Help me decide - Please :) - Aquarium Advice

chrism · 11-05-2007, 08:40 AM

Ok, I've got a near empty 45 Gal tank. Only occupants are 2 Bristle nose plecos. It's planted, with Co2 injection. 2 Filters, Rena XP 2 & Ehim pro II 2026 (i think) eco complete as the substrate. Tap water is ~7ph and slightly hard.

I can't decide what to fill it with! I've got a few good local fish shops that will order stock in for me if they haven't got it so I've got quite a few options... So please pick which one you'd go with out of the options below!! I like them all equally - haven't got enough tanks!

I've only kept rams & ottos before so any personal experiences you can provide on these fish would also be apriciated

Thanks in advance!

theotheragentm · 11-05-2007, 01:45 PM

Gouramis are semi-territorial and will chase others around. I have one gold and two blue in my tank and they will chase one another off once in a while. I'm not sure this is necessarily a horrible thing, but it's just a head's up.

chrism · 11-06-2007, 07:31 AM

Ah ok cool... Are they territorial with each other or other species? would the 2 Golds squabble, or would they just bother the blue dwarfs?

theotheragentm · 11-06-2007, 12:18 PM

They will squabble both with their same kind and with other varieties.

evercl92 · 11-06-2007, 01:02 PM

I'd go with 1 of a larger gourami specie or maybe 2 of the dwarfs. Irian rainbows get 6-7 inches, and need more swimming area. I've not heard of a "false" neon tetra.

I don't see an issue with a school of tetras, a pair of GBR's, 6 cories, kuhli's and some otos. All of this with a staggered introduction of course, not all at once.

sudz · 11-06-2007, 02:00 PM

I personally had 2 blue goruami's in a 44 pentegon. I had to seperate them! Now one is in my 15 gallon and gets along fine with my angels. They're not graceful fish. I prefer the rainbows!

**Zagz** · 11-07-2007, 12:25 AM

I vote for the rainbow choice, rainbows are more peaceful and easier to keep together IMO.

chrism · 11-07-2007, 05:39 AM

Oh blimey, I'd always thought of them as peacful fish... Thanks for the advice! Think I'll go with 1 of the larger Gourami's, to start with and build from there cories kuhli and ottos sounds like a great plan - i love them all!

View Poll Results: Which would you go for?
2 Gold Gourami, 4 Blue Dwarf Gourmai, 6+ Cories	3	37.50%
4 Blue Gourami, 2 Golden Rams, 6+ Kuhlii Loaches	0	0%
4 Red Irian Rainbow, 15 Flase Neon Tetra, 6+ Ottos	5	62.50%
Voters: 8. You may not vote on this poll

11-05-2007, 08:40 AM	#1
chrism Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK South West Posts: 269 Images: 1	Help me decide - Please :) Ok, I've got a near empty 45 Gal tank. Only occupants are 2 Bristle nose plecos. It's planted, with Co2 injection. 2 Filters, Rena XP 2 & Ehim pro II 2026 (i think) eco complete as the substrate. Tap water is ~7ph and slightly hard. I can't decide what to fill it with! I've got a few good local fish shops that will order stock in for me if they haven't got it so I've got quite a few options... So please pick which one you'd go with out of the options below!! I like them all equally - haven't got enough tanks! I've only kept rams & ottos before so any personal experiences you can provide on these fish would also be apriciated Thanks in advance!

11-06-2007, 12:18 PM	#4
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,173	They will squabble both with their same kind and with other varieties. __________________ Box of Water - My Personal Musing and Photos on Fish Keeping

11-06-2007, 01:02 PM	#5
evercl92 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Groveport, OH Posts: 624 Images: 5	I'd go with 1 of a larger gourami specie or maybe 2 of the dwarfs. Irian rainbows get 6-7 inches, and need more swimming area. I've not heard of a "false" neon tetra. I don't see an issue with a school of tetras, a pair of GBR's, 6 cories, kuhli's and some otos. All of this with a staggered introduction of course, not all at once. __________________ "... if any one specie does not become modified and improved in a corresponding degree with its competitors, it will soon be exterminated." - Charles Darwin

11-06-2007, 02:00 PM	#6
sudz Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 762 Images: 27	I personally had 2 blue goruami's in a 44 pentegon. I had to seperate them! Now one is in my 15 gallon and gets along fine with my angels. They're not graceful fish. I prefer the rainbows! __________________ Sudz "Mommy... That fish looks funny swimming upside down!" [size=2] 44 Gal, 2.2WPG10 Cardinal Tetra's 2 Clown Loach, 4 Black Phantom Tetra's, 1 Millenium Rainbow, 4 Congo Tetra's, 1 Simease Algae Eater, 2 Mollies

11-05-2007, 01:45 PM	#2
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,173	Gouramis are semi-territorial and will chase others around. I have one gold and two blue in my tank and they will chase one another off once in a while. I'm not sure this is necessarily a horrible thing, but it's just a head's up.

11-06-2007, 07:31 AM	#3
chrism Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK South West Posts: 269 Images: 1	Ah ok cool... Are they territorial with each other or other species? would the 2 Golds squabble, or would they just bother the blue dwarfs?

11-07-2007, 05:39 AM	#8
chrism Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK South West Posts: 269 Images: 1	Oh blimey, I'd always thought of them as peacful fish... Thanks for the advice! Think I'll go with 1 of the larger Gourami's, to start with and build from there cories kuhli and ottos sounds like a great plan - i love them all!

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