10g stocking w/ ballon belly

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dewilde2

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I have a 3 1/2 month old fry that I think is a balloon belly; about a 1 1/4" long. Now that I have her in a 10 gallon, I want to get her some friends. Keep in mind that she's still pretty tiny, so at least for a while I want to get some fish that are similar in size. I'm thinking some of the dwarf coral platies or these fish I just saw tonight called Orange Flame Rio Tetras. I eventually will want to add another balloon belly, but when she's bigger. For now, how many of the smaller fish should I add? Suggestions? Thanks!
 
Hi,

I think it would be great to add five Pygmy Cories to your tank. They gorw to a little less then a inch and are very peaceful. They love to be in groups.

You could also get six Neon Tetras.

Hope this helps!

Cory Lover
 
Cory Lover said:
Hi,

I think it would be great to add five Pygmy Cories to your tank. They gorw to a little less then a inch and are very peaceful. They love to be in groups.

You could also get six Neon Tetras.

Hope this helps!

Cory Lover
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Imagine! :)
 
Hi,

That looks pretty good. But only get two or three Platies, because if you get more you'll be a little overstocked.

Happy fish keeping and good luck!
 
dewilde2 said:
What about this for the final plan:
2 balloon bellies
4 dwarf platies
3 panda cories
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IMO, you should get three regular platies instead of dwarf ones so they can compete for food better. mollies are very varacious eaters and are pretty greedy, balloon or not. platies in general are pretty peaceful but they get their fair share with other fish, but sometimes they arent fast enough, and dwarf platies will just get pushed around by the mollies because they are so small.

you should get
2 ballon mollies
3 regular platies (all females)
2 panda corydoras or some shrimp
 
Cory Lover said:
Hi,

Two Panda Cories wouldn't be that good, they need to be kept in groups.

Cory Lover
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corydoras do fine in pairs, but unless they get pygmy corydoras that is all they can fit in their tank unless they get rid of the platies.
 
jm1212 said:
corydoras do fine in pairs, but unless they get pygmy corydoras that is all they can fit in their tank unless they get rid of the platies.
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Hi,

Well in my opinion, and in many authors of the books I've read opinions, Cories should be kept in groups.

Cory Lover
 
any chance for a ram?

So I've been looking around a lot, and I have fallen in love with rams- both the german blue and the golden. They don't have any around here that I've seen (central IL or St. Louis area), so I'd have to get one online....anyway, by any chance would a ram work with my balloon belly and perhaps one other?
So, 1 ram, 2 balloon bellies. Kind of a weird combo, but I don't have any more tank space :-)
Thanks for all the replies so far!
 
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