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Old 06-23-2006, 09:59 AM   #101
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why no more fish i lost 7 fish i should be able to replace the same amount thats not in use right(in the future not now) and also the first thing i did after the spill was take out 50% the the water and replace it with dechlorinated water and i do change the water every week


and save what in there you suggested a method that you said would kill
When talking about small fish like these, you should have no more than 1" of body per gallon of water. Fully grown, a black neon tetra has about 1.5" of body. Right now you have 9 surviving, 9x1.5" = 14.5" you are then very close to maximum. I thought you had a 10 gallon, but I see in your sig, it's a 20. Reading what I've read, I'd believe the lone surviving Cory is going to die soon. Not a high chance of survival. They don't take salt well. That will lower his chance to near 0, but at least 9 neons get to live. Sorry if that sounds cruel.
Once things are stable, you can add to the maximum 20". I'd hold off for now. I'd also consider no more cory's. They are delicate. They grow to 2.5-3". You couldn't sustain more than 2 more. I'd consider a pair of gouramis before cory's. That should bring you to 20" of fish assuming all the black neons survive.
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Old 06-27-2006, 09:50 AM   #102
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but the thing is i cant find female gouramis anywhere and i cant get two males because they would fight over territory
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Old 06-28-2006, 02:52 PM   #103
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No female gouramis? I'd look elsewhere. So all there is now are the 9 black neons. Maintain the tank. Let things settle down for a while. Perhaps some other fish easily available catches your eye? Harlequin Rasbora is a nice fish. You could school 4-5 of those and the 9 black neons.
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