binskiboi

Hey about a week ago i upgraded to a 35 gall i want a school of 5-8 smaller fish (1-1 3/4''?) that come in pretty colors. And I was thinking maybe 1 bala. (at my LFS balas they sell start at about 3"). Please help me with some advice! thanks.

Binskiboi!

Tony G.

He binskiboi and welcome to fishlore!

First, i wouldnt reccomend a bala for a tank that size. Bala's need at least 90 gallons, as they do get really big, and they also like to be in schools...
here is our bala shark page:
http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-BalaShark.htm (it says 55g but they really do need more)
2nd, i think the small fish could be neon tetras or glolights or maybe even cardinals. (they're all tetras )
Are you going to transfer the fish from your 20g to it?

binskiboi

the fish from in my 30 gallon are in it now. 1 blue gourami 1 rts 1 rainbow and 1 male red swordtail

binskiboi

i decided im getting 2 females red swordtails... so how many smaller sized glolite or cardinals could i have in my tank?

eiginh

RTS and Rainbow? That's great they're still alive...try rehoming one of those guys before things get worse. Any tetras would be a great addition to your 35g I agree w/ Tony, Balas need bigger tanks and since they're schoolers they need even bigger tanks than the recommended size for 1 bala.

abc123d30

Do you're rts and rainbow fight alot?
They're both very aggressive and territorial fish and one might end up killing the other when kept together (unless you have a huge tank)
I would suggest maybe getting rid of the rainbow being how it needs more room and then getting a school of smaller fish such as neons.

EDIT: by eiginh!

binskiboi

if need be could i put my RTS in one of my old 10 gallons? probably just by himself and 1 dwarf gold gourami?

abc123d30

That would be great if you could seperate the sharks.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the rainbow shark needs 55 gallons? So I think it would probably be better if you could just return the rainbow to a LFS and maybe get some store credit to buy a new school of fish.

eiginh

Yes, rts are bottom dwellers and dwarf or mid-top dwellers. Do you have a spare one ? I agree with abc rainbows need a bigger tank. Wait a second, do you have a dwarf blue gourami or a blue gourami?

binskiboi

pretty sure rainbow sharks only need 35 gall room if they are the only shark :O as long as there are sufficient hiding spots. which i have many plants and 2 good caves in which he owns territory

binskiboi

i have a 3 spotted blue gourami. i was going to put a golden dwarf gourami in with the 10 gall and RTS if i seperated them

eiginh

3 spotted blue gouramis need a minimum of 20 gallons, can you get your hands on a 20 instead of a 10? Before getting new fish, try adjusting your stock with the size requirements. This way, you can prevent any problems that may happen.

abc123d30

Just so I can figure things out in my head, how many tanks do you have and what's in all the tanks? if you don't mind me asking.

binskiboi

no lol 1 3 spotted gourami. the kind of blue gourami that has THREE SPOTS lol

binskiboi

one 35 with 1 blue gourami, redtail, rainbow, and swordtail

one 10 gallon just sitting being filtered nothing in it

one 20 gallon with 2 gouramis, and 1 dwarf gold gourami. and 8 mollies

abc123d30

What kind of gouramis in the 20 gallon?

binskiboi

1 3 spotted blue, 1 dwarf golden and another dwarf i forget which kind hes a firey red same look as golden just diff color

eiginh

acclimate the rts and the gold dwarf gourami in the 10g and oh that might be a sunset gourami! I need to do some research but you may get away with the dwarfs in the 10g along with the rts.

Does the gourami look like this?
http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_0...sunset_200.jpg

I just did a research and the dwarfs shouldn't be together...unless they pair m/f.