Guppy or Planted Shrimp Tank?

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Tibbi

Discussion Starter · Apr 21, 2014

Researching for my planted 25 gallon tank. I love the shrimp and all the pretty colors they come in but I also always loved the fancy guppies.

I also love the elephant nose but one elephant nose, a 25 gallon would really be too small? Help me decide, I have a long time to plan and change my mind. LOL But can't really get a bigger tank b/c of space and weight.

Thanks,

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H2Ogal

· #2 · Apr 21, 2014

I think your stocking choices depend in part on your local water (pH, etc.), your lighting and the types of plants you like, etc. More info would be helpful.

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jmowbray

· #3 · Apr 21, 2014

I raise guppies as well as cherry shrimp in my 8 gallon together

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Betta132

· #4 · Apr 21, 2014

You could always just have a few nice male guppies so they won't overpopulate... I don't think they're dangerous to adult shrimp, since they have small mouths.

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AGUILAR3

· #5 · Apr 21, 2014

Stick with an all male Guppy tank to keep the population down. My guppies have attacked baby snails and have left large ghost shrimp alone. Not sure what they'll do to baby neos.

After my guppies "unexpectedly" bred, I moved the fry and females to another tank and kept the 3 fancy males in a planted 20h. It's now going to be home to maybe 10 fancy guppies.

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Tibbi

Discussion Starter · #6 · Apr 22, 2014

Not sure about what type of water. We have a new well. Thats one of the things I need to check on while I save and plan. Most of the time when we run the water its brown b/c the well has not settled yet.

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Tibbi

Discussion Starter · #7 · Apr 22, 2014

I may just stick with the Celestial Pearl Danios.

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HUNTER

· #8 · Apr 22, 2014

I have rasboras and guppies in a 17g tank with hundreds of cherry shrimp, they live in harmony. Even the baby guppies are swimming with the big boys.

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