My Fishy Journal

[Goggy]

I'd have to agree, with lyraguppi on everything.

If I was your sis I would rehome the WMM they are cold water and need a larger tank and 5+ in the school.

The neons need a 5+ school.

The Cory needs a 5+ school. They also need a 20 gallon long minimum.

The rasboras need a 5+ school.

Are all your livebears one gender? I would rehome these or only keep about two male guppies if you do them with the rasboras.

Now obviously pertaining to all their needs would make your tank over stocked. Do I would suggest rehome get everyone and only keep about 8-10 rasboras and then for the bottom get some snails or shrimp.

I know first hand as well, pet stores are dreadful for information they will tell you what they THINK they know about fish keeping, the fish "experts" only usually know that fish live in water. I've had conversations with many fish store workers and I schooled them on proper husbandry. That's just my two cents on the matter

lovely tank but I'm afraid it won't work much longer, even if they look happy surviving isn't thriving. Hope I wasn't too blunt but the fish need a little help here.

haw! listen to this when i went to a pet store in thailand once, and in a 5 gallon tank they had 5 juvenile spotted scats 4 juvenile monos 5 juvenile green spotted puffers and a figure 8 puffer. guess what? the tank wasnt even brackish!!! Holy mackerel why would they keep brackish fish in a freshwater tank? i asked them if the scats could live in pH of 7.0 their answer? "yes, they are in a freshwater tank right now".

BTW my friend who is a beginner fish keeper just recently fell in love with cories. peppered cories are his favorite as well!

 

[nofishinginmytank]

Aw love cories, they are awesome, peppered cories are awesome I know what they are like but kinda trusted the manager here as he is my mums best friends husband and he was convincing me to not buy more cories and to not buy more white mountain minnows so I thought surely if he was trying to get my money then he would want me to  

 

[sawickib]

Aw love cories, they are awesome, peppered cories are awesome

I know what they are like but kinda trusted the manager here as he is my mums best friends husband and he was convincing me to not buy more cories and to not buy more white mountain minnows so I thought surely if he was trying to get my money then he would want me to

Well its not always money, some fish store employees generally care about the fish, and offer the information that they know about they fish, did they tell you why you shouldnt get more? It would over stock your tank, but in reality WCM are coldwater and they shouldnt have told you that those are ok with the other fish. 
 
Knowing people doesnt make you know fish btw

 

[nofishinginmytank]

I know it was just that his reason was that if all fish are doing fine then its best not to add more as they can add diseases or fight etc. so best to leave them if all are fine

 

[sawickib]

Well if you bought the fish from him, and hes saying they could give diseases to your fish, that means hes not always taking the best care of his fish.
 
Second thats the same as saying, me- "Hi, i have a 300 gallon tank and theres a school of 20 neon tetras in it, theyre doing awesome! Can i add anything to the tank?", them- "No, i wouldnt add anything if your tetras are doing fine, it may kill them." Now this is a bit of an exaggeration and the reason you shouldnt add is from overstocking not the other way around, but the logic doesnt really make sense, ya know?