New 29 Gallon Tank - Fish Question

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Alrite, set up my new 29 Gallon tank and added a few live plants.

I went and got fish today and got the following:

3 Female Guppies
1 Male Guppie
2 Gold Gourami's

I'm also planning on getting a school of 10 Neon Tetras and maybe another 3 or 4 fish of another species.

Are the two Gourami's going to be fine in the aquarium with the Tetras and Guppies or are they fairly aggressive. I was told they would be alright but didn't know they grow to 6 inches, which isn't really a problem but I don't want them eating or attacking the other fish.

Thanks
 
I would think with the Gouramis in there, getting the tetras would be pushing the capacity of the tank. The Gouramis should be okay as long as there is enough room, which may be puishing it in a 29 gallon tank. They do tend to be territorial. Have you done any research on the species? I just looked them up and it says they tend to be aggressive towards smaller fish and need a good bit of space. You may have been better off getting a couple of Dwarf Gouramis, which tend to be more peaceful and can be in smaller tanks. Also, with Guppies you will soon have a tank full of em. Do you have any plans for the babies? Personally I wouldnt recommend getting the Tetras. I would say your tank is full with the fish you have. Maybe you could get a bottem dweller or two.
 
Three spot gouramis arent agressive towards smaller fish, but iwll kill smaller gouramis species if something is amiss, such as: not having enough space,not having enough tall plants to stake out territory, or them just not liking other fish(wich can happen).

Also, if the tank was just set up, test for amonia and nitrate daily and be prepared to do a 50% water change at any given time. Also, be prepared to lose fish.

Yes, adding the neons will be incompatible stocking wise, and maybe the other species as well, depending on what it is(make sure to do research).
 
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I have 3 three spot gouramis at home.

They rarely attack anything that is not of the same species. They usually just pick on the smallest of all my 3 spot gouramis, Idget.

So your other fish should be fine. Just try to keep your gouramis the same sizes.
 
supgourami said:
I have 3 three spot gouramis at home.

They rarely attack anything that is not of the same species. They usually just pick on the smallest of all my 3 spot gouramis, Idget.

So your other fish should be fine. Just try to keep your gouramis the same sizes.
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Tell that to the two dead rainbowfish the three 3 spots I had attacked and killed.

Roan
 
An alternative plan I have would be to actually give my friend one of the Gourami's and only having one in the tank... I'm not really sure if they are male or female either.

Also, I noticed one seemed to be nibbling or sucking air bubbles off of my Malayan Aqua Fern... Are the Gourami's at all plant eaters? I didn't think they were.

And because its a new aquarium and these are the first fish I added, It's also the first steps of the live plants I have placed in.

Currently I have

3 Java Fern
2 Malayan Aqua Fern and going to get one more
3 "Creeping Charlie"? - Looks just like Baby Tears or Hemianthus micranthemoides

The plants are not tall yet, with the tallest being maybe 4 inches high as they have not grown yet. Will this be a problem in creating aggression with the Gouramis?
 
Because you do not know the sex, it might be better to give away one gouramis. Males to tend to fight, but sometimes the do okay together. So, you could keep a very good eye on them and see if they get along. Also the gouramis will snack on any guppy fry but that might be a good thing.
 
No not a good idea to give away one of the gouramies becuase you don't know the sex, it's WAY to easy to figure that out. males have a pointed dorsal, while females have a rounded dorsal.

Gouramies like to eat algae.

You need tall plants to help curb gourami agression, add some plastic plants if the ones you have now don't reach to almost the top of the tank. You can take them out later whne the live plants get big enough.

As for them snacking on guppy fry, so will the parents.
 
Alrite thanks for the replies.... I was also considering removing one because originally I was informed they only grew a couple of inches, but when I arrived back home and researched them (they weren't in my original purchase plan) I discovered that they reach 6 inches, and I wanted to place the school of 10 Neon Tetras in the tank as well as perhaps a couple other fish, so it's not just worry about aggression.

I also want to keep a few guppy fry if I get the chance as well, but I know the parents eat the fry as well.
 
If you have lots of hiding places a few fry will make it from time to time. You can always fish out a few and let them grow out in a small tank.
 
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