PygmyPepperJulli
Fish Crazy
Hi all,
have been thinking about this since getting a new tank but @Artemus really made me think about it for real. Am upgrading all my poor cramped fish from 10 gal into a 64, however was thinking about putting in maybe some sparkling gourami, since I donāt want an empty tank. I love sparkling gourami, Iāve had one before, but said gourami also died suddenly and I donāt know why, so Iām cautious about getting another one (if you donāt want to read a slightly irrelevant but looking for an answer story about it dying, skip the next paragraph ).
I had a sparkling gourami (only 1) in with some other fish. It was a bit crowded in there, but I did regular wcās and stuff and everyone got along fine. However, one day I woke up, fed the fish, and found one dead sparkling gourami. No symptoms beforehand, none of the other fish was sick, it was just dead. The only thing wrong with it other than being dead was its eyes were a bit more popped out than usual. Could it be old age? I had only had it for a year and a bit though, so if it was old age it must have been in the shop for a looong timeā¦ any suggestions?
And as usual, a few questionsā
1. How many could I have in there? Iām thinking either a group of 3 (1 m 2 f) or 5 (2 m 3 f). Do they like being in a school?
2. Could I have anything else in there? Suggestions as to what?
3. Would they breed, if it was a species only tank? (That is not me saying āoh no, they might breedā. Itās more that I would like the, to and am wondering if they would ).
Thanks.
have been thinking about this since getting a new tank but @Artemus really made me think about it for real. Am upgrading all my poor cramped fish from 10 gal into a 64, however was thinking about putting in maybe some sparkling gourami, since I donāt want an empty tank. I love sparkling gourami, Iāve had one before, but said gourami also died suddenly and I donāt know why, so Iām cautious about getting another one (if you donāt want to read a slightly irrelevant but looking for an answer story about it dying, skip the next paragraph ).
I had a sparkling gourami (only 1) in with some other fish. It was a bit crowded in there, but I did regular wcās and stuff and everyone got along fine. However, one day I woke up, fed the fish, and found one dead sparkling gourami. No symptoms beforehand, none of the other fish was sick, it was just dead. The only thing wrong with it other than being dead was its eyes were a bit more popped out than usual. Could it be old age? I had only had it for a year and a bit though, so if it was old age it must have been in the shop for a looong timeā¦ any suggestions?
And as usual, a few questionsā
1. How many could I have in there? Iām thinking either a group of 3 (1 m 2 f) or 5 (2 m 3 f). Do they like being in a school?
2. Could I have anything else in there? Suggestions as to what?
3. Would they breed, if it was a species only tank? (That is not me saying āoh no, they might breedā. Itās more that I would like the, to and am wondering if they would ).
Thanks.