Butters

well, I got my new Dwarf Gourami today! I named him Confusious (I think its a pretty sweet name). He seems to be doing fine, but he's kind of shy which I figured he would be. and hes just exploring the whole tank. I also got 3 ghost shrimp to help get rid of unwanted food.

I'm still on the fence about what else to get in the tank. I dont really want babys of any sort, so any more help would be sweet!

TFA101

your aquarium info says you already have 5 black tetras in your tank. I would recommend adding anything else to this tank as you might upset the bio load.

Butters

whoops, i should probably change that. I got rid of them today, took them to a local pet store.

TFA101

NOW THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING

i'll give you possibilities (The stocks include your gourami):

1.
1 => Dwarf gourami
2 => Bronze Cories

2.
1 => Dwarf Gourami
1 => Albino Cory
5 => Neon Tetras

3.
1=> Dwarf Gourami
4-5 => Dwarf Cories

4.
1=> Dwarf Gourami
Trio of Guppies

5.
1 => Dwarf Gourami
1 => snail (your choice)
7 => Celestial Pearl Danios

Alessa

dwarf gouramies are awesome! You will find them to be big gluttons and funny fishes in general... although a little territorial, he always chases my platy whenever he is nerby :P

Butters

thanks for the help guys! greatly appreciated! alright, I got another idea today, but idk if it will work. alright, here it goes. Would I be able to keep 1 cory and like, 2 male guppies? I really like the way corys look and I really want one, but idk if would be a good idea. I might be getting a couple more ghost shrimp just to help clean up some of the food left over.
one more questin: do corys need algea? I dont have any real plants, only fake. so would I have to give it algea wafers or would he be fine eating off of the scraps? thanks again

TFA101

cories are omnivorous and social. You'd be better off buying a trio of cories to add with your gourami. and cories dont necessarily need algae, though they will graze occasionally. feed them shrimp pellets and one half or whole (depending on how many cories you get) algae wafers. They will clean up scraps of food too, so i dont think you would need to purchase any more shrimps.

Barbrella

You shouldn't put any fish with your dwarf gourami for at least one month, to make sure he's healthy!

Fish Addict

You might want to be careful with the new disease going around with Dwarf Gouramis...

Butters

one month! that seems like a long time! Thanks for your help guys, greatly appreciated. I think i might just not get any cories and just get some more ghost shrimp, I wouldnt want one cory getting sad becuase he dosent have any of his own kind. I think i might just get a couple guppies! thanks for all the help again!

nugzboltz

Also, dwarf gouramis like floating plants, which is where they'll make their nests.

COBettaCouple

I think maybe some glass cats would be cool.

Barbrella

They are cool, but this is a 10 gallon tank.

goggles

dwarf gourami should be kept in a male a nd female pair, they can get very depressed if kept alone.

Shawnie

dwarfs prefer to be alone IMO ..they are more relaxed and less territorial...a 10 gallon is no way near enough room for two..they would be at each other all the time because of lack of room to create a territory

goggles

yes a 10g tank is too small for two but they should be kept in a male-female pair. and shawnie you should not have a betta in a community tank.

Shawnie

ty goggles...im a nawty rule breaker

sirdarksol

Guorami do not have to be kept in pairs. In fact, in a smaller tank (like a 10g), 2 dwarfs, even a male/female pair, can get violent.

And Shawnie, you really shouldn't have a betta in with guorami. I'd lay a wager on the betta picking a fight at some point in its life.