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This morning he/she is futher up under the bottom of the plant (almost like some pebbles were moved) and still alive. TripleB67

Yes, the tank was cycled before I added the fish. I do not see any other signs of an illness or an injury. TripleB67

I've got 5 Cobra Endler Guppies and have had them for about a week now. Yesterday morning I noticed one of them lying on the bottom of my aquarium. I thought it was going to be another 'neon tetra' episode like I had 2 weeks ago when each neon rested on the bottom for an hour or so, started...

I added 6 neon tetras to the tank at one time...within 9 hours 5 of them had died. The one left is doing great though :). Would it be OK to add 5 or 6 Cobra Endler's at one time? Thanks for your help. TripleB67

I'm definitely getting me some of these fish tomorrow for my 5 gallon aquarium. 1) How many should I put in the tank? 2) Can I leave my 1 neon tetra in the tank? 3) I do not have any live plants, just a wide 'barrel' type thing they swim through and hide in, an artificial plant, and a small...

I've heard people here talk about these but haven't seen them around my area until today...boy are they small. Would these make good fish to keep in a 5 gallon tank? If so, how many could I keep? Could I leave my 1 remaining neon tetra with them? Would shrimp or pygmy corys be ok with them...

I'm looking for something to help keep my cycled 5 gallon aquarium clean, and be intereting to watch. I currently only have 1 neon in the tank (other 5 died from putting too many in at one time) but plan to either put 3 male guppies (leaning this way) or a betta in the tank (relocating the...

Yea...after seeing the first two responses I realized I probably should have specified that it was for a 5 gallon tank. I wondered about shrimp...if they did a great job of cleaning up the food at the bottom of the tank and how active they were? Thanks for everyones input so far!!! BTW...

What is an excellent 'bottom cleaner' that is pretty active? (info added) This will be for a 5 gallon aquarium. Thanks. TripleB67

I've gone back and forth what seems like a thousand times about what type of fish to put in my Marineland Eclipse 5 gallon corner tank. Based on what's available locally it seems to come down to either Guppies (probably 2, maybe 3) or a Betta. I really like the looks of Cherry Shrimp (even...

When my 5 gallon tank has spent some time with fish in it and is completely cycled, I'm thinking of putting male guppies in the tank. I had originally decided to go with Neon Tetras, but I added too many at one time and 5 out of the 6 died within 9 hours. The 6th one is doing great but in the...

Had the water tested today and was told that my water looked really good. Said the problem was probably because I added too many fish at one time. I really like the looks of the cherry shrimp and although guppies aren't as elegant as bettas, I like the idea of having more than one fish in the...

After my problem with neon tetras (see story below), I'm looking for something else to put in our 5 gallon tank. Here are my thoughts as to what put in the 5 gallon tank, after it is completely cycled. For the fish I'm thinking either: 1) a couple of male guppies; how many would be comfortable...

I unfortunately must not have cycled the tank properly before adding the fish this morning. I added 6 Neon Tetras about 9 hours ago...only 1 remains. I'm going to have my water tested by a 'pro' tomorrow. If it's not my water, is a betta or guppies a more hardy fish than the Neon Tetras...

I have a 5 gallon aquarium that I'm currently trying to decided what to put in it. I'm going to choose something from the following list: Neon Tetras, Julii Cory Catfish, Male Guppies, Cherry Shrimp, Betta For which of those would I need a heater? I have a heater made for a 5 gallon...

At one point a Betta was a possibility...would the cherry shrimp or Julii Cory Cats get along with the Betta? Also, would adding a snail to the tank (with Cherry Shrimp) serve any purpose? Thanks for all your help. TripleB67

It seems as though I'll either be going with the Neon Tetras or the Male Guppies. I have several questions: a) How many could I comfortably put of each (neon tetras or male guppies) in a 5 gallon aquarium? b) My wife wanted to know if you could have both the male guppies and the neon tetras...

After going to all the places locally that have freshwater fish, here are the only ones I like the looks of and are available. They will be going in a 5 gallon tank. Harlequin Rasboras Bleeding Heart Tetras Neon Tetras Tiger Barbs Julii Cory Cats Glo Light Tetras Dwarf Gourami Ghost Shrimp...

Is there a certain number of each type of fish I should think about getting? ie: if I get chili rasboras, should I get 1 or 2 or 5; if I go with scarlet badis should I get 1 or 2 or 5; etc. Thank you for your help. TripleB67

Obviously from the information you gave me in my last post (I greatly appreciate your help), my original idea of a Dwarf Gourami and 3 Cory Cats in a 5 gallon tank wouldn't be a healthy aquarium. So I'm hoping you can help me find fish that would be healthy in a 5 gallon aquarium. The only...

I have (or soon will have) a 5 gallon aquarium that I'm going to be putting in our kitchen. I would have preferred to go up to at least a 10 gallon aquarium but my wife vetoed that idea and it would have probably looked too large for the space I'm needing to put it anyway. So, in that 5 gallon...

Only 10 gallon.:ermm: (wife is still pushing for only a 5 gallon since it would 'fit perfectly' on the desk in our kitchen) TripleB67

Thanks for your input. I think I read somewhere that the Dwarf Gourami will stay in the middle to the top of the tank. That's one of the reason that my list contained mainly bottom feeders...since the Dwarf Gourami will be the only "fish" in the aquarium I thought it might be nice to have the...

I'm getting a single Dwarf Gourami and will have it as the only 'fish' in the aquarium. I would like to add something else to the tank that will not bother the DG and the DG would leave it alone as well. What would be compatible with the Dwarf Gourami and interesting to watch? ie: snail...

I have recycled one tank previously (several years ago) and everything seemed to go as it was supposed to. I'll probably need to read over the process again though. TripleB67