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Well looks like banded, dwarf, and pearl are my favorite. You recommended honeys and pearl so I'll have to see what my fish store has. You also recommended Hornwart, java fern and java moss is there any other ones that would work easily too? Also does it matter how many of them I put into the tank?

I appreciate all your help too. I can probally stop bugging you after this. lol.
 
Banded would work too :) Just go for whatever your store has and you like but make sure you get the right number or they'll be aggressive or territorial otherwise. Also, you'll probably want to look for colisa fasciata (scientific name) on the banded as they are called many many names. :)
 
Alright, yah I got to write those scientific names down. Oh yah I wanted to ask if you should only put one type of Gouramies in at a time. Also there are different types of tetras does it matter which as long as your get a shoal of them?
 
In your case it's best to stick to just one type of gourami in the tank. If you ever get a larger tank with more territory space you can keep more species at once.

It may also be possible in your current tank but that depends - I would say look at the species at your LFS and then ask and someone on the board should be able to help you regarding the compatibility of different gouramies.

However, you are probably best off just choosing a single species for now as gouramies can be tricky to mix.
 
Alright, thanks. Any suggestions on tetra fish, there are several types. Thats the only type I haven't decided on.
 
Well I think I have my final list of Fish I may get, how does this sound...

3 Platies (at first) (1 Male and 2 Female) (weeks later, tank cycled) Then...
5 Cories
3 Guppies (1 Male and 2 Female)
2 Pearl Gouramies (1 Male and 1 Female)

I believe this is enough fish for my tank it will also take advantage of most of the tank, thanks to the help of sylvia...
 
I've heard of a rule that for 1 inch of fish per US Gallon is a good rule to follow. But once I calculate up the total. I turned up to be 41in of fish.
 
StarOrbs said:
I've heard of a rule that for 1 inch of fish per US Gallon is a good rule to follow. But once I calculate up the total. I turned up to be 41in of fish.
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Yes it is a good guideline, but you can over it slightly, its just a guide. It will depend on your filtration and tank size, as you have a hex tank I would try to calculate the amount of fish you can have by calculating the surface area of the tank. If you search the forum you should find out how to do this.
 
However, there are other things to consider as well. Personaly I'd say go for what you have planned now. Cories BTW, are often counted as half their size which makes them 1.5 inches and pearl gouramies breath air. Male guppies only grow to about an inch, females to 2. Platies generaly grow to a max. on average of 1.5 inches. So what you get over-all is approx. right for your tank. The fact that it is a hex would normaly decrease the number of fish because there is less oxygen in the water. However, with good filtration and an airstone and keeping in mind that cories do take air from the surface when necessary and gouramies NEED to take air from the surface (they drown otherwise), your tank should be ok. The very best way to see whether your tank is correctly stocked is to measure your nitrAtes every week before a water change (once your tank is cycled). Provided your tap water doesn't contain high nitrAtes you should be able to keep the nitrAtes below 40 with a single partial water change per week. If not, you either need to keep your stock numbers lower or increase water changes (this isn't to say you should put youself in a situation where you need a water change per day though - the fish wouldn't have enough oxygen or swimming space if this were the case - the nitrAtes only indicate your tanks ability to keep your water in good condition with the specific number of fish). Watching your fish and making sure they look happy and healthy also helps.

Oh, BTW, I think a pair of pearls are a great choice! They are my absolute favourite fish!
 
Okay thanks I also think I'm going to pick up sand.. i've heard its better for plants and looks better overall too. Still haven't decided on that though.
 
I'd deffinately go for sand :) cories love it, it's great for plants and it looks fantastic! Just make sure you rinse it out realy realy well and you don't put too much in cause deep sand can be dangerous as it pockets of dangerous gas can be trapped inside - then if they are desturbed they poison your fish. This shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't have a layer deeper than an inch though. Another option BTW, would be realy fine gravel. It looks and acts like sand but isn't as dusty.
 
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