

MY lfs has tons of males together and they dont fight at all, they just act friendly

It's actually fairly rare that 2 male dwarf gouramis get along in that small of space. Mine wouldn't even share a 55g and it's not like they hadn't been together since birth. They were from the same lfs tank bought at the same time and added to the tank together.

I have 2 dwarf gouramis in a 10g tank together and they dont fight they like each other the only time i have every seen them fight was when i put another gourami or any other fish in there they team up in the new comer but hopfuly soon i will have my 20g ready for them, YAYYYYYYYY
I think the reason they teamed up is that they been together so long in that tank and use to each other they were fighting for their space and didnt wont another fish in there until there was more room

fishys_cant_fly,

Any kind of Moss (Java or Xmas for example), Java Fern, and Anubias species can be tied to driftwood.

You can use something like string or fishing line, anything that holds it tight to the wood without cutting into the plant.

Ingo

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can 2 dwarf gauramis go in a 10 together? i have a breeding book and it says 10 is ok for 2? could i have 2 dwarf gaurali and a few panda corys in a 10? i dont think it would work but im not to smart

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I have had absolutely no luck keeping 2 male dwarf gouramis together. I would stick with 1 male dg, and then a few other tanks, such as the panda corys you wanted.
Say 6 Pandas and 1 DG.


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Be careful gourami's can be extremely agressive fish especialy towards inverts. I had one in my 10 gallon and he decided that the tank was his and started fights with every fish in the tank (snail, platy's, cherry barb) this resulted in the death of all the platy's and I had to remove the snail. I am not sure if it was just this one male but I would be extremely careful when selecting tank mates for them.

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thanks!!!! i love corys!!! i need to wait about a year to get the tank thought, i am overstocked as it is but i love platies!1mine is bouncing all over the place thanks little fish and everyone

fishys_cant_fly,

IMHO, if you can get a female and you are willing to risk a potential territory fight then option a) sounds good to me. Option c) is good as well. I am not too wild about option b) as there would be too much action on the top, and option d) as 4 Platies can get boring in no time (I have about 20 Platies , and weekly I have more ).

As to any other suggestions, well – there are many options, 3 Otos are nice, maybe with a school of 6 smaller tetras (like Glow Lights, Lemons, Black Phantoms).

Hope this helps,

Ingo

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I had a pair of males in a ten for a while. Had to remove them from the big tank due to aggression from a larger fish. They got along much better in the ten then they did in the 29', but pristine eater quality MUST be maintained, as the parameters can spike at any time causing illness, fin rot, dropsy, etc. changing 2-3 gallons twice a week will maintain very high water quality.

my lfs sells females well can you tell me which is best/ok

a. 2 dwarf gauramis and 5 small corys
b. 2 dwarf gauramis and 3 platies
c. 2-3 platies and 5 small cories
d. 6 cories
e. 4 platies(easiest and colorful)
f. what ever else you can think of
*i know must of these wont work*
*any substitues are fine*
*no guppies(i dont like them to much)*
thanks for your time

fishys_cant_fly,

There are a few problems you might face with 2 Dwarf Gouramies:

a) You would have to find a female first, so far I came across only one website that sells them (forgot which one, was a while ago) and my LFS does never sell females (as they are rather dull in appearance).
b) If they don’t become a couple your female could suffer greatly from the male’s territorial behavior. I have 2 juvenile Pearls in a 20G and the male is chasing the female into the tank corners about 80% of the day.

Would Platies work instead of Gouramies? Sure – how about 3 males only. Or do you intend to breed them? Then one male and 2 females would be great.

Hope this helps,

Ingo

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would platys work???