"i said i was going to put my heavily pregnant females and fry in the tank!!!"
We heard what you said but you aren't hearing what we are saying. That tank isn't big enough for those fish especially with the fry. The fry won't grow properly in there and then what are you going to do in 28-30 days when the females drop again?
Lets concider this for a moment: If we use the old obsolete "1 inch of fish per gallon" rule, the female drops 10-12 fry. The fry will need to be about 1/4" to be safe to put in the main tank with other fish and not get eaten. Now simple math will tell you that 1/4" X 12= 3" of fish. That is max stocked for that tank and thats only if she stops at 12 AND if they even reach that size. Now add in the size of the other adult female and HER fry....now do you see what we mean?
Exactly what do you mean by "great water conditions"? Have you tested it? Did you cycle it or use seeded media from another tank?
If there is an ammonia spike in that tank while she is giving birth it will very likely stress her and possible even kill her and the babies.
"by the way the tank looks,it could house that many fish with about more than half of the aquarium empty".
This statement shows that you have completely missed the point. We aren't talking about having room to turn around and scratch their butts, we're talking about having room for moving around, having some personal territory space and OVERLOADING THE BIO SYSTEM. You can pack 10 people in an elevator with room to spare but it's going to get mighty stinky in there real quick.
Now my next statement is going to sound hard and mean but I'm willing to bet I'm not the only one thats thinking it so I'll just be the "bad guy" and say it. You aren't interested in getting good advice or taking it, you only want the attention your getting by asking these pointless questions and getting a rise out of the people here.
If you truely want to put something in that itty bitty tank that will look good, thrive and last then just do what the EXPERIENCED people here are telling you. Otherwise, just do what you want (you're going to anyway) and stop trying to make people think you know what you're doing (which you obviously don't) and getting people frustrated with you.
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My animal family
Dixie - Boxer/Lab
Peanut -Chihuahua
Cali - American Short-hair Cat
B.B. - Parakeet
Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle
Aquariums
55 gal tropical Fresh Water -14 various fish
29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids
20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 cherry barbs, 1 glass catfish, 1 rosey minnow, 1 corydora, 1 ghost shrimp.
3 empty 10 gal tanks
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