How Many Dwarfs? [Archive]

Munko

10-03-2007, 07:03 PM

Hi,

First thanks to Zakish for his response re: Gouramis being ok with salt. The Flame's lesion is actually healing which is very exciting for me as I am relatively new (10 months) to fishkeeping and I have never succeeded in reversing a fish 'illness' quite so well!

My question: I have a 29 gal planted tank with 2 female dwarf gouramis, 2 male dwarf gouramis, 1 albino corydora and 1 peppered corydora. I want to add another cory as I know they do better in higher numbers, but am also wondering if I do that how many more dwarfs I can fit? I also want a powder blue m/f combo.

I figure:

1 flame male, 1 flame female = 5 inches
1 reg dwarf male, 1 reg dwarf female = 5 inches
1 powder male, 1 powder female = 5 inches
1 albino cory = 2 inches
1 pepper = 1 inch
1 additional cory = 3

Therefore I am at 21 inches of fish, so I figure I will be ok. What do people think?

CAF

10-03-2007, 07:21 PM

Hi,

First thanks to Zakish for his response re: Gouramis being ok with salt. The Flame's lesion is actually healing which is very exciting for me as I am relatively new (10 months) to fishkeeping and I have never succeeded in reversing a fish 'illness' quite so well!

My question: I have a 29 gal planted tank with 2 female dwarf gouramis, 2 male dwarf gouramis, 1 albino corydora and 1 peppered corydora. I want to add another cory as I know they do better in higher numbers, but am also wondering if I do that how many more dwarfs I can fit? I also want a powder blue m/f combo.

I figure:

1 flame male, 1 flame female = 5 inches
1 reg dwarf male, 1 reg dwarf female = 5 inches
1 powder male, 1 powder female = 5 inches
1 albino cory = 2 inches
1 pepper = 1 inch
1 additional cory = 3

Therefore I am at 21 inches of fish, so I figure I will be ok. What do people think?

It sounds like you should be fine... just make sure you have plenty of water flow and plants.

zackish

10-03-2007, 07:25 PM

I would forget about the inch rule.
The males might pick on each other but that is at your discretion.

mitcore

10-19-2007, 06:56 AM

why not i say the more the merrier LOL

zackish

10-19-2007, 01:15 PM

Just in general you will overcrowd your tank and fish and whole environment will be unhappy.

YaYgoldFish

10-19-2007, 01:21 PM

I think the males might fight, i had 2 in a 10g until they decided to kill each other.

lasm

10-19-2007, 02:51 PM

I think the males might fight, i had 2 in a 10g until they decided to kill each other.

I have two dwarf in a 10g with several tetras. My 2 males don't fight at all. They just swim around making funny faces.