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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Can I add more fish
Rite now I have marble molly in a 5 gal. tank can I add any more fish. | 
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| you could proble add a cory but I dont know how big marble mollies are | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| I would say you'd be safe getting your molly a mate and a couple of cory cats. | 
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June 19th, 2009
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| How many cory cats could i get | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| try three and with the extra molly you will have 5 fish.....2 mollies and 3 cories perfect for a 5 gallon tank  | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Is there any other combinations that I could have? | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Willis  Is there any other combinations that I could have? | 3 cories ( cories like to be kept in groups) 1 guppy 1 molly | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| wouldn't that be to many fish for that tank? | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I think it would be too many fish. I also think that mollies get too big for a 5 gallon tank, but if that's what you have then it's what you have. I wouldn't add anything else. | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| Thanks harpua2002
need more advise please
Last edited by Lucy; June 20th, 2009 at 08:43 PM.
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I agree with Harpua. If you have the molly, I wouldn't add anything else. | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| If I retern the the molly then what could I add?
Need more help
Last edited by Lucy; June 20th, 2009 at 08:45 PM.
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| One betta
A shrimp colony
A trio of guppies
**one of the above options, not all of them | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Would like to have a school of small fish if possible what type? | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| A 5 gal. tank doesn't give you much room at all.
Schooling fish are very active, and IMO, need more room than a 5 gal. can provide. | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| Any other fish I could get? | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| A dwarf gourami, a tro of endlers, but I vote BETTA!!  | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| Thanks for the help Amanda | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| No problem. | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| if you're looking for schooling fish, outside of guppies not really anything you could add without over taxing your fish by making a huge bio-load. I would suggest a single fish like a Betta, or you might be able to do a small school (and i do mean a very small school) of neon tetras or something small like that no more 3-5 honestly. i would honestly go with the betta tho, they can be entertaining and then get some plants in there for your betta to hid in even if they are plastic. But seriously, if you want schooling fish I'd upgrade to atleast a 10 gallon maybe more. hope that helps,
Inari | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| Also What are the prices of endlers and a dwarf gourami? | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Depends on where you shop.
I personally will be buying Endlers off Aquabid.com in the coming months, as no one sells them around me. DG's are quite common though, they cost around $5 near me. | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| Thanks Im still undecided about a Betta or the Dwarf and the endlers
Still undecided more comments would be apreciated
More help needed
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June 20th, 2009
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| Personally, I wouldn't put a DG in a 5g tank. I just think they need more swim room that a 5g allows.
I also wouldn't put a schooling fish in it for the same reason.
A couple of guppies might work (either 2 male or 2 female)
A betta is a good choice, only after the tank is cycled of course.
The above is without the molly. | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Thanks Lucy I reterned the Molly this afternoon. | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| You could have a trio of spearkling gouramis
2 peacock guedgons
maybe 5 neon tetras
2 platys
a pair of dwarf gouramis
But I HIGHLY suggest planting the tank with live or fake plants, it makes it look much nicer and make the fish more comfortable | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| I would not suggest a pair of peacock gudgeons for this tank. Our peacock gudgeon tank is 8 gallons and I'd say it's an absolute minimum.
A trio of sparkling gouramis would be VERY cool. I kept a trio in a 5 gallon and they did great until my heater malfunctioned and fried them. 
I also agree that a 5 gallon is too small for a dwarf gourami, let alone a pair. Same for platies. Mine looked cramped in a 10 gallon and were much happier when I upgraded them to a 45. | |
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June 20th, 2009
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| a shrimp colony would look nice! | |
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June 21st, 2009
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| Im going to go with the trio is sparkling gouramis thanks every one for there imput before I made this thread i was going to get 5 mollies. Crazy rite!!!!! | |
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June 23rd, 2009
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| Keep in mind your 5 gallon won't actually hold 5 gallons of water when filled with substrate, plants, and decorations. You can't really do schooling fish as they need lots of swimming room. I'd recommend a betta and 3 panda cories - that's a total of about 5 inches of fully grown fish that will occupy different regions of the tank. The pandas will hang together, so that will be as close to a schooling fish as you can get that will be comfortable in that size tank. I love mine. Endler's are another good option as they are very tiny and gorgeous.
Last edited by Craig-D; June 23rd, 2009 at 05:31 PM.
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