Would A Group Of 6 Girls Be Fine As Part Of A Community Tank?

[Truck]

as above really? with say 20 ember tetras and 8 pygmy cories

 

[kizno1]

yh that sounds fine.
or you could have a group of wild bettas

 

[pippoodle]

what size tank hun if its the 125 go for 8 girls with the embers and corys you'd be fine and less likely to have any sorts of problems

got my sorority in 300 litre tank approx 40 girls , with gouramis,corys,plecs,rams,guppys and apistos

 

[Truck]

what size tank hun if its the 125 go for 8 girls with the embers and corys you'd be fine and less likely to have any sorts of problems

got my sorority in 300 litre tank approx 40 girls , with gouramis,corys,plecs,rams,guppys and apistos

there maybe a pair of rams in the tank also...

thanks both for the info...going to get me some beautiful girls now

 

[pippoodle]

they'd be fine with the rams hun --
Female bettas love caves and plants - mine spend ages playing in and out of the coconut caves

 

[Truck]

they'd be fine with the rams hun --
Female bettas love caves and plants - mine spend ages playing in and out of the coconut caves

accounted for with plants, adding some more stems...this is the tank at the moment. i will be adding some taller plants though.

 

[pippoodle]

they'll love it in there

 

[Truck]

will the flow be a problem? ive got about 1900LPH approx 12 times turn over

 

[kizno1]

female are normall ok with current.

 

[Gill]

Agree they will be fine with that mix of fish.

 

[Truck]

will they shoal to any degree?

 

[Gill]

will they shoal to any degree?

As a Rule No, But it really depends on the behaviour of the females. Some like to swim around together IME.

 

[Truck]

okay thanks...if you dont mind me asking, what is that fish in your sig? is it a honey gourami?

 

[Gill]

okay thanks...if you dont mind me asking, what is that fish in your sig? is it a honey gourami?

No Worries, Its a Female Dwarf Gold Sunset Gourami - One of My Fave Gourami

 

[Truck]

thank mate...may see if i can find some...a nice fish