Demobanana Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thought I would ask here, do you guys think I can stock a planted 10 gal with a small honey gourami, some small rasboras (or maybe some neon green tetras? I heard regular neons like a little more space so I'm a bit skeptical.) and a school of pygmy cories? Or would that be too much? I plan to water change a lot btw, however much is necessary without disrupting them too much. Have a Tetra Whisper 40 HOB (which I'm positive probably pumps half the amount of water it advertises) filled to the brim with sponge (quite literally) and a small little sponge filter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Yes. You’re fine with that. Die-offs will not be related to tank size / water volume. Having said that, I’d warmly encourage any aquarist to move right on past 10 gallon tanks up to a 20 gal long. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demobanana Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Yeah, really wish I could. But alas, life has dwarven me down to a lowly 10 gallon. Aka my new apartment. Luckily, I know a good friend with a 60 g I could put some of my old fish in to either come back to me one day or live their lives out having the time of their lives. But- I do enjoy 10 gallons purely for the fact they got me interested in pygmy cories. Before I liked the bigger bodied ones and thought the pygmys were just not that good at "being cories" (sifting through the substrate- I know, naive) and not as cute. Until I saw them at my LFS the other day. In that exact moment, I knew I had to have them. And I've been wanting a honey gourami for a while. Anyways, thanks for the advice! And such a quick response too. Love it here. In all honesty, I'm pretty excited because I thought everyone online was going to deeply disapprove of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Honey gouramis like to be in groups, so while one would probably be okay alone it's not ideal. With that in mind, I'd suggest getting 3-5 honey gouramis, a school of Corydoras pygmaeus, and stop there for a while. If you watch this tank for a while and decide it needs more, and you have room, you could add another school of very small fish (or even better, add more honey gouramis and Corydoras pygmaeus). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demobanana Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hmm, ok I think I will probably get 2 or 3. This also gives the option to get all 3 types of honey gourami at the store lol perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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