Stocking a 14 Gallon Tanks

jmbike11 · 05-01-2008, 10:37 PM

I have an empty 14 gallon tank and need suggestions on stocking it.

It has a filter, heater, and an air pump. Im going to add some fake plants or maybe some java fern.

I want some corries or some type of bottom feeder.
Something for the middle of the tank and something for the top.

Blue Cray · 05-01-2008, 11:14 PM

Hatchet fish!
Mollies!
Panda Cories!
and an Albino Bristle nose pleco!

**JustOneMore20** · 05-02-2008, 12:14 AM

What are the dimensions of the tank?

I wouldn't put all those fish in there ^^.

Its only 14 gallons.

Stick to Dwarf Cories (C. hastatus, C. habrosus, C. pygmaeus) and get 8 of those. Then you could get a school of something small.

Centerpiece could be a Honey Gourami or a pair of Honeys.

Its hard to stock the different areas (top, middle, lower) in small tanks.

jmbike11 · 05-02-2008, 01:14 AM

The dimensions are 20Lx10Wx15H

I was going to use my betta as the centerpiece and would a school of neon tetras work

josiah · 05-02-2008, 04:18 AM

Tetras would work, but they can be nippy. I know my old neons were so I took them back and exchanged them for black neons

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jmbike11 · 05-02-2008, 04:22 AM

OK this is just a suggestion but what if i got 2 dwarf gournami's and the 8 pygmy corrys can they be with bettas or even the corrys

josiah · 05-02-2008, 05:13 AM

Gourami's and betta's cannot be kept together, they are both labyrinth fish. It's usually inadvisable to keep more then one gourami, the chances however are better if they are all female, although I've seen honey gourami's kept together and they were ok.

jmbike11 · 05-03-2008, 02:50 AM

Ok thanks looks like i wont be getting gournamis can i put platys or some other livebearer in there with them and how many

josiah · 05-03-2008, 06:09 AM

Yep I think so

. I have kept platies with my bettas and they did just fine

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**JustOneMore20** · 05-03-2008, 06:23 AM

You could have around 4 platies (3f/1m) and a Betta, plus maybe some Dwarf Cories. Or skip the Betta and have the 4 Platies. I'm sure they'll breed eventually and give you some fry to fill the tank up with.

Otherwise, you could do 8 Dwarf Cories (make sure they are a dwarf species), and 6-7 Tetras.....or 7-8 Tetras (small) and a Betta or Honey gourami.

jmbike11 · 05-03-2008, 03:24 PM

ok thanks for the help

Neon1 · 05-04-2008, 03:53 PM

See my sig for my set-up. They are all quite happy and peaceful. The Glowlights actively school and it's awesome wathcing them swim together in a group form one end to the other.

Ricker · 05-04-2008, 03:55 PM

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Gourami's and betta's cannot be kept together, they are both labyrinth fish. It's usually inadvisable to keep more then one gourami, the chances however are better if they are all female, although I've seen honey gourami's kept together and they were ok.
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I have kept a blue gourami with a beta before with no problem with fighting or anything.

fishbguy · 05-04-2008, 04:18 PM

how large was your tank?

Bettas, as a general rule, will attack anyhting with long fins. Gouramis fit that bill nicely. Granted the tank is large enough, you could do it, but in a 14 gallon, I wouldn't advise it.

Ricker · 05-04-2008, 04:27 PM

Quote:

how large was your tank?

Bettas, as a general rule, will attack anyhting with long fins. Gouramis fit that bill nicely. Granted the tank is large enough, you could do it, but in a 14 gallon, I wouldn't advise it.

In a 10g tank they kinda fought but stoped in a day in the 55g they never saw each other I guess.

05-01-2008, 10:37 PM	#1
jmbike11 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 64 User Feedback: (0)	Stocking a 14 Gallon Tanks I have an empty 14 gallon tank and need suggestions on stocking it. It has a filter, heater, and an air pump. Im going to add some fake plants or maybe some java fern. I want some corries or some type of bottom feeder. Something for the middle of the tank and something for the top.

