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adpierin11 · 08-28-2007, 10:22 AM

Hi there! I currently have a 30 gallon tank with 3 dwarf gourami's, 1 pleco, and 1 chinese algae eater.
We are buying a 55 gallon this week, and I was intending to put these in the 55 and get rid of the 30 altogether. But after reading around I have become interested in a german blue ram, german gold ram, a Dbl Full Red****************atoo Cichlid pair, and a ****************atoo Dwarf Cichlid pair. And I have also been looking at some discus.
But I guess one of my questions is in a 55G can I put my gouramis in with some of these fish, or should I leave the gouramis in the 30, and start new in the 55 with my pleco and chinese algae eater? And can some of these fish I named cohabitat with the pleco and chinese algae eater?

Since my 30G is already cycled, could I take some gravel from it and put it in the 55G, and how long would it take to cycle the 55G with the old gravel in it?

And I personally want to put in a sand substrate along with some gravel/rocks, where and what kind of substrate would be the best?

08-28-2007, 10:22 AM	#1
adpierin11 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over the Rainbow, Florida Age: 24 Posts: 86	Starting a new 55G tank.... Hi there! I currently have a 30 gallon tank with 3 dwarf gourami's, 1 pleco, and 1 chinese algae eater. We are buying a 55 gallon this week, and I was intending to put these in the 55 and get rid of the 30 altogether. But after reading around I have become interested in a german blue ram, german gold ram, a Dbl Full Red**************atoo Cichlid pair, and a **************atoo Dwarf Cichlid pair. And I have also been looking at some discus. But I guess one of my questions is in a 55G can I put my gouramis in with some of these fish, or should I leave the gouramis in the 30, and start new in the 55 with my pleco and chinese algae eater? And can some of these fish I named cohabitat with the pleco and chinese algae eater? Since my 30G is already cycled, could I take some gravel from it and put it in the 55G, and how long would it take to cycle the 55G with the old gravel in it? And I personally want to put in a sand substrate along with some gravel/rocks, where and what kind of substrate would be the best?