Mixing same type of fish

[freshwaterfishlover]

If I get 5 Cory Catfish could I have 5 diffrent kinds of Corys or do they have to been all the same type of Corys?

Also If I get 4 Dwarf Gouramis do they all need to be the same type or can they be 4 diffrent Dwarfs?

[cocoa_pleco]

corys and most gouramis are interchangeable.

[Rue]

I have 5 corys...3 different kinds...wasn't done deliberately...just kinda happened...

[sergo]

i have 3 different kinds of gouramis. 1 dwarf, 2 neon blues, and 4 red honey. i like the reds a lot. they are very curious and very nice, even to each other. the blues are a little different of a story. they can get a bit grumpy with each other as they all have their own areas but they too are kind of curious.

[gm72]

I agree, mostly interchangeable but your mileage may vary. My gourami tank (see my signature for detail) is perfectly happy, although I have read some others talk about neons and golds not getting along. I think one of the keys is getting the fish when they are all young. That way they grow up together and don't really know the difference.

[freshwaterfishlover]

So for my 120 Gallon I want:

4 Peral Gouramis
4 Bannded Gouramis
4 Moonlight Gouramis
1 Honey Dwarf Gourami
1 Dwarf Gourami
1 Neon blue dwarf gourami
1 Powder Blue Dwarf gourami
6 Silver Dollars
5 Bronze Cory Catfish
5 Albino Cory Catfish
1 Lepard Cory Catfish
1 Sterbas Cory Catfish
1 Elegant Cory Catfish
1 Emerald Cory catfish
1 Ornate cory Catfish
4 Frogs
5 Clams
4 Ghost Shrimp
3 Cherry Red Shrimp
3Japonica Shrimp
3 mystery snails


Also Non fish I want:

15 any kind of fake plants. ( probably most of the fake plants from my 29 Gallon)
10 Anacharis fake plants
10 Bannana fake plants
10 fake Hairgrass
2 rocks
Gravel
2 Filters AquaClear 110 gallon filter and 30-40 Gallon aquaclear filter
a 350W heater
Themameter
Light
Hood
Tank

[gm72]

That will be one heck of a beautiful tank! Wow, great plan. I think you may be a little under on that heater though. Of course, I guess that will depend on how warm your house is normally. I usually go overboard on filtration and heating just in case. Also, depending on your water flow you may have a warm spot in the tank, might want to think about getting two heaters at opposite ends of the tank? Just suggestions. I hope when you get the tank up and running we can see some pictures!

[cocoa_pleco]

More heaters. At five watts per gallon, you need 600W. so you need 2 300W heaters

[gm72]

That's the formula I couldn't think of, thanks cocoa. Is there also a general rule for gravel? I traditionally use about a pound a gallon, depending of course on the shape of the tank.

[cocoa_pleco]

I cant remember the gravel rule, One LB per gallon?

Anyways, you want 1.5 icnehs of gravel.

[Drumachine09]

Yea, thats about it. but i tend to put a little extra in so i can make small mounds in to give the bottom some dimension.

[gm72]

I do the same. I find that some fish love to hang out in the valleys I create (my neon tetras in particular like the undulating bottom).