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Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 16 Posts: 291 User Feedback: (0)	Hatchet fish! Mollies! Panda Cories! and an Albino Bristle nose pleco! __________________

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JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,650 User Feedback: (1)	What are the dimensions of the tank? I wouldn't put all those fish in there ^^. Its only 14 gallons. Stick to Dwarf Cories (C. hastatus, C. habrosus, C. pygmaeus) and get 8 of those. Then you could get a school of something small. Centerpiece could be a Honey Gourami or a pair of Honeys. Its hard to stock the different areas (top, middle, lower) in small tanks. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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josiah Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 17 Posts: 14 User Feedback: (0)	Tetras would work, but they can be nippy. I know my old neons were so I took them back and exchanged them for black neons . __________________ 125g:African cichlids 55g:CA cichlids 40g:1 betta and 12 black neon tetras 29g:1 bolivian ram(looking for another) and guppies 10g:3 Dwarf puffers and 3 otocinulus

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josiah Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 17 Posts: 14 User Feedback: (0)	Gourami's and betta's cannot be kept together, they are both labyrinth fish. It's usually inadvisable to keep more then one gourami, the chances however are better if they are all female, although I've seen honey gourami's kept together and they were ok. __________________ 125g:African cichlids 55g:CA cichlids 40g:1 betta and 12 black neon tetras 29g:1 bolivian ram(looking for another) and guppies 10g:3 Dwarf puffers and 3 otocinulus

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05-02-2008, 01:14 AM	#4
jmbike11 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 64 User Feedback: (0)	The dimensions are 20Lx10Wx15H I was going to use my betta as the centerpiece and would a school of neon tetras work

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jmbike11 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 64 User Feedback: (0)	OK this is just a suggestion but what if i got 2 dwarf gournami's and the 8 pygmy corrys can they be with bettas or even the corrys

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jmbike11 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 64 User Feedback: (0)	Ok thanks looks like i wont be getting gournamis can i put platys or some other livebearer in there with them and how many Last edited by jmbike11; 05-03-2008 at 04:09 AM.

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josiah Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 17 Posts: 14 User Feedback: (0)	Yep I think so . I have kept platies with my bettas and they did just fine . __________________ 125g:African cichlids 55g:CA cichlids 40g:1 betta and 12 black neon tetras 29g:1 bolivian ram(looking for another) and guppies 10g:3 Dwarf puffers and 3 otocinulus

05-03-2008, 06:23 AM	#10
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,650 User Feedback: (1)	You could have around 4 platies (3f/1m) and a Betta, plus maybe some Dwarf Cories. Or skip the Betta and have the 4 Platies. I'm sure they'll breed eventually and give you some fry to fill the tank up with. Otherwise, you could do 8 Dwarf Cories (make sure they are a dwarf species), and 6-7 Tetras.....or 7-8 Tetras (small) and a Betta or Honey gourami. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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jmbike11 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 64 User Feedback: (0)	ok thanks for the help

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Neon1 Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 25 Posts: 16 User Feedback: (0)	See my sig for my set-up. They are all quite happy and peaceful. The Glowlights actively school and it's awesome wathcing them swim together in a group form one end to the other. __________________ 10g, saltwater themed freshwater -7 glowlight tetras -1 yoyo loach -1 ghost shrimp

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fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 16 Posts: 1,842 User Feedback: (1)	how large was your tank? Bettas, as a general rule, will attack anyhting with long fins. Gouramis fit that bill nicely. Granted the tank is large enough, you could do it, but in a 14 gallon, I wouldn't advise it. __________________ She went away, she cut me like a knife Hello beautiful thing, maybe you could save my life In just a glance, down here on magic street Loves a fool's dance And I ain't got much sense, but I still got my feet The girls in their summer clothes In the cool of the evening light The girls in their summer clothes, pass me by

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