40 Litre Tank

[sjcneedshelp321]

Hi all been a while since my last post on here but here goes!
ive got a 40 litre tank quite well planted and has a log in there
i went to the lfs yesterday and bought me some blue cories (i didnt worry about size because ive always got a 126 litre to put them in)
i bought 3
the tank is fully cycled so no need to worry about that
but what else do you think i could fit in there? in the 10 gal. pinned article it said i could also fit in a dwarf gourami?

Cheers
SJC

 

[orange shark]

cories like to be in a group (5 minimum) and yes you could put a dwarf gourami in

 

[Musho3210]

blue cories? Show us a pic, it sounds dyed....

 

[sjcneedshelp321]

no, they arent actually blue, but that is the common name, and i doubt this LFS would dye or buy dyed fish.. its a mainstream trusted FS.

So could/should i get 2 more cories and a dwarf gourami?

 

[**sarahp**]

germ's ya man for info on gourami's but he's a bit distracted at the moment but I'm sure I've read numerous posts by him that state to steer clear of dwarf gouramis because they are notoriously over-bred and therefore very susceptible to disease - check out the gourami section to double check though

 

[sjcneedshelp321]

Oh ok thanks, has anyone got any other suggestions to go with my 3 cories?

 

[stang1]

Honey or Sparkling Gouramies would probably be a nice alternative for your tank.

 

[sjcneedshelp321]

Honey or Sparkling Gouramies would probably be a nice alternative for your tank.

i thought the only gourami that didnt grow to be huge was the dwarf?

 

[stang1]

Honey Gouramies only get to about 2" and Sparkling Gouramis are pretty much the same.

 

[sjcneedshelp321]

oh ok, ill have a look next time im in the LFS but i think they only stock dwarfs?

 

[stang1]

If they haven't got any, then ask them to order some in. Most lfs are happy to order them and will normally have them the following week.

 

[sjcneedshelp321]

If they haven't got any, then ask them to order some in. Most lfs are happy to order them and will normally have them the following week.

oh ok, well i might be tempted to do just that but the LFS employees are total dropkicks and they just work for the company, so they would gain nothing by doing more work..?

 

[Straydum]

well trying didnt kill anyone. any pictures?

 

[sjcneedshelp321]

No, not yet, they seem to be a bit freaked out, dropped a few corie pellets in there but havnt seen them eating anything yet and when i walk in the room the drop like a stone (i have seen them playing about though) will this become less of a problem in time or is this just a personality trait?