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Old March 20th, 2007  
Fish Newbie
 
fish and tank size

I have a 20 gallon tank and a pink kissing gourami and 2 albino barbs 1 green barb and 2 danio and an algae eater will this be okay
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Old March 20th, 2007  
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Re: fish and tank size

Do you know what type of algae eater?
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Old March 20th, 2007  
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Re: fish and tank size

Did you know that your kissing gourami can get up to 12"?? He will be too big before long, fishlore.com reccommends 50gal or larger for the kissers. I am not aware of any dwarf variety of the kisser, just misinformed pet stores.
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Old March 20th, 2007  
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Re: fish and tank size

I have a Plecostomus algae eater
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Old March 20th, 2007  
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Re: fish and tank size

I just my barbs on saturday and one has already died....what's going on I test my water and everything is in good condition
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Old March 21st, 2007  
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Re: fish and tank size

hi memery,

sorry for the barbs, barbs r schooling fish, u have to keep at least 6 of them in a tank, it will reduce their fin nipping habit too. plecos can grow up to 18 inches, so u should get rid of it. danios r schooling fish too, keep 6 of them as well. kissing gouramis r also not suitable for a 20 gallon tank, they r territorial and sometimes can become very annoying, sometimes they may harass other fish.

i think tetras will be the right choice as tank mates for barbs and danios.
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