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Room for guppies, and if so 5 males?

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I will be purchasing an 105 litre (27.7381g) aquarium that will be heavily planted and house a honey gourami and 6 panda corydoras and was wondering if there would be enough room for 5 Red Blonde Guppies and if so would 5 males be okay as I have no interest in breeding lots of guppies right now.
Yours sincerely ( Haven't written many formal emails pardon my vocabulary)
-Rafael
 
I will be purchasing an 105 litre (27.7381g) aquarium that will be heavily planted and house a honey gourami and 6 panda corydoras and was wondering if there would be enough room for 5 Red Blonde Guppies and if so would 5 males be okay as I have no interest in breeding lots of guppies right now.
Yours sincerely ( Haven't written many formal emails pardon my vocabulary)
-Rafael

Hello and welcome to the forum :hi:
I’m no expert but I think the stocking levels sound fine. Both species also have similar PH requirements. Do you know the hardiness of your tap water? You can find out this information from your local water supplier. If you can find out this information I’m sure other members could offer further advice. Best of luck!
 
I keep all male guppies in my tank. I will say that in my case, the fancier fantail guppies are a little more aggressive than the others. Tend to be tail nippers. All of my fancier ones came from the same breeder though so it may have something to do with it. I have read that mixing sexes and reproducing can shorten the lifespan of guppies.
 
I keep all male guppies in my tank. I will say that in my case, the fancier fantail guppies are a little more aggressive than the others. Tend to be tail nippers. All of my fancier ones came from the same breeder though so it may have something to do with it.

I agree with Deanasue. As beautiful as guppies are they can be little pests towards each other too unfortunately. The live plants will help.
 
Yours sincerely ( Haven't written many formal emails pardon my vocabulary)
-Rafael
Hi and welcome to the forum :)

Most forums are pretty informal and you just write what needs to be written. Keep it polite and to the point, add pictures if it helps provide more information.

There's no need to say Yours sincerely, although it is a nice touch. Likewise there is no need to put your name at the end.

Think of the forum as a bit like having a conversation with some people you recently met. Hi, I have an issue with this fish, can you help? Then add details of the problem. :)

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What are the tank dimensions (length x width x height)?

What is the GH (general hardness) and pH of your water supply. This information can usually be obtained from your water supply company's website or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop and get them to test it for you. Write the results down (in numbers) when they do the tests. And ask them what the results are in (eg: ppm, dGH, or something else).

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I assume the tank is second hand?
If you get the tank, do not add any new fish for at least 2 weeks after it has been moved. You need to make sure the filters settle down and recover from the move before you add more fish.

If you are moving an established tank and haven't done it before, the following link has some info about moving tanks.
http://www.fishforums.net/threads/how-to-move-60-gallon-tank.451650/

Basically try to get the filter cleaned 1 week before the move. Wash filter materials in a bucket of tank water so the filter bacteria don't die. Do a couple of big water changes during the weeks before the move. On the day of the move, put the fish into buckets containing tank water. I would keep the Cories and gourami in separate containers so the gourami doesn't get spiked accidentally.
Turn the filter off and put it in the car. Gravel clean and drain the tank, then refill it with tap water and gravel clean it again. Put the gravel in buckets. Put the empty tank in the car and get it home and set up asap.

Keep feeding down for a few weeks and monitor the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels. Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate if there are any ammonia or nitrite readings, or if the nitrate goes above 20ppm. Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank.
 
Thank you everyone you've been a big help and I'll follow what you have said Collin to make the best experience for my fish
 

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