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BT Fish Guy asked in PetsFish οΏ½οΏ½ 6 years ago

What fish should I get ???? 😁😊?

Hey guys so I have a 29 gallon and it has three guppies (male)

Two dwarf Cory catfish

And 4 cherry shrimp, I don't want anymore shrimp so I'm just gunna let them life the rest of there life, so I was wondering should I do an all guppy tank or should I add some neons or cardinal tetras? I have had neon tetras before but they all got the neon tetra disease and I got that from this small local pet store.. It was. While ago anyway so I really don't want to go through that again because it ended up killing all of my fish an not just the neons, now cardinals are beautiful but they are apparently hard to keep so I'm kinda nervous to get them.....like I said before I do have shrimp and I don't want anything to nip at them any more than they have. I started out with 6 but now I have 4.. :( so I moves my golden white clods into a separate tank so so far everything is okay..... I'm sorry this is a lot to ask but I'd really appreciate serious and educational responses thank you so much!!!

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  • 6 years ago

    Have you thought about Rasbora Heteromorpha? They live in schools about 6+ and are very pretty. I have had mine for quite some time in a community tank. They are available at petsmart for only like $2. Also some breeds of plecos are great in a community tank and help a lot with cleaning. Bristlenose and Clown Plecostomus are great in a community tank and only grow to 3-4".

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    6 years ago

    Any fish like Cardinals or neons won't do well without great water quality and correct maintenance of the tank. They shouldn't even be tried unless the tank is healthy and stable

  • 6 years ago

    Neon tetras are pretty hardier than cardinal tetra also cheaper, small, more popular, and neon tetras can live up to 10 years. They are both sensitive fish but neon tetras are a little bit hardier than cardinal tetras.

  • 6 years ago

    I would get 6 neons and guppies, they're both great fish! I have them with each other and they have always been fine :) neon tetras are easier to care for and Cardinal tetras are a bit harder so I would go with the neons. I think you got unlucky with the disease.

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  • 6 years ago

    Neons will fin nip the guppies and stress them out. You could get some more guppies, and some endler guppies which are smaller than fancy guppies and have a shiny effect like neons. Add a couple more Cory's.

  • 6 years ago

    Try and get 4-5 mollies! They not too small and not too big and they look really pretty! They come in lots of different colours and you can buy them locally! S x

    Source(s): fish keeping
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