What kind of fish should I get?

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Aletha

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I have three fish in a ten gallon fish tank- two zebra danios, and one long finned serpae tetra. I'm thinking of getting two neon blue dwarf gouramis, an otto catfish and some shrimp. Does that sound like too much? Comment if you think gouramis will be too aggressive, and what kind of shrimp. Thanks!
Not only are they hardy but they stay fairly small, reaching only about 2 inches. Being a peaceful fish makes them a good addition to a community tank but they can be a little timid, especially if housed with fish that pester them.

then why did it say this on a website I found? thanks again
 
I would not get the gouramis but maybe a couple more danios and shrimp. The otto would be fine (although they like more company) and I would go with ghost, cherry, or amano shrimp. The amano would be the best scavenger/algae eater of the three listed.
 
NEVER get more than one gourami-and especially not TWO (if you mUST have more than one get three or more) they will fight endlessly (they are related to bettas-you can even see teh resembelance). Gouramis need space atthe surface to breath too so make sure you supply that. One gourami usually minds its own business, and alo a single betta is fine as an alternative (dont put bettas and gouramis together) they ARE a community fish. I'd stick to types of tetras, small catfish, barbs, and other similarly sized fish. Ghost shrimp are cool but ours didnt last long. Bamboo shrimp are neat looking but i never had any. there arent many freshwater shrimp...dont choose crayfish....

ALSO-remember to look at how big each fish will be when fully grown, and never put more than one inch of fish (or what they will be when fully grown) per one gallon of water for tropical freshwater.
 
NEVER get more than one gourami-and especially not TWO (if you mUST have more than one get three or more) they will fight endlessly (they are related to bettas-you can even see teh resembelance). Gouramis need space atthe surface to breath too so make sure you supply that. One gourami usually minds its own business, and alo a single betta is fine as an alternative (dont put bettas and gouramis together) they ARE a community fish. I'd stick to types of tetras, small catfish, barbs, and other similarly sized fish. Ghost shrimp are cool but ours didnt last long. Bamboo shrimp are neat looking but i never had any. there arent many freshwater shrimp...dont choose crayfish....

ALSO-remember to look at how big each fish will be when fully grown, and never put more than one inch of fish (or what they will be when fully grown) per one gallon of water for tropical freshwater.
 
it shouldnt be too agressive and many other small fish u can add is maybe guppies or even some platties since it's just a ten gallon you shouldnt get any fish that would grow up to big and maybe just some black more goldfish or anything as long as it's small
 
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