So I went to a fish store and the guy told me that I could have a dwarf gourami, 3 Cory catfish, 3 platies, and 2 glofish in a 10 gallon tank. I wasn’t sure since that seems a little overstocked, so I wanted to get some second opinions.
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Which glofish are they? We don’t get them in Aus but they’re just normal fish bred to be coloured?
I should think in a 10 gallon tank depending on dimensions, the gourami and 3 or 4 Corys are fjne. But corys get quite big (depending on species) so might outgrow the tank
I should think in a 10 gallon tank depending on dimensions, the gourami and 3 or 4 Corys are fjne. But corys get quite big (depending on species) so might outgrow the tank
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A dwarf gourami and maybe 4-5 dwarf corydoras maybe a few nano tetras or rasboras like ember tetras or chili rasboras if you want to push it a little.
You would need to do your water changes and a planted tank would be best to help.
But that's my opinion.
You would need to do your water changes and a planted tank would be best to help.
But that's my opinion.
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The problem with a lot of fish is that to get a proper school you need a bigger tank. I agree that 3-4 normal corydoras would probably work for a good while but they can get near 3" at fully grown.
Sound like a bronze and peppered then (please google to confirm as I can’t post pictures). So they will get to be a bit bigger.
Black skirt tetras (from my experience) need a good school and space to escape each other as they nip fins and bully each other.
If you keep good water parameters I’d say 3 or 4 corys and a gourami should be okay.
Black skirt tetras (from my experience) need a good school and space to escape each other as they nip fins and bully each other.
If you keep good water parameters I’d say 3 or 4 corys and a gourami should be okay.
Also, as D-Fish said they need schools of their own kind. I have several species of corys living together but they only school with their own kind.
Look into maybe replacing them with a school of panda corys or similar - or upgrade tanks.
Look into maybe replacing them with a school of panda corys or similar - or upgrade tanks.
If you’re getting a new tank in the next months, leave the stocking as is and then increase when you have a bigger tank.
From my experience no. My Albinos sit in a group by themselves, the sterbai sit alone, the pandas sit alone. They’ll swim with each other but don’t really school.
His bossiness is just fish. He seemed very knowledgeable and he knew what he was talking about. When he said that I could get 3 of any schooling fish to go in my tank plus another Cory, I was a little unsure. It’s a good thing I didn’t buy anything today.
