Choosing fish for a new 14-gallon tank

allegra · 07-17-2007, 05:12 PM

I recently bought a 14-gallon tank and am using ammonia to cycle it before adding fish. I would ultimately like to have platies (five?) and either panda or albino catfish (2-3?), with possibly something like a female betta or dwarf gourami as well, if it would fit. Will these types and numbers of fish work?

Also, I really like watching the platies in the store, but I have read that they breed easily. How do people generally deal with this? Is it possible to keep only one sex of platy?

TayTay · 07-17-2007, 05:23 PM

I would think that's a good number of fish, except that cories like to be in groups of at least 6. And you won't see much behavior from them wit just 2 or 3. And you may want to cut down the number of platies IMO. And you can have one sex of platy. You can tell whether one is a female or male by looking at their anal fins. The males will have longer pointed anal fins, while the female will have short, round fins. But the males will fight sometimes. I think it's best to have all females.

allegra · 07-17-2007, 06:16 PM

Thanks. Could I put many platies or other top- or mid-tank fish in with six cories? I'd like to spread the fish out over the tank's height as much as possible.

07-17-2007, 05:12 PM	#1
allegra Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2	Choosing fish for a new 14-gallon tank I recently bought a 14-gallon tank and am using ammonia to cycle it before adding fish. I would ultimately like to have platies (five?) and either panda or albino catfish (2-3?), with possibly something like a female betta or dwarf gourami as well, if it would fit. Will these types and numbers of fish work? Also, I really like watching the platies in the store, but I have read that they breed easily. How do people generally deal with this? Is it possible to keep only one sex of platy?

07-17-2007, 05:23 PM	#2
TayTay Consistently Confused Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 5	I would think that's a good number of fish, except that cories like to be in groups of at least 6. And you won't see much behavior from them wit just 2 or 3. And you may want to cut down the number of platies IMO. And you can have one sex of platy. You can tell whether one is a female or male by looking at their anal fins. The males will have longer pointed anal fins, while the female will have short, round fins. But the males will fight sometimes. I think it's best to have all females. __________________ 29 gallon: 7 Sparkling gourami's, 6 Threadfin Rainbowfish, 4 Pygmy cory cat's, 4 Oto's, 5 Red cherry shrimp, and 4 Amano shrimp. 10 gallon: Currently Cycling

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allegra Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2	Thanks. Could I put many platies or other top- or mid-tank fish in with six cories? I'd like to spread the fish out over the tank's height as much as possible.

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