Fighting Fish & Gourami

[RobW1983]

Hi all.

Was thinking of a couple of additions to my 180L.

I've seen some Moonlight Gourami and a beautiful fighter in my LFS. Are they OK to share the same tank? I wouldn't like to add new fish that probably wont get on.

Current stock is as follows:

1 3" Snowball Plec
10 Neons
4 Peppered Cory's
1 Panda Cory
1 Albino Cory
2" Red Tail Black Shark
2 Rosy Tetra
1 Vampire Shrimp

Tank is 180L as stated, running an Eheim 2213 and 300W of heating, stable at 26C. Tank has also been well established (running double zero's) for the last 2 months.

 

[KittyKat]

Bettas and Gouramis should not be mixed, as a general rule. The shark is bully, so don't mix with Bettas. I would recommend increasing rosy tetra school to at least 6 fish instead of getting a new species.

 

[RobW1983]

Bettas and Gouramis should not be mixed, as a general rule. The shark is bully, so don't mix with Bettas. I would recommend increasing rosy tetra school to at least 6 fish instead of getting a new species.

Thanks for the reply.

To be honest I'm waiting for the Rosy's to go, I was given them by a friend, and dont actually plan on getting any more.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Carlovel1]

1 Moonlight Gourami may be OK in your tank with your stocking. IME, gouramis can be bullies when kept in more than one (happened to me with Snakeskin Gourami, Pearl Gourami and Sparkling Gourami) so the same may heppen with Moonlights.
If you add a Betta, it will probably take a disliking to your RTBS and Rosy Tetra and it may get nipped by the Rosy & Neon Tetras. Here how I would improve your stocking:
1 3" Snowball Plec
10 Neons
5 Peppered Cory's
4 Panda Cory
1 Albino Cory (replace the Albino cory with a Panda Cory to form a total of 5 Panda Corys)
2" Red Tail Black Shark
6 Rosy Tetra
1 Moonlight Gourami
1 Vampire Shrimp

After that, you'd be up to your maximum stocking level.

 

[KittyKat]

Ah, ok. Well, honey or dwarf gourami pair would be best choice if you are set on getting gouramis.

 

[OldMan47]

The RTBS is going to be a bully in that tank as it grows to adult size. No slow peaceful fish will do well with it in the tank. Unfortunately, Betta splendens and most gouramis are slow moving peaceful fish.
Carelovel1, what happens to the albino cory? These are fish already in the tank. Even with the way I feel about red tailed black sharks, once you have a fish, it becomes your responsibility to care for it properly. The question is what can be added, not what can be removed to ....?

 

[RobW1983]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Can anyone recommend me some good additions? I'm looking for something a bit larger, something that isn't going to get huge though. This is what drew me to Gourami's as they were quite a size already, but wouldn't of got much bigger. I'm after a couple of centerpiece fish really.

Cheers.

 

[Carlovel1]

Carelovel1, what happens to the albino cory? These are fish already in the tank. Even with the way I feel about red tailed black sharks, once you have a fish, it becomes your responsibility to care for it properly. The question is what can be added, not what can be removed to ....?

LOL thats another person who spelt my username wrong
The albino cory, as stated should be exchanged for a Panda Cory. You simply can't have a shoal (4 min.)of each species of Cory in the tank without overstocking