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daylilyfan

what size tank for gourami?

daylilyfan
18 years ago

I asked some questions here a few weeks ago. The web sites people gave me have provided LOTS of good info.

I am limited on space and $ for a tank. A friend highly recommended "Eclipse" tanks. I think I could do their 25 or 29 gal. - that would be about the biggest I could do with the space I have.

Been to some local shops, and I am drawn to the gourami's. The cichlids are pretty, but don't want aggresive fish, or ones that will out grow the tank. I really liked the dwarf gourami, Honey's, Fire Honey, Gold, and Red Dwarf so far.

I understand they would like to have a tank that has lots of stuff to hide in, and figured I would give up on having live plants, as it sounds to complicated - I think the **fake** sounds a easier to maintain.

SO.... questions are

In a 25 or 29, how many dwarf gourmai would work? Most sites I went to said to have at least 3-5 for them to be "happy"... does that mean I could mix colors or 3-5 of one type?

Can I have all males? I don't think I want any breeding going on. I would have no way to handle any fry - unless they would just eat them, which does not sound like a good thing. I've always like mollies, but that's why I don't want live bearers either. Had them as a kid and hated it when the babies got eaten.

Would one male betta go ok with them?

Also as a kid, I had a shark that was black, with a red tail. It got several inches long after a few years. I really liked that fish! Would one of those work?

Would neon tetras go ok with the gourmai in this size tank?

Any other really colorful but non-aggressive fish to recommend?

I am assuming I will only want 3-5 larger fish for this size tank.

There is a town about an hour away that has a very large very well known aquarium store in it. Would the fish do ok if I went there to buy them? Can they do ok in the plastic bags for an hour or more? The ones in the town I am in don't look so hot. We only have chain pet stores. The kind where each tank has several dead fish in it.

Thanks again for your help!

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