Divison of fish plans for when i get a new tank-Y/N?help!!

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I was thinking about the new 20 gal I'm getting and I started to devise a plan for how I'm gonna separate my fish...
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List of Fully Grown(?) Fish & Inches (not counting babies...not even GOING there..)

4 Female mollies - 2" x 4= 8"
1 male molly - 2" x 1= 2"
1 male betta - 2" x 1= 2"
1 female betta - 2" x 1= 2"
3 neon tetras - 1" x 3= 3"
2 black skirt tetras - 2" x 2= 4"
2 dwarf gouramis - 2.5" x 2= 5"
1 blue gourami - 3" x 1= 3"
4 zebra danios - 1" x 4= 4"
2 gold longfin danios(?) - 1" x2= 2" (*edit*)
1 albino cory- 1"
1 bronze(?) cory- 1"
1 leopard cory- 1"

+ 5 African dwarf frogs
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All together that's 38" (*edit*) of fish and 5 frogs...

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who CAN'T be together

female and male betta - He rips her fins off
male betta & gouramis - No biting, but hostility
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So I figured this might work for my tanks...

10 gal

1 male molly 2"
1 male betta 2"
2 black skirts 4"

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total = 8"


20 gal

4 female mollies 8"
3 neons 3"
2 dwarf gouramis 5"
1 blue gourami 3"
1 female betta 2"
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total = 21"


It's not a perfect plan but does anyone have revisions o.o and I dunno where to put my ADFs or the danios and now the cories X.x...
 
4 Female mollies - 2" x 4= 8"
1 male molly - 2" x 1= 2"
1 male betta - 2" x 1= 2"
1 female betta - 2" x 1= 2"
3 neon tetras - 1" x 3= 3"
2 black skirt tetras - 2" x 2= 4"
2 dwarf gouramis - 2.5" x 2= 5"
1 blue gourami - 3" x 1= 3"

+ 5 African dwarf frogs

It's in the first part of the post.
You know, the bit at the top?
 
ack! I forgot about the danios! Now that it's CORRECTLY edited... Does anyone have a better spacing plan X.x *scribbles to figure out myself*

I also have a 2.5 gal and 1 gal tank... if that helps any i dunno...

*edit* god dang I forgot about the cories to >_<
 
Okay, after thinking of getting rid of my blackskirt tetras, I figured out a plan that'll be SLIGHTLY overstocked on both tanks but everyone'll be happy I think

Male Betta can stay in his Vase, he's fine in there
Male Molly can stay in the 2.5 gal where I've been keeping him and if worse comes to worse ,Ill stick him in my 10 gal

10 Gal

2 dwarf gouramis 5"
1 blue gourami 3"
2 gold longfin danios 2"
3 cories 3"
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Total= 13" of fish; 8 fish

20 Gal

4 female mollies 8"
4 zebra danios 4"
3 neon tetras 3"
1 female betta 2"
2 black skirt tetras 4"
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Total= 21" of fish;14 fish

My 5 ADF's can go in the 20 gal too cuz I think they'll be happier with more space and this way I have bottom feeders in both tanks without having separation anxiety...

Does that sound alright or should I switch stuff some more?
 
Are you gonna buy a tank with everything already in it like lights and a heater?
 
You really need an even bigger tank than 20 gallons. That said a new 20 gallon will help with your very crowded 10 gallon you now have. The only problem I see is with all those dwarf gourami's in the 10. You have them in the 10 with all the other fish now? They may be getting along simply due to the fact that the tank is sooooo crowded that noone can establish dominence or territorial space. But in the ten with fewer fish they may begin to fight. So you may want to split them up between the two tanks.
 
And you say you will have bottem feeders in both tanks.....am I missing something? Where are the bottem feeders in the 20 gallon?
 
I dunno, they both already have their territories kinda, Zipper stays in the back and Tang goes in the front or swims and not hides like Zipper, he's such a big baby. but if there's problems I'll separate them


My ADF's are bottom feeders, they'll eat anything! even fish flakes!

I'm going home now see ya
 
Oooh I missed the ADF 8O

I'd still spit up the gouramis.

How about

10 gallon

1 gourami
3 cories
3 neon tetras
1 betta

20 gallon
ADF
2 gouramis
6 danios
4 mollies
 
That sounds like an okay deal though, for splitting em up anyways... speaking of fish, I better go feed mine before they maul me lol
 
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