Suggestion for a 20G tank with gouramies

[MadEricC]

Hi everybody

I`m new around here and I'm very happy to got help from people who are experience with fish from a long time.

:)

I got a 20 gallons tank and I want suggestion of your part for new fish to put in.

Ok the fish already in the tank are:

1 large pleco (near 4'' long)
2 blue gouramies (1 1/2 '' long)
1 pearl gouramie (1 '' long)
1 angel (1'' long without is fancy tail)
2 spotted corydoras (3/4 '' long)

thank you for all the answers


MadEricC

PS: Sorry for my english , i'm from Montreal and my native language is french.

[ChilDawg]

I'd say no new fish, and removing old fish is possibly necessary. The pleco must go...it will get too big, and it may start to strip the slime coat from the other occupants.

The pearl gourami has gotta go or the blues will take care of it for you, or get rid of the blues...

Finally, an Angel single in that tank has the potential to cause trouble. I would recommend building from the pearl and cories...

[Big B]

I wouldn't go with anything too big. A small school of neons or something similar would probably be O.K. but make sure to get 5 or 6 so they are not targeted by the larger fish.

Also, I think you have too many gouramis. I have a 55 gallon tank which I started in December 2002. I was uneducated and I purchased 4 gouramis when I started stocking my tank. I had severall problems with them until I reduced the number of gouramis to 2 and I haven't had any further problems.

Just a thought.

[yhbae]

I hope your tank is already cycled for your (and your fishes') sake...

[MadEricC]

My tank is already cycled and my Ph is around 6.8


I make 15% water change every week like I do with my 27 gal. tank.

MadEricC

[TKOS]

Unless that is a dwarf pleco I would get rid of him and buildup the school of cories. Maybe 6 in total would be good. The gouramis will do a fine job of eating the algae.