Building an aquarium

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Groundhog
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Building an aquarium

Post by Groundhog » Sun Oct 03, 2021 1:54 pm

Hi - new poster here.

Some friends of mine just left town and giflted me their aquarium (which my son LOVES). The fish in there have been living together for 5+ years.

We've got:
- 4 zebra danios
- 1 clown loach
- 1 pleco

We've got a 40 gallon tank.

Was looking at posibly adding a few friends to the mix - maybe a few gourami's? Would you have any suggestions?

MultipleTankSyndrome
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Re: Building an aquarium

Post by MultipleTankSyndrome » Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:13 pm

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loachlover4482
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Re: Building an aquarium

Post by loachlover4482 » Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:56 am

I would say ditch the clown loach and the pleco. Get more zebra danios and something that is a bottom-dweller (pygmy corys maybe?). Clown loaches like a lot of space, and preferably live in bigger groups. If the pleco is a common pleco, he will also be massive one day.

lilycollins
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Re: Building an aquarium

Post by lilycollins » Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:48 am

It's wonderful that you're looking to expand your aquarium and provide a comfortable environment for your son's fish.
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