African Dwarf Frogs
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I have a 5g hex on my desk at work. The residents are: 1 dwarf gourami, 2 neons, 1 bronze cory, 2 ghost shrimp, 1 little crab, 1 mystery snail, and 1 dwarf frog. Plants are: 1 java fern, 1 water sprite, and 1 broad-leaf plant that I can't remember the name of.
I have lost count of how many folks say that is HORRIBLY overstocked, and my fish couldn't POSSIBLY be happy.
The fish have been thriving for several months now, water params stay GREAT, plants are beautiful and GROWING.
I do weeky 50% water changes.
What really makes a difference is how closely you monitor your water params, and how often you do pwc.
Good luck!
No flaming.
I have lost count of how many folks say that is HORRIBLY overstocked, and my fish couldn't POSSIBLY be happy.
The fish have been thriving for several months now, water params stay GREAT, plants are beautiful and GROWING.
I do weeky 50% water changes.
What really makes a difference is how closely you monitor your water params, and how often you do pwc.
Good luck!
No flaming.
I'm not going to go off on you jamie, because you are overstocked, but you do know that neons are schooling fish and like to be kept with at least 6 others all the time, right? If I were you... I'd sell them/take them back to the fish store.
Agreed. Jamie, the cories also prefer groups and that particular cory grows very large for that tank. In fact that is borderline cruelty for that cory. There just isn't near enough floor space in a hex tank. If it was a regular long tank the situation may be somewhat different, but this is not the case. I have a 5 hex as well, so I know firsthand how big that tank is. Oh, having clean water isn't the same as the fish having room to swim, keep that in mind when you say they are thriving. :idea: I have one betta in mine and that is about all I would really like to try in a tank so small. I did try some ghost shrimp, but he just couldn't get along, I guess. http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_cory4.php
As for the mystery crab, did you find out what kind it was? Did you make a portion of land for it to go up and breathe and be out of the water?
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IMO you are not horribly overstocked, you are just plain overstocked, and it's most likely balanced out by the fact you have live plants. in fact, i'm more worried about the fact that you have a crab, and that chances are it's either a fiddler crab or a red clawed crab. both of these crabs NEED brackish water, and NEED land. they will live in a FW aquarium for a few motnhs, but will eventually perish in freshwater without access to land and without the addition of sea slat to make it brackish.
also, neons and bronze cories both NEED schools or they will be depressed, not exhibit normal behavior, and will not live as long. and don't say your fish are acting normal unless you have seen how both species behave in the company of their own kind in a proper school. the eons and cory most likely feel insecure without many of their own kind around them, and are uncomfortable always having to be in the face of one another. in addition, bronze cories commonly grow to 2 1/2- 3" long and once he attains this size will be very cramped in there. bronze cories should not IMO be kept in any tank under 20Gs due to size and activity level.
if you care about your fish, you willisten to me when I say you should have just your dwarf gourami in there with the shrimp, frog and snail and nothing else. it has nothing to do with your water parameters, it has to do with the fact you cannot meet the needs of your cory, your neons, and your fiddler/red claw crab in your current aquarium size and setup.
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