[MaraLynn]

You're looking at the wrong fish. Rubberlips are L187b and sell at Petsmart for just a few dollars.

the petsmart page says 10 inches ._.

 

[MaraLynn]

I`m not gonna get a pleco, not enough space, Im gonna look into amano shrimp so the id be
10 neons
4 guppies
6 corys
4 amano
1 snail

i think that be okay

Ive never heard any trouble about guppies and neons.. but ill look into it

 

[MaraLynn]

the male guppies will declare war on each other and chase each other around to the ends of the tank... lol....

And if u want to stop that, you need to introduce a few females... well more females then males... and then the guppies will breed like rabbits and crush your bioload in less then 4 months.

hmm, I've heard keeping all males guppies was fine :/

 

[MaraLynn]

yeah so did i, until u goggle kissing male guppies and read how many people see that happening.

at first you think its playing, until you see some of your males with tails ripped :\

The kissing is a declaration of WAR... and no im not kidding.. :\

so whats a good fish for the top of the tank?

gouramis?

maybe ill get a pair of dwarf gouramis

 

[MaraLynn]

I understand that you don't want a pleco. But just in case someone else reads this and gets the wrong idea, Petsmart and other chain stores don't always have their facts straight. Here is a link to the L187B that they sell.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/_species.php?species_id=318

I have had a couple of them for almost 10 years (bought at Petsmart) in a 46 gal and a 75 gal and they stay very small. Mine did not even get 3.9", the max. size planetcatfish lists.

oh ok, well i think of that if i ever want to get a pleco for my tanks

 

[MaraLynn]

Yeah, I'll say if you want to keep algae in check, go with shrimp, nerites, oto's and cory's to help maintain it all. PetSmart now saws that Rubber Lips get 5" fyi, I managed there for over a year. They are very misleading when it comes to any species of pleco and similar species. Pretty sure all they care about is money. I almost always refused to sell the typical pleco to anybody because they had no idea what they were getting themselves in to. Anyways, those are stories for another day.

I wouldn't suggest a pair of Gourami's as they will most likely fight off the others in such a small area for territory or fight with each other to claim position. Maybe just 1 gourami like a Honey Gourami.

Hatchetfish, Ghost catfish, rasboras, and danios typically always stay at the top.

what about a pair of gouramis?

and i cant get otos, well i dont want to

 

[MaraLynn]

so what would be the best shrimp to get?

 

[MaraLynn]

No, I said do not get a pair. If anything only get one.

oh ok, I've heard their not the happiest alone, I'm just gonna skip getting the Gouramis.