Moving Things Around

[attibones]

So, as several of you know, I lost my favorite betta last week. This means I have one empty tank. I would like to move one of my remaining betta into the six gallon. This would leave my ten gallon open for new stock. I was thinking about getting a dwarf gourami and six or so black neon tetras. Currently the ten gallon is running a TopFin 10, but I want to upgrade the filter to a Penguin 100 which will about double my filtration capacity.

I have a few questions about my stocking though:

Do black neon tetras get neon tetra disease?
Would they be alright with a dwarf gourami?
If not, how many gourami should I get (instead of the tetras)?
I've never kept tetras, but I like these little black ones. Six is the minimum I would consider. Could I bump this number to ten?

 

[TallTree01]

A dwarf gourami really needs a 15 to do well.
A honey would work well and they are perfect community fish.
6-7 tetras would be the max I think.

 

[attibones]

Really? One source I found said ten, but I trust you. The honey gourami would be alright in a ten gallon; though? This is not a planted tank; would that be a problem? Currently I have limited caves, but I'm thinking about rescaping before I get the fish. I believe the dwarf gourami like hiding places. Is it right for me to assume they do as well? Any other requirements?

 

[the_lock_man]

Might I respectfully point you in the direction of this thread here
 
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/416824-nano-fish/

 

[Shelster]

Honeys do love planted tanks as you can see from my sig

 

[TallTree01]

I meant 6-7 Teresa PLUS the honey gourami.

* tetras

 

[attibones]

Might I respectfully point you in the direction of this thread here
 
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/416824-nano-fish/

Yes, I've seen that. It's pretty helpful. However, my concerns are now more about compatibility.

I need more info on these black neon tetras. I really like them. They would probably look nice with the honey gourami. But without much in the way of plants (which may change in my upcoming rescape), I don't want to have a depressed fish.

So does anyone know if black neon tetras get neon tetra disease? I'll get seven of them, if it turns out that they are generally healthy.