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watercrazy08

Posted 12/21/2011 2:32:31 PM

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A couple days ago I decided to get some new fish for my ten gallon. At the time it only had a guppy and a balloon-bellied molly. I heard a dwarf gourami was a good choice and I thought some schooling fish would make a nice touch so I got 3 neon tetras. but the next day I woke up to a dead guppy with ripped finnage and a neon tetra with its head bit off and eaten. So I ended up taking the half eaten neon tetra body and my cannibalistic dwarf gourami back to the pet store. The owner was surprised that a dwarf gourami did this so he took back the gourami and gave me 2 neon tetras, a guppy and another balloon-bellied molly. He figured the dwarf gourami felt crowded and insecure wiht all those little, fast-swimming fish. So now I have a grand total of 4 neon tetras, 2 balloon-bellied mollies and a guppy living peacefully together. I may get one more guppy later just to pair off my loner guppy. And my anubias plant has bite marks in it reminding me of my mistake. BigGrin

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Faithful Fish

Posted 12/21/2011 3:28:37 PM

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All I have to say is WOW! I never ever heard of a Dwarf Gourami doing that... I have an Opline Gourami and I've never had major fin nipping or anything....

Fish are like potato chips, you can't have just one

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