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I bought a dwarf gourami today and he has been swimming at the bottom of the tank the whole day. I heard that they should be spending all their time at the top of the tank.. Any ideas on what’s wrong?
 
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Hi

. Any ideas on what’s wrong?
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Yes, There is nothing wrong with him, You just got him today give him a few days to settle in, hes been through a rough time getting netted put into a bag then being transported to your place and being put in a new environment.
 
NickAu said:
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Yes, There is nothing wrong with him, You just got him today give him a few days to settle in, hes been through a rough time getting netted put into a bag then being transported to your place and being put in a new environment.
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Thx, glad to hear he’ll start acting normal soon.
 
Some fish can take a few weeks to settle into their new tank, What other fish are in the tank?
 
NickAu said:
Some fish can take a few weeks to settle into their new tank, What other fish are in the tank?
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There are...
5 Albino Corydoras
5 Zebra Danio
1 Dwarf Gourami
Might get something else...

20 gallon Tank
Ph- 7.5 - 8.5
78 degrees F
 
You are going to hate me now.

1 that substrate looks to rough and sharp for Cories and over time their whiskers will wear away, this is not a good thing.

2 Zebra Danios should be in a tank that's at least 3 feet long.

3 I would also suggest a few live plants including some floating ones, Hornwort is great so is Water sprite.
 
No I’m not gonna hate you but instead I will listen to your advice....

My substrate is Carib sea eco complete... is this ok for Corys ?

I really didn’t know zebra danios had to be in such a big tank... idk what to do with them now.

I will get some live plants when I have the money becasue I bought this substrate for that purpose...

Any ideas for another type of fish than the danios if I get rid of them?
 
That makes things a bit harder like the water, What you need is sedate tank mates ones that dont constantly zip around.
 
Why do I need tank mates that don’t move around?
 
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