8 Gallon Aquarium

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I hate to be a party pooper, but I read your signature, and I really don't think any of the fish you have selected are appropriate.

WCMM are far too active for such a small tank. Really, unless the tank is super long and doesn't have many obstacles, they should be housed in at least a 10g. But, I guess you have them in your 3g, which is much smaller, so this is a moot point.

As stated before Albinos corys are just a color morph of one of your standard cories, and are too large for your tank. I'd rather you stick to the pygmies, which are a better choice.

Finally, Dwarf gouramis (Colisa lalia) are not the best fish for a new tank. They have been bred into several delicate color morphs, and are mass-bred in general, resulting in a fish that is significantly more delicate and intolorant of poor water conditions and fluctuations. They are also prone to disease. A previously mentioned better choice is the honey gouramis, which is a more hardy fish and slightly smaller.

You have been told this before, but I'm just reminding you.

Hey! Thanks for the info - My tank is cycled, i just have to transfer the good bacteria.

You are right about albino coys, they grow to 2.5ins - if i find pygmy's in my lfs, i will get those.

If i find honey gourami's i will also get those instead of a dwarf.

The tank is 18 inches wide. The WCMM's are active, but personally, I think they will do great in an 8gl tank and there is enough space for them to swim about in it. Do you have other suggestions though?

I may go for somthing else and return the WCMM's if someone suggests some other fish to use instead!

I will visit the LFS tomorrow and take down all of the names of the small fish they have and probably ask about them here