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[julia298]

Hi

1. I would like to get some blue dwarf gouramis (does anyone know proper name for these) maybe a male and 2 or 3 female and some angel fish.

2. Would these go well with what i have already [see below]

3. Have heard angelfsh eat neon tetras. Am also interested in rummynose tetras. Are angel fish fussy on the type of tetras they eat?

4. Have had my tank set up 7 weeks now and water stas are 0 for ammonia & nitrite, nitrate between 0-5. and pH 7.4. Is tank ready yet?

 

[houndour]

1. You either mean dwarf gourami or neon blue dwarf gourami (http/64.73.41.105/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=981). 1 male and 2 or 3 females is a good combination.

2. I'm not sure about the cherry barbs, in my experience they fin nip and bullied my other fish. But your tank is fairly big anyway (mine was only a 20g). Someone else hopefully can help with the fish combi.

3. Yes angels do eat neons. I haven't heard of them eating other tetras so you may be OK with rummy nosed.

4. You say is the tank ready yet? Is this an empty tank? What about the other fish you already have?

 

[yvez9]

if ammonia and nitrites have been at 0 for at least a week, yes, it is ok to add more fish, if not then wait

as for adding fish, the gouramis and angelfish will be ok, the rummynose tetras should be allright as well as they grow much larger then neons

the key here is to add fish slowly over a period of time

say you add two dwarf gouramis, monitor your stats and wait again a week after ammonia and nitrites have come down to 0 before adding more fish

you don't want to overstock your tank too quickly and have to play catch up with your filter!

 

[julia298]

4. You say is the tank ready yet? Is this an empty tank? What about the other fish you already have?

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Sorry, No its not empty, I have the fish lited below in this tank. What I meant was, I have read not to buy some fish unless you have had a tank running so many months & wondered whether it was safe to get these sots of fish yet?

Would welcome any further advice. Thanks.