Good Community fish for a 15 Gallon Freshwater

[paperdog9]

Mabe it doesn't NEED to be South American, I just want something that will look cool!! PLEASE HELP!!

 

[paperdog9]

Please people, I need a bunch of opinions so I can get a good Idea of what to put in, and it doesn't have to be South American.

 

[Newman]

just put more platies in...its that simple. you can go crazy with colors or put two groups of certain colors, the possibility is limitless...that'll give you a fairly active tank

your other option is one dwarf gourami and 5 pygmy cories along with 5-6 tetras...
or you can put a trio of dwarf gouramies in there and thats it!

 

[paperdog9]

I like the dwarf gourami, cory, and tetra one, which I guess is kind of what I started with, but I like it, thanks!!

 

[paperdog9]

Also, do gouramis pair, like a male and a female swim around togather?

 

[dusty123]

if you are gonna get another fish, grab some cardinal tetras. just like a neon, but more color

 

[Newman]

then go with just 5 cardinals becuase they grow much larger then neons

 

[paperdog9]

I might actually go with harlequin rasboras, but thanks anyways, and just so people know, the more suggestions the better! do dwarf gouramis pair up and swim around togather?

 

[paperdog9]

Will a male dwarf gourami pair up with A female and swim around with her? You know, kind of like angelfish?

 

[Newman]

I personally can't answer that cuz I've never kept gouramies of any kind in case you're wondering why I'm ignoring that one question xD

 

[paperdog9]

Thats fine! I found a couple sources that say yes!!!! WOW my hornwort is growing lik crazy!! It seems like it grows 1/2 an inch a dayy!!!

 

[Acepat]

when i first started i put guppies in a ten gallon. i don't know if your interested in breeding the platies, but if you are i would stick with just them and some bottom feeders like corys. and then plant the crap out of the tank so the babies can hide well.

i was very successful with breeding my first guppies and that's what got me hooked on fish.

again this is just a suggestion, your tank, do what you want.

 

[paperdog9]

accually, I'm giving my platy to someone else who I'm helping set up a twenty gallon. Do you think it would be ok if different color varietys breed with each other? I was thinking of getting either a pair of trio of about three color varieties to make it look interesting!!

 

[paperdog9]

Here are some picture updates. They were taken within a week of eachother, the hornwort grows like crazy! The last one shows that one hornwort plant was like 24 inces tall, but the tank is only 12 inches! *SUNSMILE*

 

[Newman]

is that a 10 gal? looks like it..
Can I give some optional advise (lol)?
un-plant the hornwort and just leave all of it floating. in time it will spread and cover the entire top. that would leave to bottom of the tank kinda dim, and perfect for some anubias and java ferns and of course some driftwood

 

[paperdog9]

No, it's fifteen.

I read that hornwort will produce these little branches or something that can keep them rooted, is that true? Thanks for the advice!

 

[Newman]

they only grow branches, and those do not serve the function of rooting, but you can cover it with gravel like you did to keep them down...I think it would make a better floating plants

 

[paperdog9]

Ok, we'll see what happens!!! !!

 

[paperdog9]

My gravel is rather large, mainly one or two centimeters actross, about half an inch, and light seems to seep through and make algea grow under the gravel. Do you think it is a good Idea to get sand as a substrate! would this help prevent the algea underneeth under the substrate and is it ok for my plants?

 

[Newman]

you plants wont mind the sand. warning as sand can grow algae on it if you do not have enough flow in your tank and if you keep your lights on for unreasonably long periods of time (for your tank I'll recommend no more than 6-7 hours a day of light or only light at feeding times)

What is your lighting period for now?