Stocking 7g

[ajbettle]

would this be ok for a 7 gallon:

- 1 otto - 1.5inch - (i heard they are fine on ther own)
- 5 neons - 5inch
- 1 honey gourami - 2inch - (probably only get 1.5inch?)
- total: 8.5inch - 7 fish

ps: it is 27 litres = 6 gallons, but i put the measurements in a converter and it came out 8, and i tried in another and it came out 8?

+ do u think i should get a larger tank?
any thought or suggestions appreciated...
link: http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/FISH-TANK-BRAND-NEW-...1QQcmdZViewItem

the tank does have a large surface area compared to the via-aqua i was gonna get



i dont know wether to get the via-aqua 380 (10 gallon) now?...any thoughts?

 

[mark7616]

thought you already had the tank its says in ur sig???

 

[ajbettle]

sorry, thats from ages ago, when i was gonna get it, but dnt know now?

 

[OohFeeshy]

Otos are better in groups. What happened to the shrimp?

 

[ajbettle]

lol i dnt like the idea of cleaning out with them!!!...wud this be ok tho:

- 1 otto
- 5 neons (old there delicate?)
- 1 platy
- 2 shrimps?

 

[OohFeeshy]

No... you don't seem to quite get this 'groups' thing... Make up your mind.... Do you actually have this 7g or is this planning in case you decide not to get the 10g? You say 'i dnt like the idea of cleaning out with them!!', but then add them to one of your lists. Do you want some or not? And you keep changing the 'centerpiece' fish, which do you actually want?

 

[ajbettle]

sorrry!
i wud like to keep ottos, neons, and shrimps ok
but helskia said platys wud be good

 

[chrismr]

hi tetraman2.

do you have the tank? or still getting the tank?

 

[ajbettle]

im going to buy a tank next week or so

 

[helsekia]

what i said was platties are nice hardy fish!and to buy the biggest tank you could afford and have room for

 

[ajbettle]

i only want a small tank and i only have a small space, plus iv got a juwel downstairs so dont need another gbig tank (not that thats big!)

 

[Qays]

Its pretty hard making a decision on a small tank as you cant have many fish. lol

 

[ajbettle]

yh

anyone?

 

[chrismr]

Tetraman 2, if you dont have the tank yet, then really don't worry yourself too much yet about what to put in it.

You still have to cycle it, so you got loads of time to figure out what you want.

I would say if you are so limited on space and can not get a lot in there, think about not keeping as many different fish as you can, and also possibly go for something with character rather than something like a neon, which may be pretty, but not really effective in a small tank.

Have a look through the fish profiles and check your options.

 

[ajbettle]

lol, "like neon" platys have charchter, maybe just a few of them and an otto?