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Hopefully I don’t kill them! Trying my best to make their lives the best I can (:

Yeah again I’m in Arizona so it’s 103 today but my house is at a good 76 so I think I’ll be able to make that work! And again sorry about the combo I’ve gotten so many suggestions and it’s hard since I am newer ):

And yes I apologize about the betta someone had mentioned it earlier and the minnows I was told would do good in my small tank and the guy said only to beware about betta diseases not tank temp

4 guppies and 5 minnows

Woke up to lots of info haha. I know my water is on the warmer side for all my fish so I think I’ll drop it to a good middle temp that should suit all my fish better. I’m thinking 74 or 76?

That’s not good ): I definitely thought he was a good fish keeper as he also told me gouramis wouldn’t be good and neither would barbs and deterred me from certain fish so I wasn’t feeling pushed. He did say neons but I’m scared of them due to tetra disease ):

I’m aware of the possible issues but my guppies are surprisingly calm and not aggressive and my betta is super chill they came up to her and no nipping or biting occurred they just said “hello” to each other (:

): that’s sad I wonder why they’re kept here in warm water

Again I know that’s the normal but I’m in Arizona and they were kept with tropical fish so they’re accustomed to 78 degree water

I live in Arizona where most “soft water” fish are raised in hard water with a higher ph. I know column isn’t ideal but I’ve learned nothing really is “ideal” in my tank. Before I even told the fish store owner my ph or hardness he warned me they were raised in a ph of 7.6 and hard tap water...

Update! Got a female koi betta and some white clouds (: decided that’s what would work best for me and talked to a few really knowledgeable fish keepers who also told me any gourami would be hard in my tank

Thank you!! I’ll look into hard water nano fish

I also called the water company and hardness converted is 200ppm. Which I read can be slightly hard - hard but mines in the middle. Does that help at all?

If I could soften the water would that help? I recently added some driftwood that should help with that. And I’ve noticed that too, was looking at skirt tetras until I saw that they can eat guppies. I’m attached to the little dudes though ):

I’m starting to regret my tank style, although it’s all I could fit in my room ):

That might be good, do they eat brown algae cuz I have a ton of that haha

Sigh sigh seems as if I’m in a pickle

I have a sponge and carbon and it’s still a little strong. It would be worth a try though. Could I add some nano fish with a female betta and my 4 guppies? I was looking at ember tetra or chili Rasboras

I have a pretty strong current in there is what I’m worried about as I’ve heard they aren’t strong swimmers

Okay! Thank you (:

///: it seems as though I’ll have to just go to an aquarium store and see their recommendations

): sad. Ok so what fishies would you guys recommend me then

What about sparkling gourami? Are those any better?

Hm I wonder what he meant then

*gpg sorry I keep confusing them

I’m not quite sure, he just told me to add more water conditioner. For reference I live in Mesa Arizona where the ppm of tap water is “Water hardness in Mesa ranges from 12 gpg (grains per gallon) to 22 gpg” so my water is definitely hard

Sorry it’s definitely not too soft! I read it incorrectly as last time I got my water professionally tested they said it was a little too hard.

It may be softer than usual as I have medication in there and lots of conditioner as I was treating bacterial infection, but my ph is 7.6 and the dGH is 11. It’s been higher before though as where I live has hard water

It’s dGH

And temperature can be 78-82 my guppies are flexible

Ph is 7.6 and hardness is 11

I’m not that interested in shrimp to be honest /: I was wanting another type of fish

I know ): do you have any suggestions on tank mates for my guppies?

I could definitely do 2-3

Oooo okay yeah I don’t want that

I’m honestly just looking for cool fish that will go well with my guppies and tank size so if you have any other suggestions I would appreciate it (:

Would one fit in my tank okay?

Hi! I currently have 4 guppies in a 15 gallon tank. I want to get a dwarf Gourami and afterwards add a couple otocinclus. Are these a good match? I’ve read that they are but I wanted some advice (: here is my tank as well (planning on adding floating plants)

It could be bacteria that’s in the rocks that multiply, I’ve heard of that. And yes I do always have a few white particles that settle after a few minutes when I fill up my tank but not even close to that bad